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Mammillaria albicans

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From seed sown 2018-06-03 :)
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Lovely Christer.
Something to look forward to in a few years' time - one of my favourites:
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Tony, your plant is lovely :)

If you should make a guess, how many years from seed may it flower?

Thanks you for the response :)
Tony R wrote: Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:19 pm Lovely Christer.
Something to look forward to in a few years' time - one of my favourites:

albicans.jpg
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The photo (slide) was taken on 9th May 1998 - 20 years ago!
I think the plant was 5 or 6 years from seed then.
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Tony R wrote: Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:51 pm The photo (slide) was taken on 9th May 1998 - 20 years ago!
I think the plant was 5 or 6 years from seed then.
Hopefully mine will survive 5 to 6 years :)
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Really good progress Christer, well done!
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Those grow lights of yours doing their stuff. (tu)
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Thanks :)

The LED-light works very well (tu)
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