My (small) CC Collection.

[sechjoh]

lenbell Wrote:
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> Hi Christer
>
> I've long been a fan of Eriosyce (in the loose
> sense). Whilst I don't go hunting for any
> particular plants, it's a genus that I always keep
> an eye out for at sales benches. I got some nice
> seedlings from Chris Davies last spring which look
> promising (aside from the ones that were
> collateral damage when the tortoise went on
> manoeuvres). I love the body colours, and when the
> flowers come they see to glow from within.
> Yours look as tho you can get good colouration on
> your windowsill, so good luck!

Thanks! I've got my plants from SuccSeed and Wermland Desert Plants (so far) and have some seeds (from SuccSeed) in the pot as well. Some seedlings may end up as grafts and degrafts later on, I haven't decided yet.


Herts Mike Wrote:
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> Excellent pictures and plants Christer. I hope
> your collection grows.

I'm sure my collection will grow. Plants and seedlings on the way

[DaveW]

I used to get quite a bit of seed of early FK numbers direct from Fred Kattermann when he first started collecting in Chile, long before he wrote his book. Alas most of the seedlings, along with Karel Knize (KK) imports pre CITES I lost in a big freeze in the 1970's.

I don't know if Fred is still supplying SuccSeed etc, but presume if he is they will now be seed from his own plants, or from plants SuccSeed and other suppliers have raised. Juan Acosta is still supplying collected seed though and has just been to Argentina.

http://www.eriosyce.info/jaseed.html

DaveW

[sechjoh]

Yet another Eriosyce, this time one of all the napinas

Eriosyce napina ssp. aerocarpa FK 63
[Eriosyce aerocarpa]
5 cm (2") clay pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... _FK63_.jpg[/img]

Roots
[IMG]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... _FK63_.jpg[/img]
[mm/cm]

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Another Copiapoa cinerea and with different spines

Copiapoa cinerea ssp. haseltoniana FK 502
[Copiapoa tenebrosa]

5 cm (2") clay pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... iana_F.jpg[/img]

Roots
[IMG]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... iana_F.jpg[/img]
[mm/cm]

[sechjoh]

Eriosyce napina ssp. tenebrica JA 50
Florencia Senoret, Juan P. Acosta (Spiniflores)
West of Domeyko, 04 Coquimbo, Chile
[Eriosyce tenebrica]
Habitat pictures

5 cm (2") plastic pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... _JA50_.jpg[/img]

Roots
[IMG]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... _JA50_.jpg[/img]
[mm/cm]

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Eriosyce occulta JA 81
Florencia Senoret, Juan P. Acosta (Spiniflores)
Las Breas, Taltal, 02 Antofagasta, Chile
Habitat pictures

5 cm (2") clay pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... 090508.jpg[/img]

Roots
[IMG]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... 0508_r.jpg[/img]
[cm/mm]

[sechjoh]

First Chilean flower for me

Eriosyce heinrichiana
(Neochilenia dimorpha)

5cm (2") hexagonal plastic pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... a_0905.jpg[/img]

Should it open more then this?

[sechjoh]

Eulychnia iquiquensis
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... 0923_2.jpg[/img]

7 cm pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... 090923.jpg[/img]

[Benjy]

My kinda plants, lovely

Beautiful Eulychnia Christer.

also, Tenebrosa is a good handle as a label for the FK502 above,
easily identified as coming from San Ramon, and distinguishes it
from the more common haseltonianas from further north.

Benjy

[sechjoh]

Benjy Wrote:
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> My kinda plants, lovely
>
> Beautiful Eulychnia Christer.
>
> also, Tenebrosa is a good handle as a label for
> the FK502 above,
> easily identified as coming from San Ramon, and
> distinguishes it
> from the more common haseltonianas from further
> north.
>
> Benjy

Yes, I will keep the original tag for FK502, you never know

Another one

Eulychnia acida
5 cm pot
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... 090923.jpg[/img]

[Darren S]

Terrific plants Christer. What a great group of plants.
I only have one Eriosyce. E napina lembckei which I grew from seed collected by Flores and Watson in 2001. Only one of the 5 has reached flowering size so far and has flowered each year for the last 3 years. It is self-fertile so I now have some seedlings growing on from last years fruit and some nice pink/red berries developing from this seasons flowers.

Please post some more pics as your collection grows.

[sechjoh]

Darren S Wrote:
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> Terrific plants Christer. What a great group of
> plants.
> I only have one Eriosyce. E napina lembckei which
> I grew from seed collected by Flores and Watson in
> 2001. Only one of the 5 has reached flowering size
> so far and has flowered each year for the last 3
> years. It is self-fertile so I now have some
> seedlings growing on from last years fruit and
> some nice pink/red berries developing from this
> seasons flowers.
>
> Please post some more pics as your collection
> grows.

Thanks Darren.

I haven't collected this kind of plants for long, so no big plants are from seed. But I have some pots with seedling in my window that growing as we speak I will keep adding Chilean cacti to my collection as much as I can. And I will show more pictures as well

This one is not mine, but it's a real beauty

Copiapoa cinerea ssp. columna-alba
[img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r299 ... G_6782.jpg[/img]