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November 2016 - Genus of the Month - Turbinicarpus

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November 2016 - Genus of the Month - Turbinicarpus

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Turbinicarpus polaskii
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Turbinicarpus subterraneus
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Turbinicarpus gramnispinus
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Turbinicarpus schmiedickianus v. rubriflorus
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Turbincarpus pseudomacrochele subsp. krainzianus
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Turbinicarpus saueri subsp, septentrionalis PP1363
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My current favourite plant only wish I could get pictures off my phone on here
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Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp flaviflorusImage

Turbine carpus valdezianusImage


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Lovely photos you guys. They show off this outstanding little genus at its best.
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Turbinicarpus flaviflorus
Turbinicarpus flaviflorus
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There are some lovely plants here and I have made a few additions to my 'plants to get' list. Thanks for sharing.
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Yes when you think when I started in the 1960's these plants were thought to be rare and difficult. Rare they may have been then, but are quite easy to raise from seed and often flower within a few years of doing so and also stand quite cool temperatures in winter.
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Many Turbs will flower throughout the growing season![img]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016113 ... dda14e.jpg[/img]


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