MrXeric wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:16 pm How old is your plant? I think these only grow one or two tubercles per year? I estimate these flower at 4 or 5 years of age.

My caput is only two years of age. It has a fuzzy pre pubescent bud on it, but it didn't flower.

This cactus is very light deprived. It looks like two completely different plants because of the etiolated growth.

Looks awesome in my opinion, definitely an impressive mutant. As to what it is, I have no idea, would have to see it in flower.

Mrs.Green wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:58 pm Congratulations on landing the job! Love the T. rinconensis spines!

Thanks Mrs. Green, those spines are definitely getting larger with age. Can't wait till it becomes a mature plant. I might purchase another one so it can have a breeding partner.

I don't know, I'm sure there's literature on it but I think I'll keep this myself and investigate when I get the chance..

Pretty cool seeing caput on a graft. Mine only has 4 tubercules and is on its own roots. Thinking of slab grafting the tubercules

Really dislike the annoying "healing-hippies" website name. Some spirit monkeys passing off random snake oils to scam unassuming people. Spiritual nuts selling minerals as "chakra aligners, or dark energy blockers" are a running joke in all Geology communities. As far as the coll...

Some dudleyas that I believe I've already posted in another topic, but because I'm going to revisit this population, felt I should put the pictures here. Can't remember when I took these, and i'm too lazy to put the right date on the metadata. Dudleya pulverulenta d.pulverulenta.jpg d.pulverulenta.1...

Good luck growing, not many people in these forums are into the whole "psychonaut" aspect of growing.

greenknight wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:11 am Unrooted cactus cuttings can bloom, so flowering would not prove the graft took.

Thanks, that's pretty cool that a head can flower without being on an actively growing root system.

HYPOTHETICALLY
An L. fricii that was in the beginning stages of forming a flower bud was grafted. Would the flower bud growing be a sign that the scion took? This was allegedly grafted on Friday July 1.

Insanely white

I'm not sure why they fall over, but do know that terracotta pots can sometimes dry out the soil too quickly.

Agreed, but at the same time its cool that some less desired species are being kept. Though not as interesting to look at, it's nice to have a seed bank of whatever species somewhere. From a business perspective it seems like a bad strategy, but from an ex-situ conservation perspective it's nice. As...

Ended up not purchasing any plants in Tucson, figured I should keep the collection small for now. This tephrocactus has been in a pot with no root space for 6 months, then kept unpotted for 4 months. Just this past month the new cladode has been coming in. t.alexanderi6292022.jpg t.alexanderi6292022...

Good luck to you and your lame plants in Tucson! Do you really need a greenhouse for you plants, up there? My view of Arizona is that it is dry and warm most of the year, so you should keep plants out. Thanks, as far as greenhouse goes, I think you're right. I would definitely want to make a shaded...