Echinocactus tortoise and hare
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- iann
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Echinocactus tortoise and hare
The Echinocactus horizonthalonius v. subikii is three years younger than the plain E. horizonthalonius, but it beat it to flowering and now looks like it has overtaken it for size too. Spines are smaller though
Cheshire, UK
- Diane
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
It seems to flower at quite a young age, compared to the type. Mine has also just flowered, but has pink flowers rather than white (grown from David Rushforth's seeds).
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- iann
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
The flowers on mine are a very pale pink, slightly darker when they first open, almost white when fully open. Second one coming soon that hasn't flowered before, I'll compare the colour.
Cheshire, UK
- ralphrmartin
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
Here's the seedling I'm most proud of from last year (in that it's still alive!)
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- iann
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
Still alive is the easy bit. Getting them to germinate at all is the hard bit! Good new growth this spring though, that's a good sign. If it goes from winter to summer without producing new areoles with their bright red spines, then you're in trouble.ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 4:18 pm Here's the seedling I'm most proud of from last year (in that it's still alive!)
Cheshire, UK
- ralphrmartin
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
I dunno. I've had a few germinate before, and all conk out within 6 months or so. This is the first time I've got one to the one year + stage.
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
If it was me, mine would have been grafted at stage 3
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
Terrific spine! How old's that plant now, Ian?
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- iann
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Re: Echinocactus tortoise and hare
That's about 10 years old. They're not fast, only 2-3 new areoles each spring, less when they get big.
Cheshire, UK