Very nice!

promethean_spark wrote: [New Latin, from Greek gonos seed]

What reference work was this? --Curious what dialect of Greek they had in mind.

Gonos usually meant "offspring." The word for a literal "seed" is sporos

--Can only think of two words. I think I would go with Ian's recommendation

"gonato" = "Knee"

"gontos" = "Swindler,cheat"

Nice! I love it

What Iann said. --They can look pretty grotesque before they start to plump up again

My wife and I both remember our fathers pulling bigelovii segments from hands, arms, legs and shoes when we were kids.

I would guess in some ways, your tolerance for cholla is tied to what you're used to

Whoa! I like that a lot!

Ferocactus seedlings grow wild in my yard all the time.



It takes certain conditions: More shade than sun, damp soil, rocks to 'hide' in, etc., but these things aren't that unusual in the Sonoran desert.

--Don't know about other habitats though.

Don't ants often bring with them plant pests (aphids, scale, et cetera)?

--Probably depends on the species of ant. I have never noticed that happening in my garden. The ants actually seem to keep the plants free of everything but ants.

I posted pictures from a large nursery that grows from seed awhile back. Nothing high-tech. Just acres of room and a good climate:

http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

Nice!

This past winter, Phoenix and Tucson had a four day stretch of freezing temps with one or two nights in the teens. Yes, they grow in Las Vegas too, which gets colder because it's a thousand feet higher and farther north. I would suspect that if they won't grow in Florida, it would be something else...

LOL at Daiv

I've got one with with three sections (cladodes) Sometimes it has more but three is about average.

Lovely --Here's to many more

What a nice flower! Good for you