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by Mal L
Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:51 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: ID for these three plants please
Replies: 2
Views: 329

Re: ID for these three plants please

No. 2 might be Mammillaria compressa.
by Mal L
Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Coryphantha Andreae discolouration
Replies: 6
Views: 377

Re: Coryphantha Andreae discolouration

Probably red spider mites. Like mealy bugs they always seem to know which is the opposite side of the plant from the viewer, so that by the time you know they are there they have multiplied and the damage is done!
by Mal L
Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:01 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: ID for Cactus in Majorca
Replies: 2
Views: 282

Re: ID for Cactus in Majorca

Thanks Paul - I should have recalled the photo of yours that I saw recently! I think I do have a very much smaller one in my greenhouse, but I am aware that very mature specimens don't necessarily just look like much bigger versions of their more juvenile form.
by Mal L
Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:05 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: ID for Cactus in Majorca
Replies: 2
Views: 282

ID for Cactus in Majorca

A friend has been holidaying in Majorca and there was this cactus in the garden of the property. He thought it was about 5-6m tall. Unfortunately he missed the flower opening during the night. Can anyone put a likely name to it. There is nothing quite like this in my greenhouse!! IMG_4266.jpg IMG_41...
by Mal L
Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:02 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Can anyone ID these plants?
Replies: 7
Views: 656

Re: Can anyone ID these plants?

The first one could be Gymnocalycium bruchii if those heads are quite small.
The second one might be a Mammillaria gracilis cv.'Arizona Snowcap', though it looks a bit bloated and/or possibly not had good light.
I can only guess as to a Thelocactus for the third one.
by Mal L
Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:24 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: x-cereus(?) for an ID
Replies: 7
Views: 465

Re: x-cereus(?) for an ID

Could it be one of the lesser monstrose forms of Lophocereus schottii?
by Mal L
Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:03 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Euphorbias plus pelagonium for I.D. please
Replies: 8
Views: 522

Re: Euphorbias plus pelagonium for I.D. please

The third one is Euphorbia canariensis.
by Mal L
Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Poor timing
Replies: 16
Views: 773

Re: Poor timing

How old and how large a plant needs to be before it flowers often depends very much on the individual plant and /or its individual growing conditions. No need to be too pessimistic about getting your 'pachanoi' to flower, and worrying about whether it will do it before it reaches the top of your gre...
by Mal L
Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:07 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: When is the "best" time to repot?
Replies: 16
Views: 2371

Re: When is the "best" time to repot?

I have always assumed that winter was best as the plants (nearly all cacti) were dormant and root damage would heal before any watering took place. However, even if that does not matter I would still stick with winter as I have more spare time to do it then.
by Mal L
Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:09 pm
Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
Topic: A flower at last - but what is it now called?
Replies: 3
Views: 2114

Re: A flower at last - but what is it now called?

Hi Ray, Thanks very much for all the information and particularly for the correct spelling of albisaetacens . That explains why I couldn't find any mention of the plant when I searched using the incorrectly spelt name on the label! I haven't moved the plant recently - in fact it has been in the same...