ianstrutt wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 6:30 pm IMG_1390.jpeg

I nearly got the full ring as well. A cristate plant of zeilmanniana ‘new dawn’ from Southfields.

Just drooled all over my cellphone screen

iann wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 5:11 pm Mammillaria backebergiana? Distinct lack of anything except dull weather here. Plants are getting confused.

Not sure.
I've lost a few Mamms over a few winters, and I think this was a pup from a lost zeilmanniana or backebergiana

It will be interesting to watch the progress

All cactus are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti .... surely

Tina wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 6:42 pm Yes, as a guide they are supposed to be owned/cultivated for 6 month's. although not everyone does this.

If people cannot be honest about this, what hope do we have regarding cultivated versus ripped from the wild?

Grown from seed

Same grower
Same seed batch
Different plant

Any thoughts?

your plant looks more like an Echinopsis hybrid of some sort. Are you looking at the plant behind the flower or in front? The plant body looks about right to me. That might be the "problem" .... ie my uber-cramped GH tray, which at that point contains mostly Echinopsis with a few other ge...