Hi all, this is my M. polythele. As you can see it is quite strange with its spines only on a segment of the plant. Anyway it is normally blooming!
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Mammillaria polythele (v. nudum?) Solved
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Re: Mammillaria polythele (v. nudum?)
Lovely colour flowers, Davide! I like the wool too.
So, it's only a semi-nudum then?
So, it's only a semi-nudum then?
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Re: Mammillaria polythele (v. nudum?)
Yes Julie semi-nudum !!!
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Re: Mammillaria polythele (v. nudum?)
Davide....I like the Latin inscription on your signature,
As you sow, so shall you reap.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
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Re: Mammillaria polythele (v. nudum?)
Thank Geof, I guess it is a Cicero's sentence
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Re: Mammillaria polythele (v. nudum?) Solved
Its like two plants in one! Feel like spines, turn it that way. Not in a spiny mood, turn it the other way
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