Epithelantha bokei, a gorgeous miniature with or without flowers.
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EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
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Phil. (Kent, England) BCSS Herne Bay & District Branch.
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
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 !
Trevor
With a 'Downunder' collection of Cacti and Succulents in Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
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.
Phil. (Kent, England) BCSS Herne Bay & District Branch.
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
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.
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Diane
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
Great plant! And the flowers show there is still a cactus under those spines
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
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?
David
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
It's a lovely great ball of satin thread!
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
Hope its natural habitat isn't on golf courses! If it was, it would be extinct! That is a real gem of a plant!
Marty
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
[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.
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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. (Kent, England) BCSS Herne Bay & District Branch.
Collecting Cacti-1961. Forum member-September 2004.
Favourites= Mexican miniatures.
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Collecting Cacti-1961. Forum member-September 2004.
Favourites= Mexican miniatures.
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Re: EPITHELANTHA BOKEI
Not the easiset to grow but by no means impossible.
Here are some seedlings of SB416.
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Here are some seedlings of SB416.
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