Any ideas?

Its about 6 cm tall

Six days ago: http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/742/dscf1045n.jpg http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/5612/dscf1047l.jpg And last night this beauty opened!! http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3179/dscf1082k.jpg http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9031/dscf1085w.jpg This morning - still open! http://img...

Hey guys Just looking for some advice. All my cacti are currently in the house, and thriving but they're taking over!! Im looking at buying a greenhouse for them all, but I am a bit concerned. The first thing that strikes me is being in the UK - frosts! Now clearly this can be overcome by a thermost...

This also happened to my Mammillaria mammillaris - its also self fertile and when i came to repot it this year i was greeted to two new seedlings!!

Hey

I have some opuntia macrohiza seeds if you want to trade instead of buy some?

possibly G. baldianum but im not good at gymnos

Cut it off and replant it. You'll get a bushier cluster of plants in no time.

Definatly Opuntia ficus-indica. You'll get some nice tasty fruit from that!

1. What's your absolute favorite cactus, or top 3, or 5, or 10 cacti? Stenocactus crispatus Mammillaria carmenae v. rubispina Echinopsis subdenudata 2. What is your most wanted cactus? Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. fickeiseniorum or Obregonia denegrii 3. If you could only grow one cactus genus, what...

I've planted some more: Thelocactus tulensis bueckii Oreocereus celsianus Rebutia minuscula Harrisia jusbertii Thelocactus bicolor v. tricolor Rebutia marsoneri Opuntia macrohiza Opuntia ficus-indica Hylocereus undatus Already I have some cheeky Hylocereus undatus after 4 days! http://img42.imagesha...

Hard water doesnt really affect cacti. I also use hard-water, and my plants have been thriving for years. The only problem you may have is a limescale crust that can form on the top of the soil - the same as in your kettle! This can be unsightly but its no cause for concern. Fertilise Lophoporas onl...

If your plants are getting sunlight, then the extreame growth could be due to what fanaticactus said - watering during the winter. 3-4 hours of good sun a day is not ideal, but the plants should adapt to it, so long as they are getting some sun. I think problems arise when the plants are kept in the...

Excellent. I'll give it a go. cheers

Wow.

I've seen the flowers they are splended indeed!

I've just never seen a picture of the immature bud....thanks everyone

O_O I'll keep my knife well away then! Thanks guys!!