for Copiapoa enthusiasts

[Süleyman]

Yes, he agreed this copying and give thanks to Ariocarpus men.

[Süleyman]

Hi,
I saw in the last journal that Paul Klaassen is in the Stonehenge Cactarium. Do you know anything about this place or is there a website of them?

[Süleyman]

Hi,
Another site dedicated to Chileans:

[iann]

Suleyman, I think "Stonehenge Cactarium" is just Paul's whimsical name for this home. He lives quite close to Stonehenge.

[Chris43]

If anyone is interested, I am going to order some seed from "Spiniflores" , his list is at . The postage isn't huge, 4?, and it would be 44p probably to post on in UK, but happy to act as clearing house if anyone wants to join me.
I bought some seed in the spring, and it has generally germinated quite well. It's my own fault that I cooked some of them in July, hence my re-order. I won't be sending anything off until about 6th October, so if there are any takers, let me know before then.

[Guest]

I was given about 500 seeds from the Eriocyse aurata from Hurtuda Pass. The guy who collected them couldn't get any germination, I managed to get 8 plants out of the 500. Two have gone back to the collector and I am growing the rest on, I just hope they end up looking like the habitat plants, they do at least have yellow spines.

[Chris43]

I had some aurata seed from Pierre Gambar, from plants in the Valle de Elqui. There wasn't much seed, didn't count but less than 10, I'd have said, and have two seedlings as of now.
I had seed from Spiniflores earlier this year, and before I messed up, after sowing in early June, all species germinated and approximately 40% of the seeds germinated. Fairly variable across the species. So I don't have reason to doubt the quality of the seeds.
I still have a fair number of seedlings, even after boiling a number. If it gets this hot in July next year, I'm moving the seedlings out of the greenhouse altogether!