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Cactusgirl
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What are these?

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Hi can anyone I.d these please. Plant 1 I grew from seed planting them August 2017. I mistakenly thought it was Opuntia Ficus-Indica but now I have read they are spineless!
Also, can anyone shed any light on why my Ferocactus has gone red? It's kept at 5 degrees in my greenhouse and although South facing, I have shaded it to avoid scorching.
Thanks
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Bill
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Re: What are these?

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3 is Aloe aristata type.

1 is Haworthia limofolia, hybrid probably
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Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
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Cactusgirl wrote:Hi can anyone I.d these please. Plant 1 I grew from seed planting them August 2017. I mistakenly thought it was Opuntia Ficus-Indica but now I have read they are spineless!
Also, can anyone shed any light on why my Ferocactus has gone red? It's kept at 5 degrees in my greenhouse and although South facing, I have shaded it to avoid scorching.
Thanks
Not all O. ficus-indica are spineless. Most have some small spines, some longer spines. Others loose their spines as they get older, past the seedling stage.

Same for the Ferocactus. It's a young plant and under a bit of stress during the winter. Hopefully it will grow out of it once it starts growing again in Spring. Might take a few years. I wouldn't panic.
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Hi thanks so much for the information....some more labels I can now write!
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