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Re: Rescue mission

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oh i wish i was close enough to come and collect the christmas cactus. i love these and its a beauty.
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As I am a sucker for a neglected plant, here is another Ferocactus I took on. It is much the same size as the other and came to me as a plant that got dumped on a group of alpine enthusiasts, who had not a clue what to do with it. It originally had twin heads but one half had stopped growing. I had to break the pot again to get it out and eased it into its current one this week.
Can anyone identify it for sure, please? I think it is either F gracilis or latispinus and here it is.
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Great thread, very interesting to see that the plants managed so well in such apparently adverse conditions.

I was thinking though, when you see habitat pictures of large cacti growing from humus filled cracks in rock I always think their rootspace must be seriously limited, so maybe it's just not that much of an issue.
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Could it be F. wislizeni?
Well done for rescuing it, it looks a nice size.
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Re: Rescue mission

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Hi Conrad, I suspect that in habitat the roots will force their way down and out until they reach water. Roots have amazing strength and determination and can push aside most obstacles.

Hi Paul, thank you for the suggestion. Do you mean is it big? Yes, 30+cms tall and fairly wide as you can see. I like Ferocactus but having two large ones suddenly appear is going to mean more squeezing in the greenhouse over winter.
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Re: Rescue mission

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A couple of updates on this thread.
The Trichocereus got rehomed, so not my problem anymore.
Some recent pictures.
The Schlumbergera has gone from strength to strength and will have to come indoors this winter as there will be absolutely no room in the greenhouse for it and I would miss the flowers.
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The Ferocactus has grown really well, it has been outside ever since I got it.
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The Rebutias are fine and I potted up lots of other bits of offsets. The old Echinopsis oxygona middle was well and truly alive and produced several offsets. As I already had a few dozen it has gone to the Great Compost Heap in the sky.
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Re: Rescue mission

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Excellent pics and reports Liz. Thank you for posting them.

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