Old Faithful

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Old Faithful

Post by RAYWOODBRIDGE »

It is that time of year folks.
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Corynopuntia moelleri NPE 5318
Corynopuntia moelleri NPE 5318
a rose by any other name
a rose by any other name
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That's a great flower Ray. Almost daffodil -like in appearance and colour!
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Snap! :grin: Out yesterday.

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Very good!
In my 25+ years of growing C. moelleri I am still waiting for the first flower.
Either I am doing something wrong or I have the wrong clone.
Mind you, I have probably generated 100+ sales plants in that time.
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I think I must have got mine off you, Tony. No flowers. :grin:
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Did you borrow my plant for the photo shoot Christian :lol:
And is you plant NPE 5318 by any chance .
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:lol: It's curious the two plants flower at the same time even when kept in different parts of the country! It is NPE 5318 - this seems to flower quite reliably once it reaches a certain size.
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The synchronicity is amazing. Is there a clock built into the DNA?
I recall a conversation with Brian Fearn at AbbeyBrook. I had a plant I'd purchased from him which lost its label in transit. His comment was simple. Email a picture with date. We can probably identify it from its time of flowering.
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