Hi, we very much appreciate that the BCSS is still keeping up the Zoom meetings! There have been many wonderful presentations. One of them stayed in our mind because it was the only one that was interactive - the topic was about judging plants at the shows. This interactivity function might as well ...

Pterocactus neuquensis

They would certainly be happier - especially if the potted walls are not exposed to direct sunlight. Pterocacti love light but appreciate a cool position for their roots. We have in the past lost plants because the roots got too hot.
Nobby

Thank you very much for your kind comments. We very much hope that face-to-face meetings will be possible again soon - Coddington is probably too early this year. We have been thinking for a long time whether to offer the book as a printed work or as a pdf for download. It is difficult to estimate h...

Thanks to all who have worked hard to get the website up and running again.
That must have been exhausting and nerve-wracking hours.

Nobby

It's an old discussion between Herman Vertongen and myself. He says some are self-fertile and I say they can be partially stimulated by stimulus pollination. (I hope you can understand what I mean, in German we call it "Reizbestäubung".) I believe that without external stimulation, nothing...

Al, all perfect, it's normal. The plants are on the local mountain near Puerto Piramides - where the bathers walk with flip flops.
Nobby

Hi Al,

that is a wonderfull plant of Maihueniopsis platyacantha with flexible spines.

Perfect, Nobby

Hello, Mike,
like Tony, I'm would say it is maihueniopsis. For M. glomerata the thorns are a bit short - but that can change. Without a flower it is difficult to make a reliable statement.
With time and good care it will show what it is.
Nobby

Nobby, what do you think my A. ferrari is? Your photo reminded me of an A. hibernus that I bought many years ago here in Germany - see photo. A_hibernus_Richter.JPG I have also added a photo of A. ferrarii from our collection. Austro_ferrarii.JPG It's true, Austrocacti react very fast and extremely...