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by Paracelsus
Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Older Hogs Looking Good
Replies: 8
Views: 1255

I was hoping to see some cool-looking motorcycles out there in the desert, but your cacti are cool too ;-)
by Paracelsus
Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Rescued paper spine
Replies: 11
Views: 2889

Well then, congratulations! I guess the first thing to tell you is the proper name of your new cacti: Tephrocactus articulatus v. papyracanthus Don't water until your new plants have had time to grow roots. That may be a couple of months or longer. Keep them in bright shade, but no direct sun until ...
by Paracelsus
Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:39 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: A gift with no name...
Replies: 6
Views: 1568

Graptopetalum superbum blooming:

Image
by Paracelsus
Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:31 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: A gift with no name...
Replies: 6
Views: 1568

Re: My guess is Graptopetalum species

amanzed wrote:...could even be a stretching G pentandrum..
That was my thought also. Very serious lack of light problem. G. pentandrum is now G. superbum., however.

Brad
by Paracelsus
Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cactus movies
Replies: 7
Views: 1080

Wow! Liked them all but the first is the best. Thanks for sharing those incredible time-lapse movies.

Brad
by Paracelsus
Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: When do you consider a plant 'yours'?
Replies: 16
Views: 2056

Two winters and I'm certain my care is keeping it growing.
by Paracelsus
Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:40 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: An impulse buy...
Replies: 17
Views: 2081

The flower in the first picture is almost certainly fake. It is a real flower, but not from a cactus. This is common practice by unscrupulous cactus wholesalers designed to attract inexperienced customers. Look for glue where it is attached to what looks like another Mammillaria. These usually have ...
by Paracelsus
Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:13 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: two new succulents to id!
Replies: 8
Views: 1459

My hunch is that mystery plant #2 is a Glottiphyllum, maybe platycarpum (syn. depressum), or another species. It looks like it is overdue for a repotting. I suggest taking it out of the pot, then remove any old, dead leaves, check the roots, and replant with fresh soil. It looks like it is growing n...
by Paracelsus
Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:20 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: id please
Replies: 3
Views: 692

That is a good looking cactus! Ferobergia was my thought too.

Brad
by Paracelsus
Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:06 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Cyathia....
Replies: 8
Views: 1551

Great photography! Thanks for sharing those. :D
by Paracelsus
Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ants are robbing me
Replies: 5
Views: 994

Re: ants

...sometimes they will also move into a pot, and the plant in it will usually decline until you pick it up to see what's wrong and they swarm up your arm... Or run up your pant legs while you're trying to drown the colony. I've only had this problem (repeatedly) with a big clump of Aloe nobilis in ...
by Paracelsus
Tue May 31, 2011 11:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How would you move it?
Replies: 7
Views: 1176

I'd call James T. Kirk & Company Transporter Service. They work most of the time, and only rarely do they cause any permanent damage. Sometimes they lose a package, or manage to mix up your package with someone else's, but they usually manage to fix the problem within an hour.

:-)
by Paracelsus
Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Need id's on these two
Replies: 4
Views: 878

just mike wrote:I should probably throw them out and start again?
That's what I would do. The first will never look right again, and the second will be scarred for life. Sorry. :-(

Welcome to the forum. This is a great place to learn and play. Please come back and show us any new succulents you get. :-)

Brad
by Paracelsus
Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Help!
Replies: 17
Views: 2209

Yes, remove the top portion with a sharp clean knife. Lay the cutting down in the shade to let the cut callous over. After a week you can plant in DRY soil that is about 75% inorganic materials like perlite, pumice or lava rock (scoria), gravel, etc. You can use shredded redwood bark for the organic...
by Paracelsus
Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:16 pm
Forum: Cactus Picture Contest
Topic: Contest 53: Voting Page
Replies: 10
Views: 3676

iann wrote:...do you think that Ferocactus is actually alive :shock:
I don't :-)

Congratulations Daiv! I loved your habitat photograph.

Brad