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by Buck Hemenway
Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:26 am
Forum: Clubs and Events
Topic: Showing plants, staging etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 11446

Re: Showing plants, staging etc.

Sorry to be a little late to this. I have experience in this area. I know that the UK point of view on the "staging" aspect of showing plants differs somewhat from what we do in the US. What is missing from the CSSA guidelines (with which I agree) is the actual rule sheet for judging the p...
by Buck Hemenway
Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:32 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Two More Succulents
Replies: 3
Views: 1451

Re: Two More Succulents

I agree with Tony and think the other is probably a sedum, one of the many named hybrids.
by Buck Hemenway
Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:30 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Other 3 succulents to ID
Replies: 8
Views: 2458

Re: Other 3 succulents to ID

#3 is a Xerosicyos danguyi. It is a vine that grows in the thorn forest of southern Madagascar.
#1 might be a Tradescantia - are the leaves hairy? Hard to tell from the picture, but those little boat shaped leaves remind me of Tradescantia.
by Buck Hemenway
Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:44 am
Forum: Clubs and Events
Topic: Fun at the Hemenways
Replies: 4
Views: 6177

Fun at the Hemenways

Our 12th annual Open Gardens and Sale is happening this weekend. More plants that ever, our garden continues to mature. Click Here for details. All day Saturday and Sunday. Welcome if you are near Riverside CA for any reason. I had some comments here when we installed the front yard that there didn'...
by Buck Hemenway
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: HD incident
Replies: 6
Views: 1802

Re: HD incident

The name of the plant is Pachycereus marginatus, but don't be looking for big white blooms from this beauty. The nicest one I've seen was in a nursery in South Africa. Some have yellow and some red.
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by Buck Hemenway
Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:02 am
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Donkey Tails and Echeverias
Replies: 4
Views: 2111

Re: Donkey Tails and Echeverias

The Echevreria looks like E. purpursorum to me.
by Buck Hemenway
Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:28 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Please help. White fluffy infection and brawnish spots
Replies: 13
Views: 3292

Re: Please help. White fluffy infection and brawnish spots

Just a note. the little bugs have a gestation period of 8 days. You may kill all of the active larvae and adults with a contact spray, but not the eggs. Every 8 days for three cycles will do the job, or the systemic way is the best. I have expert grower friends who will unpot such a plant, clean off...
by Buck Hemenway
Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:11 pm
Forum: Cactus Picture Contest
Topic: Contest 63: Voting Page
Replies: 6
Views: 3433

Re: Contest 63: Voting Page

Thanks all, we love that plant.
by Buck Hemenway
Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Award winning cactus
Replies: 11
Views: 2721

Re: Award winning cactus

The rules are always written out regarding the "staging" value to be considered by the judges. It ranges from no value up to 25% of the value of the judge's consideration at the national CSSA Show & Sale. Including the 25% consideration, I've seen plenty of plants in platic pots on the...
by Buck Hemenway
Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:13 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Another mesemb
Replies: 5
Views: 1760

Re: Another mesemb

Its a bit different that the one that we are calling C. alstonii.
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by Buck Hemenway
Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Award winning cactus
Replies: 11
Views: 2721

Re: Award winning cactus

Tony is a very good shower of plants. His entries are always top quality. Award winning entries are subject to the competition available. If your plant is the best in the room, it will get a blue ribbon or a trophy. At another show, it might not get a sniff. There's no doubt that the process of show...
by Buck Hemenway
Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:23 am
Forum: Cactus Picture Contest
Topic: Contest 63 : Discussion and related Pictures
Replies: 29
Views: 11271

Re: Contest 63 : Discussion and related Pictures

That's what it looked like to me Jordi. Not as much rain in that area as San Diego.
by Buck Hemenway
Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Cactus Picture Contest
Topic: Contest 63 : Discussion and related Pictures
Replies: 29
Views: 11271

Re: Contest 63 : Discussion and related Pictures

What about plants that have big roots down there, but we are not allowed to dig them up. Here's about 10 Pachypodium bispinosum growing underground, just a terrific bloom fest.
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This nice Trichodiadema bulbosum has ameays been one of my favorites.
by Buck Hemenway
Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:46 pm
Forum: Cactus Picture Contest
Topic: Contest 63 : Subterranean cacti or succulents
Replies: 8
Views: 4483

Re: Contest 63 : Subterranean cacti or succulents

This is an interesting one. I guess this is one of my better pictures showing what used to be roots on this Pachypodium succulentum
by Buck Hemenway
Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:33 pm
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: I don't understand what's wrong! (pics)
Replies: 1
Views: 1554

Re: I don't understand what's wrong! (pics)

The plant looks pretty good. Just getting used to its new home.