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- Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Manfreda maculata
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5042
Re: Manfreda maculata
Don't worry Tina, these anyalses are not based on complete nucleotide sequences, nor do the algorithms used to construct the trees fully take into account such events as hybridisation and gene duplication (FWIW, I have got dragged into helping a student working on such issues!) So, when the FULL ana...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Manfreda maculata
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5042
Re: Manfreda maculata
And now to bring the thread back, why aren't Manfreda's different from Agaves? They have floppy soft leaves, which tend to be deciduous.
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Manfreda maculata
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5042
Re: Manfreda maculata
Well, the DNA sequence of a Rebutia goes dadedadedum, and that of an Aylostera does dumdedadedoo. Or something like that. As for obvious characters, it is hard to pin down, which is why they were confused for so long. But, giving away the punchline of my talk on the topic: Rebutia: Flower tube and f...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Spiny
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4475
Re: Spiny
I really really wish I had one like this:
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: A dream come true
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2207
Re: A dream come true
Looks like there's still some lawn to dig up when you dream even more wildly!
It's always nice to have the extra space to try some new plants, isn't it?
It's always nice to have the extra space to try some new plants, isn't it?
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:08 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Price range!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8499
Re: Price range!
I've given up on using cat litter. It absorbs far too much water and the compost stays too wet for too long.
(Fine for seedlings, but not much else.)
Perlite is a bad idea as it "floats" to the top.
(Fine for seedlings, but not much else.)
Perlite is a bad idea as it "floats" to the top.
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Manfreda maculata
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5042
Re: Manfreda maculata
Ralph, I know nothing about cactus genera accepted or rejected for the latest version of the Handbook to Shows . I was consulted on some aspects of the other succulents. You'll need to talk to the shows committee about cacti. Sorry, nowt to do with me govnor :wink: Er, yes, but you are a real botan...
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Manfreda maculata
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5042
Re: Manfreda maculata
Oops, I meant spotty leaves. I've have not got it to flower yet!ralphrmartin wrote:And to come back to topic, my Manfreda maculosa lives up to its name and has spotty flowers, but is not as obliging in the flowering department as Mike's...
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: succulent bonsai
- Replies: 79
- Views: 20485
Re: succulent bonsai
Did I ever tell you guys about the most amazing caudiciforms (bonsai if you prefer) I ever saw? Growing wild too. In the UK. At this point you are probably thinking I have finally cracked up, but wait... I was walking around a Victorian reservoir, and it had a sloping stone edge to it (like a dry st...
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cintia knizei from seed
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7177
Re: Cintia knizei from seed
As for Blossfeldias, they are best left to grow underneath the parent plants for about 15 years until they are big enough to notice, in my experience! :-) I've now got a couple of self-sown seedlings which are perhaps 3 or 4 mm across...