Hi,

Thank you both for your comments. I think the plant has been kept pretty dry this year. When I first watered it, (May I think) it did not seem to respond at all, so I assumed it was not ready to start growing and left it for a few more weeks.

Perhaps next year I'll be a little more generous.

I noticed in the recent 'winter watering' thread that Ian suggested a little water could still be given to Titanopsis to encourage them to open their flowers. I tried that this morning - and this was the result. Of course today's sunshine might have helped as well. When would you normally start wate...

I have a couple of venerable Lophophora williamsii which have been with me since my childhood. One of them, which I grew from seed, is in its mid 40s and the other somewhat older, possibly around 50, as I have no idea how old it was when I acquired it. For many years I kept them in my flat, where th...

I think these are the one of the most beautiful of all cactus flowers.

Hi, I bought this recently from a local garden centre. It had been sitting there for about a year and I felt sorry for it. It has been damaged as you can see and I figured nobody else would buy it. I assume it's a Ferocactus, but can anybody tell me which one please. Although you wouldn't know it, I...

Hi again,

I would just like to thank everyone for welcoming me and for your comments and help. It is very much appreciated.

Dot asked if I grow succulents - well I have a few mesembs and a couple of oddments but that's it really. I don't have enough room for many other succulents.

Hi, My name is Sheila and I joined the forum a few weeks ago, since when I have been 'lurking'. I've very much enjoyed reading the various posts and looking at the many interesting pictures. I have a small collection (about 100 plants), mainly cacti, including Gymnocalycium, Notocactus, Lobivia, Reb...