No cacti had any labelling so just wondering what this is, hoping the blue-ish tint to it might help.



cheers for any ideas.

Rebutia donaldiana and Rebutia hoffmannii used to be two distinctive species before the genus was decimated during recent lumping of names ...................now they are Rebutia donaldiana synonym of Rebutia fiebrigii Rebutia hoffmannii synonym of Rebutia spinosissima not sure where your seller is...

Hey folks I ordered a few cacti from an online supplier but a couple where out of stock so I got substitutions which are not on the website. For one of them I'm not sure if it's correct..or if it has an unneeded last part to the name. It states Rebutia donaldiana hofmannii Obviously when I search fo...

Thanks for that, I'll pop in to Tesco tomorrow and get a bag. Instead of using grit, could I use sand thinking about it? I know some mixtures use sand. Otherwise there's aquarium gravel..though I don't know if the sizes of the gravel might be a bit big... http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/aquariums+fish-...

Cheers for the info Iann. So is the Low dust cat litter is a substitute for perlite in your mix? or is the alpine grit the perlite substitute? I assume the former? When it comes to alpine grit it seems most places sell it in very big bulk sacks, far too much for my needs. Do you happen to know if ch...

Hey guys, I'm going to buy a few cacti online this spring and I was wondering what a good general mixture is that I can use for most commonly available species? I'm in the UK, shops near me would be Wilkinsons and B&Q. Would a mixture of perlite, sphagnum peat moss, coconut coir and generic pott...

11) Rebutia wessneriana http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/joey11223/Cacti/DSCF2759.jpg 12) Rebutia kieslingii http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/joey11223/Cacti/DSCF2760.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/joey11223/Cacti/DSCF2761.jpg 13) Rebutia krainziana albiflora http://i19...

They look good to me. Show us a pic of them on your windowsill. Yes you definitely need more. It's just a fact of life you'll have to get used to. 8) Oh, and there is a "free for all" section where you can post pics of your T's. :wink: haha will do, I'll wait till I get these other 8 pott...

I have two cacti which have had their labels fall off and now and I'm not sure which is which, one is.. Acanthocalyium spiniflorum other one is... Echinocereus nivosus Here are some photos..... http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/joey11223/DSCF2744.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/j...

It depends on how "hard" your tap water is. Here in Belgium/Gent it's rather hard which means it has a "high" Ph-value (7+). And that means it's a basic solution. This high Ph value over here is due to the amount of calcium in the water. While some plants love a more basic soil;...

Is tap water ok? or should I use bottled, or are they like carnivorous plants in that rain water or distilled water is necessary?

cheers, folks.

They look good to me. Show us a pic of them on your windowsill. Yes you definitely need more. It's just a fact of life you'll have to get used to. 8) Oh, and there is a "free for all" section where you can post pics of your T's. :wink: haha will do, I'll wait till I get these other 8 pott...

iann wrote:Rebutias and Thelocactus are easy enough, although Thelocactus perhaps do better with greenhouse heat while Rebutias like a cool winter rest.

so you mean Thelocactus don't have a winter dormancy period? Sorry if I've misunderstood, still a total newb.

OH my goodness...IT HAS BEGUN!!!! Why didn't anyone tell me cacti were addictive like Tarantulas! I look to my right, I see my 10 little cacti and I think "hopefully these little ones are settling in well, I'll leave it another week before I water them I think, though I'll put them on the South...

hob wrote:nice looking "starter kit"

wahhh!

I didn't even buy a started kit I picked 10 pretty ones!

I'm not very far down the sites list mind...even if I buy 10 a month it'll take a fair while to get them all...oh and my windowsill will probably run out of room by then...