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by esp
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cracker
Replies: 8
Views: 155

Re: Cracker

It is splendid, Mike!
What type is it?
by esp
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex
Replies: 3
Views: 171

Re: Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex

Tina, that looks like Kedrostis africana.

Ed
by esp
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Can anyone explain this columnar lophophora?
Replies: 11
Views: 659

Re: Can anyone explain this columnar lophophora?

It looks like someone confused "leek cultivation" with "Lophophora cultivation" at some stage in their past.
by esp
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Uncarina grandidieri
Replies: 4
Views: 315

Re: Uncarina grandidieri

It's warm and under lights and reasonably damp. It was kept cooler and dry earlier in winter and dropped its leaves for a while. I doubt if it ever went much below 10degC though. They do rebound quickly from drought dormancy with warmth, water and light. I assume it would happily grow and flower yea...
by esp
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Uncarina grandidieri
Replies: 4
Views: 315

Uncarina grandidieri

A great display already, with plenty more on the way :grin:
Uncarina_grandidieri developing flower buds
Uncarina_grandidieri developing flower buds
Uncarina_grandidieri plant
Uncarina_grandidieri plant
Uncarina_grandidieri flower
Uncarina_grandidieri flower
by esp
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 187788

Re: Updated seed lists

Aiko wrote: Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:12 pm Succulenta has updated its annual seed list: www.succulenta.nl/zaadlijst

Also open to non-members, but members get first chance and a 30% discount.
It’s a great seed list. I tried to order from it a couple of years ago but they refused to ship to the uk
by esp
Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Seedlings stopped growing.
Replies: 12
Views: 1315

Re: Seedlings stopped growing.

How much are you watering? It's hard to tell much from the photos, except that the Aloes / Agaves at the end look very dehydrated. If you are using containers with no drainage holes, it's tricky to get the amount of moisture correct. Too wet, they get waterlogged and rot / damp off. Too dry and they...
by esp
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My avonia quinaria won’t root and it’s been almost a year. Please send help
Replies: 10
Views: 1061

Re: My avonia quinaria won’t root and it’s been almost a year. Please send help

How much are you watering it?
Slightly damp substrate and bottom heat is a good way forward to get roots going with well-calloused cuttings.
by esp
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Insect ID please
Replies: 6
Views: 600

Re: Insect ID please

Wft !?

As in Western Flower Thrip?
by esp
Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!
Replies: 17
Views: 1462

Re: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!

OK, this has escalated. As the website administrator and publicity officer of a club (totally unrelated to C&S), I have some understanding of the time take in preparing and presenting publicity material, and also of the difficulty in obtaining suitable photos, information and text at times. I al...