Here's a more general shot. Look at all the flowers!
Morricalii is such a nice plant because the colour of the flowers is such a rich almost purple shade very unlike most of the pinky shades. Much nicer IMHO than the pictured Rigidissimus about which so many rave.
In the background and below Koehresianus which inspired this thread, growing profusely, throwing out several new heads but not a flower in sight
I was looking at some pictures I took last year and whilst they may not have flowered, they have grown well. It's strange how you don't notice it more. Here's a good example to start with (Nichollii) :
Then
Now
This one was doing rather badly and hard marked near the growing point. That mark is now over 2 inches down the stem!
To go back to the original title of this thread, does anyone know how to persuade buds on Ecc.stoloniferus to actually develop into flowers?
This is one that steadfastly refuses to produce actual flowers for me. Looking around the greenhouse today I reckon around 50 Ecc. plants have flowered this year, but stoloniferus still only manages to get to the bud stage.
Rob
BCSS member since 1980.
Plant Heritage National Collection of Turbinicarpus.
BCSS Conservation Committee member.
Rob,
here is my E. stoloniferus flowering this week for the first time. Seed was sown 2011. A very sunny week will have helped with its flowering, but nothing else significant to report.
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Wirral (Chester and District branch) - Collection mostly South American cacti.
Boredom has led to me having to resort to another post. Here is Sanpedroensis shortly after being transferred to a clay pot and then a few months later. It seemed to like the change.
The post is about 4 inches in diameter. Although the individual heads are relatively small I am hoping I might see the odd flower next year. It is a variety of Sheeri. If the flowers are anything as nice as var Gentryii I will be delighted.
Hi Wilk, a very interesting comparison and yes, your plant looks much happier in the second photo. Have you noticed before that a plant looks happier in a clay pot?
Croydon Branch member, growing mainly cacti and Echeverias
