Now I'm excited
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- iann
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Now I'm excited
Doesn't look much, but that's the bud of a white flower on Mammillaria senilis. First time on this seedling, been looking forward to white flowers for a long time.
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- Diane
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Re: Now I'm excited
Excellent, Ian! I lost my white flowered form a few years ago, but now have some young seedlings, so fingers crossed they will be true (if I live long enough! ) My normal red form seems to abort buds very readily - I’ve recently placed a plant that had 7 buds just visible into a propagator with lights and watered it, but only one bud is developing. Two much larger plants are showing no signs of buds at all this year.
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Re: Now I'm excited
I think it was your plant I saw a few years back that convinced me I had to grow this.Diane wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:39 pm Excellent, Ian! I lost my white flowered form a few years ago, but now have some young seedlings, so fingers crossed they will be true (if I live long enough! ) My normal red form seems to abort buds very readily - I’ve recently placed a plant that had 7 buds just visible into a propagator with lights and watered it, but only one bud is developing. Two much larger plants are showing no signs of buds at all this year.
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- Diane
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Re: Now I'm excited
Aah, how time flies! This was it seven years ago, in all its glory!
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Re: Now I'm excited
Beautiful plant Diane, such a shame that you have lost it. I've never kept either form for more than a few years, I don't try any more
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Re: Now I'm excited
There are no buds on my M. senilis this year either. I wonder whether the gloomy autumn/winter had an effect on this? They are never as exuberant as yours has been, Diane, but they usually produce at least a few flowers.
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- Diane
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Re: Now I'm excited
Yes, Christian, I do wonder whether a lack of sun is the problem, it’s been a pretty dull winter this year.
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Re: Now I'm excited
Nor on mine
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.
- Ali Baba
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Re: Now I'm excited
Plenty of buds on mine (red form), looking like they will be open in a week or two. I must have a good clone as it has flowered reliably each year since it started to flower. I raised it from seed from Doug Rowlands list I think
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Re: Now I'm excited
This was mine on 10th April last year, I’m guessing it will be much earlier this year