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by rodsmith
Sun Dec 01, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?
Replies: 23
Views: 902

Re: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?

Herts Mike wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2024 9:37 pm That’s nice Rod.
Thanks, Mike. This was a cutting from one of Chris Dean's plants that I acquired after he passed away. I've had it since April and it's been in bud for a couple of months. I don't know anything about the species and was surprised to see it in flower yesterday.
by rodsmith
Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?
Replies: 23
Views: 902

Re: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?

Cotyledon orbiculata Oophyla in bloom today - just in time.

Cotyledon orbiculata Oophyla  30 November 2024  A7 Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.7 T  6512001  7543.JPG
Cotyledon orbiculata Oophyla  30 November 2024  A7 Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.7 T  6512001  7544.JPG
by rodsmith
Mon Nov 25, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?
Replies: 23
Views: 902

Re: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?

Faucaria tigrina. I call it mophead because the blooms never open fully.
20 November 2024  A7 Auto Chinon 55mm 1.4 (Tomioka)  305188  7503.JPG
by rodsmith
Sun Sep 08, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My smallest plant
Replies: 8
Views: 432

Re: My smallest plant

ralphrmartin wrote: Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:32 pm I'd probably overwater it, as I would be afraid of it drying up to nothing...
:smile: :wink:
by rodsmith
Sat Aug 31, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Turbinicarpus first flower
Replies: 9
Views: 263

Re: Turbinicarpus first flower

ralphrmartin wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:16 pm
Stuart wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 6:11 pm ... too much lumping and we’ll end up calling them all Echinocactus.
Or just Cactus :sad:
:grin: :grin:
by rodsmith
Mon Aug 26, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Sad news
Replies: 5
Views: 454

Re: Sad news

This is sad news. Roland was a friend to me when I belonged to the Northampton and MK branch. I'm sorry to hear of his passing, Commiserations to his wife and family.
by rodsmith
Wed Jul 31, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Lithops Otzeniana
Replies: 11
Views: 622

Re: Lithops Otzeniana

I would withhold water until the new leaves start to wrinkle.
by rodsmith
Tue Jul 30, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Notocactus magnificus ....
Replies: 10
Views: 416

Re: Notocactus magnificus ....

Tony R wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 5:46 pm Well done, both.
One of the nicest of the pure yellow flowers.
Yes - and another similar species, flower-wise, is N. leninghausii.
by rodsmith
Mon Jul 29, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Notocactus magnificus ....
Replies: 10
Views: 416

Re: Notocactus magnificus ....

Very nice.