PB,
I think it's daring to definitely identify a Pediocactus seedling that small.
And I cannot follow Fritz in calling all the small staying Pedio simps the same ssp in honor of Benson.

Jordi

2 ribs out of 4 on the trunk of a huge Euphorbia ingens

Well, whoever Vlani in Mountain View is, he/she is rash in his/her judgement and Daiv is as well! :P Correct, it is doubtful that this plant is assigned to the right genus, but what makes you so sure it CAN'T be an Eulychnia? Here is the evaluation of Paul Klaassen about these photos: "What I s...

Jens,
I posted a NM photo loooong time ago already!

Jordi

Here are some more NM plants: The last 4 pictures were taken on Woody Minnich's property in Edgewood, NM.

Jordi

...Did you ever have a flower on the grusonia ? It is another species that is rare in collections I think. I was tempted to throw my Grusonia (Marenopuntia) marenae away seweral times , but then it flowered- I wouldn´t give it away now anymore. Sure you shouldn't give it away... but you shouldn't p...

Homalocephala/Echinocactus texensis near Hope, NM Jordi

....I'll have to wait a couple of years before mine procreate... Dennis, that depends. I don't know yet if they are spring bloomers only or if this species is flowering intermittently all summer long. If the latter is the case they might do their thing this year already. if not they will flower for...

Well, I have pollinated mine yesterday: Jordi

daiv wrote:... I heard that Y. brevefolia is especially sensitive....

It is indeed! Best way to grow it: sow it in the place you want to grow it forever.

Jordi

Be careful with sowing Yucca seeds. It might get out of control like these volunteer seedlings of a Yucca whipplei which came up out of seeds distributed/left by the dead mother plant. Jordi

Mother hen, Mamm sanchez-mejoradae, and chicks in habitat: Cyntia knizei and Discocactus horstii youngsters: Echinocereus (viridiflorus) ssp. canus just left seedling phase: 3 year old Rimacactus laui: etc, etc...

Jordi

Few older Aztekium ritteri and several Aztekium hintonii seedlings: Jordi

You should give it a try! Using a juicy tip of a Penio and fixing it +/- horizontally on a section of the vascular bundle. Like I did in '06 on H. jusbertii. This season this grafting will be flowering for the 3rd year already. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/CactusJordi/Peniocereus/DSCF0006a...

Buck Hemenway wrote:... Here's about 10 Pachypodium bispinosum growing underground, just a terrific bloom fest...

Hi Buck,
why do you need 10 plants for this bloom fest? I can do that with only one plant


Jordi