Frost Hardy C & S

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Re: Frost Hardy C & S

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Hi Julian,

No problems. I have two sorts T. Fulleri & T. Calcerea (sp?)so I'll bring a couple of each along

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Re: Frost Hardy C & S

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I've had Titanopsis calcarea, fulleri, hugo-schlechteri & primosii (if they're diferent species) in an unheated greenhouse for several years without any problems. They even give the odd flower when getting sub zero temperatures at night. I found that Echinocactus grusonii survives but marks badly if given no heat all winter. I bring them indoors now over winter, & no longer get brown patches. It's the only Echinocactus species I have.

For many species, where the seed/plant originated may make a lot of difference eg Escobaria vivipara has a wide distribution, and plants from Canada would have a better change of surviving outdoors in the UK than plants originating in Mexico. Knowing the plant's origin is a help if you want a really hardy clone, one advantage of growing from seed with habitat data. I suppose even E. grusonii may now turn out to have variable features dending on habitit, now that it no longer has only one locality

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Re: Frost Hardy C & S

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Funny you should say that Mike cos one of my "seedlings" has a big fat bud on it I noticed the other day & one of the Glottiphyllum's

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