Melocactus
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Melocactus
Here's one producing it's cephalium for the first time -
This one is doing a passable impression of a birthday cake -
This one is doing a passable impression of a birthday cake -
Re: Melocactus
Yup. Aldi had a good stock of Melocacti ready to sprout cephalia this spring. Am I right?
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Re: Melocactus
You may well be but I wouldn't know.
These were grown from seed.
These were grown from seed.
Re: Melocactus
That's excellent!
Re: Melocactus
Out of interest, how old is the first one?
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Re: Melocactus
Nice Melos Mike
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Re: Melocactus
Off the top of my head about 12 years old perhaps. I don't rush them.ragamala wrote:Out of interest, how old is the first one?
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Re: Melocactus
Here's another one -
Re: Melocactus
That's a lovely clean plant for that age. The others are pretty damn good too. Better than I ever achieved, or even hoped to.Herts Mike wrote:Off the top of my head about 12 years old perhaps. I don't rush them.ragamala wrote:Out of interest, how old is the first one?
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Re: Melocactus
Very nice indeed. Congratulations!
James
James