This was flowering on my windowsill yesterday. The flower doesn't last long so I was lucky to catch it.
Somerset Phil
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Strombocactus disciformis
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Phil Hocking
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Strombocactus disciformis
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Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.
Re: Strombocactus disciformis
Mine is in flower as well. Not for the first time this year and not for the last time either.
Wiebe
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Stuart Estell
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Re: Strombocactus disciformis
Lovely Phil. Mine is in bud but a good week or more off flowering at the moment I think.
Is it me, or does your plant look as though it has some turb "blood" in it? It doesn't look quite right to me for a pure-bred strombocactus, unless there are forms that I'm just not familiar with.
Is it me, or does your plant look as though it has some turb "blood" in it? It doesn't look quite right to me for a pure-bred strombocactus, unless there are forms that I'm just not familiar with.
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Phil Hocking
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Re: Strombocactus disciformis
Hi Stuart
You could be right. I'm afraid it came via the Internet and all I can do is call it variety 'ebayensis'
Somerset Phil
You could be right. I'm afraid it came via the Internet and all I can do is call it variety 'ebayensis'
Somerset Phil
Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.
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iann
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Re: Strombocactus disciformis
It does have rather Turb-looking tubercles and spines, but the flower is exactly right for Strombocactus. It may just be a fat young plant, although I have to say I've not noticed the spines go through quite that stage. They normally start as very thin four or five (sometimes pubescent) arranged in a star shape, get a little stranger and stiffer as the plant ages, and then eventually fall off the oldest tubercles.
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Maria J
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Re: Strombocactus disciformis
Nice photos! Mine is quite a way behind with buds that have a good 2 -3 weeks to go I would imagine!
Maria
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, particularly Gymnocalyciums, Rebutias, Sulcorebutias, Echinopses, Thelos, Feros and Mamms (and anything else I like the look of!) all in an 8 x 6 polycarb greenhouse and a few windowsills!
Shrewsbury Branch - Shropshire UK
Joined BCSS April 06 (# 48776)
Tending more towards cacti
, particularly Gymnocalyciums, Rebutias, Sulcorebutias, Echinopses, Thelos, Feros and Mamms (and anything else I like the look of!) all in an 8 x 6 polycarb greenhouse and a few windowsills!