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by Lair3514
Thu May 15, 2014 5:24 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus identification help request
Replies: 17
Views: 2916

Re: Cactus identification help request

huernia schneideriana is the most common that looks like that. Thanks. This photo came in a separate e-mail. It was labelled simply Huernia flower photo. http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b486/Larry438CH/MOicid_X_MA1_1400073827aol_1_zps38bf6372.jpg I think you are right. At least, schneideriana i...
by Lair3514
Wed May 14, 2014 4:31 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus identification help request
Replies: 17
Views: 2916

Re: Cactus identification help request

STOP THE PRESSES!! This morning I received reply from Midge who had been on vacation. The other plant is an huernia. Its flower is a red star at the base of the plant. So what is the thing you don't like about stapelia ,A little stinky? I love the pod that develops into the flower. It reminds me of ...
by Lair3514
Wed May 14, 2014 3:43 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus identification help request
Replies: 17
Views: 2916

Re: Cactus identification help request

I concede. It must be Stapelia. Couldn't get hold of friend who gifted me with it. It just looks more similar to pictures at the Stapelia websites than it does to any of the Euphorbia I looked at. No, I did not give it the pin test. Thanks for making me see the light. What makes my big head so hard?...
by Lair3514
Tue May 13, 2014 4:31 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus identification help request
Replies: 17
Views: 2916

Re: Cactus identification help request

Teo and Saxicola, I appreciate your suggestions and comments. The woman (former coworker) who potted up and gave me the plants under consideration is unavailable at the moment. I am trying to contact her to ask her if the plant in question had milky sap when she transplanted part of it into the pot ...
by Lair3514
Sun May 11, 2014 4:49 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus identification help request
Replies: 17
Views: 2916

Re: Cactus identification help request

Thanks to all who helped on this post. 2 is Chamecereus silvestrii. This is clearly the correct I.D. #1 definitely Tephrocactus articulatus var. inermis This gets me into the right ball park. After looking at v. strobiliformis and diadematus, the latter is definitely a contender. 3 is a Stapeliad. ....
by Lair3514
Sat May 10, 2014 3:45 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus identification help request
Replies: 17
Views: 2916

Cactus identification help request

Please help me identify these cactus. #1 http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b486/Larry438CH/PhtoIDs/Midge_plant2_IMG_4937_1_zps819fc8c3.jpg #2 http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b486/Larry438CH/PhtoIDs/Midge_plant_IMG_4931_1_zps12af39be.jpg #3 http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b486/Larry438CH/Ph...
by Lair3514
Sat Oct 06, 2012 1:50 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Tan blotches on cactus
Replies: 4
Views: 1154

Re: Tan blotches on cactus

Thank you both for your response. I'm glad it doesn't sound like anything serious. I was prepared to remove the blotched section and start a second plant. Now I'm comfortable leaving it alone.
by Lair3514
Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:11 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Tan blotches on cactus
Replies: 4
Views: 1154

Tan blotches on cactus

I have consulted the Pests & Disease tab but cannot determine what is going on with the cactus pictured below. The tan to brown spot has been around for a while and it could just be a callus spot. I am concerned it might be a sign of an invasion by a pest. Does anyone have an idea whether or not...
by Lair3514
Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:15 am
Forum: Outdoor Cacti
Topic: Using sun-screen mesh on Harrisia jusbertii
Replies: 0
Views: 1328

Using sun-screen mesh on Harrisia jusbertii

I've moved H. jusbertii around in my yard but I can't find a spot where they have ideal conditions. They are currently along the north side of house which puts them in shade in winter and full sun in summer. The summer sun is stressing some of them which I suspect may turn yellow if I don't do somet...
by Lair3514
Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:41 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aloe ID
Replies: 3
Views: 964

Re: Aloe ID

Thank you, Rosemarie. I see some resemblances, particularly in the deltoideodonta and parvula. When I was looking for images of the calcairophila, there was a ssp. of it called aristata. That rang a bell. Aristata was mentioned as a possible species in the mix by one of the staff where I purchased i...
by Lair3514
Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:40 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aloe ID
Replies: 3
Views: 964

Aloe ID

Recently purchased this Aloe plant. The sales person advised me that this plant most likely has a history of multiple cross pollinations. I can be satisfied calling it an aloe hybrid. But, can someone give me an idea, from its characteristics, what species was/were probably involved? That is, if it ...
by Lair3514
Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Keeping Agave geminiflora healthy
Replies: 1
Views: 883

Keeping Agave geminiflora healthy

I read the following advice regarding Agaves: Debris should be removed regularly and kept to a minimum. Otherwise it decomposes and rots right on the surface of the leaf, causing lesions of dead tissue and infection that can lead ultimately to the death of the plant. Agave_g_IMG_4165_1.jpg I can usu...
by Lair3514
Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:36 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aloe with flecks...ID speculation
Replies: 9
Views: 1499

Correction follow-up

A twist to the identification of the aloe pictured above. Friend Gary finally got around to tending to this aloe.
Got my plant out of soil. Roots don't look bad. Found tag in the soil: Mosaic aloe/Aloe harlana.
Aloe harlana and A. hemmingii must look very much alike!
by Lair3514
Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:09 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aloe with flecks...ID speculation
Replies: 9
Views: 1499

Tony wrote No, the dried up ends of the leaves (the yellow part?) will not turn green again, the leaf will continue to dry up as it naturally does until it can be eventually removed. Overall, it doesn't look all that bad to me, maybe just a little stressed from cold perhaps. Thank you for taking a ...
by Lair3514
Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:04 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aloe with flecks...ID speculation
Replies: 9
Views: 1499

Thanks for the quick response time. Majority rules. The picture of A. hemmingii I found looks good for a match. http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graphics/succulent/Aloe%20hemmingii.html I'm probably pushing my luck but...would any of you know if friend should expect the leaves yellowed from overwateri...