First Frailea flower open this year

[el48tel]

ElTel - you will be flooded with Frailea seeds, just one plant needed and no work to do.

Thanks and duly noted not to buy that genus.

[ragamala]

ElTel - you will be flooded with Frailea seeds, just one plant needed and no work to do.

duly noted not to buy that genus.

It would be a shame to ignore Frailea. There are some real gems there, beautiful miniatures, for example F. asterioides which Terry S. mentioned. And a favourite of mine, F. buenekeri ssp. densispina. They don't take up much room!

[el48tel]

ElTel - you will be flooded with Frailea seeds, just one plant needed and no work to do.

duly noted not to buy that genus.

It would be a shame to ignore Frailea. There are some real gems there, beautiful miniatures, for example F. asterioides which Terry S. mentioned. And a favourite of mine, F. buenekeri ssp. densispina. They don't take up much room!

Sorry TerryS and Alan --- I was merely jesting! 'onest, guv!

[ragamala]

duly noted not to buy that genus.

Here's something to add to temptation -

"Cacti are very sexual plants."

Hmm.

Anyway to the point, re seed setting this author is quite clear that Frailea set seed copiously UNLESS the flower opens, in which case no seed can be expected. I hadn't heard this expressed before.

Browse down to "Contemplating Frailea" by Mark Fryer

http://cactusandsucculentsociety.org/cs ... ews25.html

[el48tel]

duly noted not to buy that genus.

Here's something to add to temptation -

"Cacti are very sexual plants."

Hmm.

Anyway to the point, re seed setting this author is quite clear that Frailea set seed copiously UNLESS the flower opens, in which case no seed can be expected. I hadn't heard this expressed before.

Browse down to "Contemplating Frailea" by Mark Fryer

http://cactusandsucculentsociety.org/cs ... ews25.html

Oh ... yes .... yes ..... yes!

[ragamala]

Oh ... yes .... yes ..... yes!

I will not give you the link to issue 14 in case this overexcites you, but just in deference to our other succulent fans.... There's an article there...

"The Sex Life of Euphorbias"

[el48tel]

Oh ... yes .... yes ..... yes!

I will not give you the link to issue 14 in case this overexcites you, but just in deference to our other succulent fans.... There's an article there...

"The Sex Life of Euphorbias"

I was going to add stage directions and a list of sound effects to my earlier post. I am going for a cold shower instead.

[MalcolmP2]

I will not give you the link to issue 14 in case
"The Sex Life of Euphorbias"

That was a challenge that could not be resisted,,, yep got it
By J. Reese Brown
""Euphorbias have a strange and varied sex life. ,,,," etc.

An interesting collection/archive of reading matter, thanks, nice find.

[el48tel]

I will not give you the link to issue 14 in case
"The Sex Life of Euphorbias"

That was a challenge that could not be resisted,,, yep got it
By J. Reese Brown
""Euphorbias have a strange and varied sex life. ,,,," etc.

An interesting collection/archive of reading matter, thanks, nice find.

Stop it ........... stop it .... it's more than a man can take .... stop it, I say!

[Diane]

I had two in flower yesterday - although the labels have faded, I think the left one is F. knippeliana and the right one is F. phaeodisca. Hot humid weather seems to be the stimulus they need to produce proper flowers.

Fraileas