Is GOTM not going any more?

I wonder if anyone can help me with a book search. Years ago I borrowed an excellent book from the library; it was an encyclopedia of cacti, about A5 in size, and rather than being a 'How to grow' guide it was about the plants themselves, the cactaceae family, with sections on how they grow, their e...

RayW wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:45 pm Yes that is pachycladus.
Is it me ? that compost looks a little dark and rich for a Brazilian species ?

I'd just given a little water. It is a very gritty mix

It produces little drops of sweet nectar.
Also I discovered recently that they are now in Dracaena!

Looking through the pages of cacti.com the closest I can get is Pilosocereus pachycladus.
Would that be correct?

My Haworthia limifolia began flowering a while ago. Such a long stem! And its still blooming!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwCqKe6ghOX ... I0NzZiOA==

First time I've seen flowers on a sans! Very star-like and with a slightly spicy fragrance, almost like sherbert!

That Haworthia stem is incredible

Update, I just noticed webbing at the base of the bud, and inside was a tiny green caterpillar!

The G.baldianum that I bought in summer had a big flower bud developing while in the greenhouse, but as it was getting cold I brought indoors. The bud began to open then suddenly it began to wither. Probably too late in the season. When I bought it it had a ring of flower buds but when the large one...