IMG-20240514-WA0003~2.jpeg A einsteinii var. elegans has joined the show today. And these two are spluttering on in flower... IMG-20240514-WA0007.jpeg I think they really need a colder winter so they flower in one main flush and cover the plants, rather than over weeks as they are doing this year.

Nice! I think krainziana is supposed to be of horticultural origin? So it does not have to have a formal name for the different forms? I wasn't aware of that, interesting. But the use of forma or varietas could apply to any species, regardless of origin. Generally forma is used where there's only 1...

Great stuff Ray. Glad to see the Whirlwind doing well!

The parent of these plants was IDed as coming from the Parodia concinna group, but can anyone help with a species ID?
I'll update with flowers when they bloom but they are large, silk-like and yellow.

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 6:28 pm Rebutia pygmaea is now an Aylostera...

Nice flowers, whatever you call them!

I thought that was a Mediolobivia! Or is that subsumed under Aylostera?

IMG-20240513-WA0001~2.jpeg IMG-20240513-WA0005~2.jpeg IMG-20240513-WA0003~2.jpeg I suppose the last ought to be f.albiflora really as it isn't described as a cultivar to my knowledge so should be named as a form instead? (I have the yellow, orange and 'red' form too so f.aureiflora and f.rubriflora...

Many plants will offset when young and then stop when they get larger. If there's damage it can trigger more offsetting (see videos about slicing plants on half!). Not aware that 'standard' v-r is being tissue cultured. Would have thought they would have grown most from seed and saved TC work for va...

It might be worth trying them outside with a rain shelter. Mine is planted in the ground in Nottingham and doing well so far! My friend has one in a half barrel outside that hasn't been covered for the last few years.

Nice plant Ralph. Is SchKumbergera the low-life version of Schlumbergera?

As Terry said, very nice already.