EPITHELANTHA BOKEI

[phil]

Epithelantha bokei, a gorgeous miniature with or without flowers.
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[Trevor]

Lovely plant, looks a very true bokei too with those close, flat spines. Also looks like it's well suited to the stock, not bloated or anything - can I ask what the stock is ? Don't see many grafted Epithelantha's down here, but then again you don't see many true bokei's either !

[phil]

Hi Trevor this particular plant is on a short Trichocereus stock. I have another Epithelantha bokei growing on its own roots and there apearance and growth pattern appear much the same. I do however grow the grafted plant as hard as the one on it's own roots.

[Diane]

Lovely plant, Phil. I've grown a few of these from seed in the past, now I only have one - on a graft, that was beheaded, and is throwing offsets which I'll graft also. I had two on grafts that made big (6-7")clumps a few years ago - one went a bit cristate too, but lost both a couple of years ago - so am starting again. They are martyrs to red spider - keep a close eye on yours - think that's what did for mine. On their own roots they tend to conertina unless you can keep them warm and water a bit in the winter, which I don't. The trick on grafts is to grow quite hard to retain their characteristics.

Regards,

Diane

[iann]

Great plant! And the flowers show there is still a cactus under those spines

[David_L]

I've got some seedlings raised from Mesa Garden catalogue number 360 seed. They look a little more open than your plant. Is yours from the same seed source?

[Julie]

It's a lovely great ball of satin thread!

[countrydudeuk]

Hope its natural habitat isn't on golf courses! If it was, it would be extinct! That is a real gem of a plant!

[phil]

[quote=David_L]I've got some seedlings raised from Mesa Garden catalogue number 360 seed. They look a little more open than your plant. Is yours from the same seed source?

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Can't help you there David as I bought it as a young plant. However both of my bokei are of the same tight growth pattern even though they are from different sources.

[Phil White]

Not the easiset to grow but by no means impossible.
Here are some seedlings of SB416.
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