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by Stig
Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Ceropegia rendallii, why so rare in collections?
Replies: 3
Views: 1252

Ceropegia rendallii, why so rare in collections?

I have a Ceropegia rendallii x C. africana which is a lovely plant but I don't understand why pure C. rendallii is so hard tome come by. There are plenty of photos on the internet of beautiful plants and its not tricky to grow so why is it so rare in collections. If anyone has or knows of the wherea...
by Stig
Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:23 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus World Live, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2019
Replies: 55
Views: 19397

Re: Cactus World Live, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2019

Without a doubt the best £5 I'll spend all year. I went on the Sunday which I believe was a bit quieter but still plenty of people and a great atmosphere. I wasn't sure what to expect so had only planned to be there a couple hours as I was with my girlfriend who has no interest in plants. Maybe I mi...
by Stig
Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:01 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Manual Pollination of Ceropegia?
Replies: 0
Views: 4098

Manual Pollination of Ceropegia?

I am aware the natural way Ceropegia are pollinated is by trapping small Diptera flies but has anyone managed to successfully pollinate Ceropegia manually? I've had a look on the internet where there is quite a bit of information around the natural pollination processes but I cant find anything to d...
by Stig
Mon Sep 09, 2019 4:48 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Four lobed lithops?
Replies: 6
Views: 2277

Re: Four lobed lithops?

Very interesting, do the three lobed ones generally remain 3 lobed? If so it will be interesting to see what happens to this one.
by Stig
Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:54 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mesemb seedling help
Replies: 9
Views: 2906

Re: Mesemb seedling help

Thanks for all your replies, the information has helped a lot. I had read Terry Smale's information on his website about keeping them growing for the first 18 months but I was also aware that the older leaves needed to dry out at some point to allow the new ones to develop in a healthy manner. What ...
by Stig
Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:59 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mesemb seedling help
Replies: 9
Views: 2906

Mesemb seedling help

Hello, earlier this year I made my first attempt at growing mesembs from seed. I acquired a range of different varieties from the BCSS seed list. Everything seemed to be going okay until a month ago when some of the stemless mesembs started looking a bit sick. What I’m unsure of is how to treat the ...
by Stig
Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:44 pm
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: La Gomera mid February
Replies: 6
Views: 17901

Re: La Gomera mid February

Did you see any Ceropegia dichotoma? I’ve seen them on Tenerife but wasn’t sure if they grow on the other islands.
by Stig
Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:28 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Four lobed lithops?
Replies: 6
Views: 2277

Re: Four lobed lithops?

Looks like pozidrive to me.