A Tea Tray of Strombocactus

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A Tea Tray of Strombocactus

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They look great (tu)
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A wonderful display, Jeff! (tu)
But if I was able to keep 10 each of all my favourite plants, then I would need a greenhouse as large as those at Wisley or Kew. :wink:
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Great display - especially the crest!
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Wow, these are lovely! Not a plant I've ever tried but I now feel inspired 😁
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Diane wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:45 pm Great display - especially the crest!
Thanks Diane, you mean the Mohican?
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Re: A Tea Tray of Strombocactus

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Interesting how some have smaller flowers. Is that just the age of the plants, or stage of flowering? Or are they from different localities?
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I don't know Ralph, but the one mid right has a dead growing point, and now has about a dozen small offsets 1-2cm across, and they all flower but with little flowers. And of course the crest has lots of tiny flowers. I bought the one in the clay pot from Abbey Brook in the 1980's and it's the parent of 5 of those in the picture.
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Tony R wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:03 pm A wonderful display, Jeff! (tu)
But if I was able to keep 10 each of all my favourite plants, then I would need a greenhouse as large as those at Wisley or Kew. :wink:
True Tony, but it's not so bad when 10 of your favourite plants fit on a tea tray. (tu)
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Re: A Tea Tray of Strombocactus

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Fantastic dispaly Jeff, made me envious seeing your mohawk so one is now on its way from China to me :wink: .

please have a look at the plant on the left, this was a new purchase from the late David kirkbrights collection, its so different from all mine with much plumper tubercles is it a ssp or just natural variation.
Just a shame I only managed to get one so I hope it selfs.
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