Mammillaria senilis

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Mike P
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Mammillaria senilis

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Ok so it’s going to have three flowers this year. I’ve done everything advised- bright position, cold dry winter, talked nicely to it etc.
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so am at a loss to know what to try next.
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A great success in comparison to my track record with this plant!
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Nice looking plant though
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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Three are infinitely better than in your previous years, so you have done well :smile:
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Yes Tony you’re right it’s all relative!
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If you've set up all the conditions needed to trigger flowering then surely all that's required for there to be more flowers is to get the plant a bit bigger?
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It’s orange sized now. Patience is needed I guess.
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Well, you did better than me! A similar sized plant started with about 7 buds, but only one is developing, the rest aborted!
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