Glass Echinopsis

[Ivan]

This is incredible. And apparently all made of glass.

https://www.rootsimple.com/2013/02/pict ... ollection/
And if you would like to see more.
https://hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers

[Paul in Essex]

The Blashka models are totally amazing - stunningly beautiful. There is a huge collection at the Dublin Natural History Museum, with Harvard the biggest globally, but these are of the lower forms of life or creatures that lose their beauty pickled in a jar. Intricate and colourful. I happened to be meeting someone in Dublin, arrived early and thought I'd pass some time in the museum - not knowing these models were there. I was late for my RV!

The sad thing is that they were made of a particular for of glass that will eventually become brittle and fall apart.

[Sheila]

Hi,

I included a short article on these glass cacti in The Essex Succulent Review, June 2017.

If anyone is interested this is the link to the 2017 back issues page:

https://www.essexsucculentreview.org.uk ... -2017.html

Please scroll down the page to June.

Best wishes,

Sheila

[Paul in Essex]

Thank you Sheila - I thought I remembered seeing them somewhere!

[conolady]

Wow, wow, wow! That's incredible....

[ralphrmartin]

I've seen the collection at Harvard, and they are simply amazing. If you are ever in Boston, USA, it is well worth the trip. I spent several hours there.