Lobivias cristate seedling

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Lobivias cristate seedling

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Just about to remove numerous seedlings of Lobivia winterteriana from their

2inch pot and found one seedling to be cristate. How unusual is this event.? Cheers
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Re: Lobivias cristate seedling

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I reckon that's pretty unusual. Some genera seem to produce more cristates than others, but I would say that Lobivias are among those least likely. Having said that I'll probably be proved wrong and fellow formuites will post all their pics!
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Thanks for that Mike. My Yavia crip. decided to go cristate about 3years ago and I don't like at all lol. Cheers
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Re: Lobivias cristate seedling

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I've had a Lobivia haematantha go cristate as an adult plant. Strangely, Aylostera heliosa seems prone to going cristate - I have had several do it. I've also had one other Aylostera go cristate, more or less straight from a small seedling. I also once was given a cristate A. einsteinii v. gonjianii, and there's a weird form of Rebutia krainziana which is both cristate and spineless. But that's a rather small ratio out of all the Aylosteras, Rebutias and Lobivias I grow.

Much much less than 1/1000 seedlings, I would say.
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Thanks for the info Ralph. I suppose there is no extra value to cristate plants exept to those who like and collect them lol. I wonder if a cristate plant can be classed as natural ? Cheers
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Re: Lobivias cristate seedling

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Eric Williams wrote:I wonder if a cristate plant can be classed as natural ? Cheers
Natural? Yes, of course, as it can occur in nature without being made or caused by humankind.
Just an abnormal growth or a mutation, just like can happen in the human species.
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