I love it when all of the heads flower together. Great display that goes on for at least a couple of weeks.
Perfect parkinsonii
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Perfect parkinsonii
Joined Havering branch 2006, although have been growing on and off since the age of ten!
Have a large balanced collection of both cacti and succulents but enjoy growing cristate, monstrose and generally anything a bit weird!
Have a large balanced collection of both cacti and succulents but enjoy growing cristate, monstrose and generally anything a bit weird!
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Re: Perfect parkinsonii
Great plant, maybe perfect, but not M. parkinsonii which has yellowish flowers and divides dichotomously, I think you plant is more likely to be a form of M. geminispina or maybe M. hahniana woodsii, but can't be sure.
Chris, Chinnor, Oxon, UK
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Re: Perfect parkinsonii
the central spines are yellow : muelhenpfordtii ??
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Re: Perfect parkinsonii
I too thought it M. gemnispina from the spination, although I never get a complete ring of flowers on the heads of mine, it simply pokes out flowers on each head intermittently, maybe just the clone I have. M. parkinsonii usually has stronger central spines. A closeup of the spination would help.
Problem is M. parkinsonii spination is variable too and there are so many wrongly named images on the Internet that you can almost find a picture of your plant under whatever name you want:-
This one I used to know when I started collecting as "The British Standard M. parkinsonii" since probably it was a more attractive clone raised by nurserymen many years ago.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... nsonii.jpg
http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACT ... arkinsonii
Problem is M. parkinsonii spination is variable too and there are so many wrongly named images on the Internet that you can almost find a picture of your plant under whatever name you want:-
This one I used to know when I started collecting as "The British Standard M. parkinsonii" since probably it was a more attractive clone raised by nurserymen many years ago.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... nsonii.jpg
http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACT ... arkinsonii
Nottingham Branch BCSS. Joined the then NCSS in 1961, Membership number 11944. Cactus only collection.
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Re: Perfect parkinsonii
M. parkinsonii isn't that generous with its flowers. Di(di)chotomous division and scattered pale flowers. Mine aren't in flower yet, probably another month. This is from a couple of years ago.
Cheshire, UK