March 2013 - Genus of the Month - Parodia

[Bill]

http://www.bcss.org.uk/pom032013.php

[Peter Cupial-Jones]

I have rifled through my image archive and now present my take on the genus Parodia (note not including Notocactus). As I have said elsewhere it surprises me that Parodia are so out of fashion these days - range of sizes and spines, very floriferous (even on tiny plants in some cases) and yet some challenges for the better growers out there. Tis a fickle thing is fashion.....

Here are 5 of the large growers and none of these exceeded a 4" pot.

(Parodia names are an organised work of fiction in many cases, so I make no special claims to the names given here)

Parodia obtusa (Mesa Garden 1136.5 seed)

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Parodia herzogiana

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Parodia maasii fma camarguensis - the more columnar form of P. maasii

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Parodia tarabucina

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Parodia maasii

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[Peter Cupial-Jones]

And now 5 of the more bijou members of the genus.........

Parodia spanisa KB 10 - one of the trickier ones to keep going

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Parodia rubristaminea var. cebilarensis

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Parodia mutabilis - a nice form of this common species

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and finally 2 of the smallest - these are both in 2" square pots :

Parodia malyana

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and this is supposed to be The smallest Parodia..................

Parodia occulta

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[TS Hakansson]

My wife likes Parodias since the flowers lasts for a long time. I have a lot fewer of them today than before, they seems to be very susceptible to RSM

[majcka]

I think I have some Parodia to show aswell:

Parodia muhrii

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Parodia lauii

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Parodia lauii

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Parodia erinacea

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Parodia mutabilis

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[Phil Hocking]

Parodias are nice. Parodia maassii is apparently very common in habitat yet I rarely see it these days. Also when I do manage to get one it dies very soon after. I had no trouble with one I had in the 70s. I've got some seeds to try now. Meanwhile here's a couple of flowering Parodias

Parodia chrysacanthion

Parodia sanguiniflora

Somerset Phil

[Sheila]

Hi,

I too can't understand why Parodia are considered unfasionable now. Here are some which were originally Notocacti.
Parodia mammulosa (Notocactus mammulosus)

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Parodia (Notocactus) horstii

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And finally one of my favourite plants, unfortunately the picture doesn't do it justice.

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