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- Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Gymnocalycium buds
- Replies: 6
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Re: Gymnocalycium buds
Liked the buds on this one - Garden centre find so I expect it's a hybrid.
- Sun May 22, 2022 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Bloody typical
- Replies: 30
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Re: Bloody typical
I find they cross gravel, crushed shells etc. but won't cross Vaseline. A ring of this round a pot will stop them until it gets covered in soil, dust, etc.
Mind you the pots are then very unpleasant to pick up if you gets your hands in the Vaseline.....
Mind you the pots are then very unpleasant to pick up if you gets your hands in the Vaseline.....
- Sat Apr 23, 2022 7:48 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Possible plant ID please
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1925
Re: Possible plant ID please
Back to original question,
Could it be Pfeiffera ianthole, or whatever that is called now?
Just a guess but that was my first thought when I saw the picture.
Could it be Pfeiffera ianthole, or whatever that is called now?
Just a guess but that was my first thought when I saw the picture.
- Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:49 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Stapelia gigantea
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1056
Re: Stapelia gigantea
Spectacular. Is the Sansevieria there as an air freshener?
- Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Collective nouns
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1816
Re: Collective nouns
A resurrection of Aylostera
A forbidding of Notocactus
An omnipresence of Oxalis
An attachment of tephrocacti
A forbidding of Notocactus
An omnipresence of Oxalis
An attachment of tephrocacti
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:10 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: A Field Guide to Wild Flowers Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Region
- Replies: 7
- Views: 863
Re: A Field Guide to Wild Flowers Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Region
If no one here has a copy I would suggest your local public library (if you still have one left) They should be able to either obtain a copy, or let you know who has one that is available to consult. The copy holder should be able to provide you with the information. I doubt a photocopy of what you ...
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Setiechinopsis mirabilis
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1309
Re: Setiechinopsis mirabilis
Fascinating, and a lot of work I would imagine.
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Collective nouns
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1816
Collective nouns
I find it hard not to pot up bits of Pterocactus that have rooted in other pots, especially if they have buds. This has resulted in a few pots of them on a shelf of the greenhouse. Looking at them the other day I was wondering about collective nouns for cacti so I thought I'd post something to see i...
- Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:34 pm
- Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
- Topic: Opuntia molesta
- Replies: 2
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Opuntia molesta
Is this small opuntia?
The spines always look good and I wasn't expecting a flower, but flower it has not huge but a nice colour. Sorry photo not great but it isn't easy to get close to!
The spines always look good and I wasn't expecting a flower, but flower it has not huge but a nice colour. Sorry photo not great but it isn't easy to get close to!
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:46 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lobivia 2383
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1037
Re: Lobivia 2383
Thanks, Phil for all your effort. That looks pretty conclusive; L. cardenasiana it is. Label will be amended.