Mam senilis
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- Ali Baba
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Re: Mam senilis
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
- Mike P
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Re: Mam senilis
Lovely. Definite senilis envy forming.
When did it start offsetting?
When did it start offsetting?
Mike
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- Tony R
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Re: Mam senilis
More to add to Mike's 'senilis envy' .....
Some of my seedlings in the past have flowered when very young. Yes, once the flowers open, they stay open, no mechanism for them to close.
This is a friend's plant that had more frilly flowers.
This is a photo I took of Hamish McKelvie's plant in Glasgow, with most unusual magenta-coloured flowers rather than scarlet.
Then, of course, there is Diane's marvellous white-flowered plant seen on the Forum recently:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=171254&p=307709#p307709
Some of my seedlings in the past have flowered when very young. Yes, once the flowers open, they stay open, no mechanism for them to close.
This is a friend's plant that had more frilly flowers.
This is a photo I took of Hamish McKelvie's plant in Glasgow, with most unusual magenta-coloured flowers rather than scarlet.
Then, of course, there is Diane's marvellous white-flowered plant seen on the Forum recently:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=171254&p=307709#p307709
Tony Roberts
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(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
Treasurer, Haworthia Society
Chairman, Tephrocactus Study Group
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Kent
(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
- Ali Baba
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Re: Mam senilis
The earliest picture I have on my phone is March 2017 when it has one small offset formed the previous year.
I sowed the seed in April 2009 so it was 7 years old before it started to clump. It really needs a repot this year which I am dreading
I sowed the seed in April 2009 so it was 7 years old before it started to clump. It really needs a repot this year which I am dreading
- Ali Baba
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Re: Mam senilis
Nice photos Tony . I notice that it often doesn’t flower from all the heads in a clump and your photos seem to back that up. Perhaps they need to get to a critical size first
- Mike P
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Re: Mam senilis
I don’t know who owned the one in JP’s book but that is covered in flowers from multiple heads.
Mike
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- Ali Baba
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Re: Mam senilis
Even so if you look at the photos carefully you can spot heads that don’t appear to have flowers. The first photo has a flower colour similar to the magenta shade that Tony posted
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Re: Mam senilis
If anyone is interested, I have some spare tiny seedlings of the white flowered one. PM me with your offers for swaps!
Ralph Martin
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https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/cacti.html
Members visiting the Llyn Peninsula are welcome to visit my collection.
Swaps and sales at https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/forsale.php
My Field Number Database is at https://www.fieldnos.bcss.org.uk