According to the Cactuspedia website http://www.cactuspedia.info/schede/ECHINOPSIS/Echinopsis_Hybrid/Echinopsis_Haku_jo_maru/Echinopsis_hybrid_cv_haku_yo.htm "The flowers are produced only when a normal rib appears from reversion to the original non-mutant form". You can see this clearly i...

Mammillaria hahniana - grown from seed sown in 1975.

Hi John Welcome to the society and the forum. I also live in Mid-Wales (Knighton, Powys) and attend the Shrewsbury group meetings most months (second Wednesday). I also belong to the Worcester Cactus Society, which meets on the first Tuesday in the month. A very friendly group with a lively agenda. ...

Hello Henry

Welcome to the forum. Have you got any photos of your "odd types" of cacti & succulents?

Rod

Someone's having a laugh.

Hi Maurice Most tall growing cacti flower after having reached a considerable height. This varies depending on species but will usually take a number of years. The more low growing and rounded cacti usually flower much sooner (although there are always exceptions!). Growing cacti sometimes needs pat...

Good result Maurice. Now I know how it's done too.

Hello Maurice You can use this as an avatar (a graphical image that you use to represent you). If you go into your profile there are instructions on uploading it. I see you've already got an avatar of a cactus so you must have done this already. You will have to save it first on to your hard drive. ...

Hi Maurice

See if this works.

Regards

Rod

Tina wrote: Does it mean we will have to go back to the plant pots on stocks with hay in again

I remember them. My mother used to use upturned flower pots stuffed with paper to protect her chrysanthemum flowers. Haven't had problems with earwigs for ages. Regards to all at N'ton & MK group.