Contest 62 : Discussion and related Pictures

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Can we use a non cactus plant?? Would a Cryptanthus fall under the succulents??
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Yes Tracey you can use any old succulent for this :)
Cryptanthus does have succulent leafes, doesn´t it?
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Thanks Jen, actualy Cryptanthus only has a few in the family that are have succulent leafs the rest dont..
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It´s a nice plant anyway, a picture under white lights would be interesting to see just how red it naturally gets.
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Hey Jen, i will get a pic of it in the sunlight if it gets sunny out today its been soooooooo cloudy and gloomy for so long now it hasnt had much sun in the window i had it in and i just seperated some larger pups from it 2 1/2 weeks ago and then i took it down to the plant room last week and put it under the lights. As you can see in that pic shes already got more pups growing.. :P She dont get red she gets HOT pink.. :D
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Come on all you guys with the Saguaro trees in the front yard, show us what you got 8)
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Post by CactusJordi »

Jens,
do you mean a thingie like this?

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Unfortunately not in my front yard though.

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Yeees Sir!
8) 8) 8)
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Post by majcka »

Well i won't have one in my frontyard or in my backyard in my life. Unless i move across half of the world and buy me there a little house with it in already.
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P.S I have some saguaros (supposedly) that I sow last autumn. Now they are about 5 mm high (if they are indeed saguaros for it was cacti mix that i bought)
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Post by cactushobbyman »

Jens wrote:Come on all you guys with the Saguaro trees in the front yard, show us what you got 8)
Thank you Peterthecactusguy. When people think of cactus, this is what they envision.
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cactushobbyman wrote:
Jens wrote:Come on all you guys with the Saguaro trees in the front yard, show us what you got 8)
Thank you Peterthecactusguy. When people think of cactus, this is what they envision.
sorry I would have had my pic up a few nights ago, but I have been having issues with my PC. Fixed now. :)
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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Post by Jens »

Yes, another one of those late great entries , great one peterthecactusguy!
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:) Thanks.
I was lucky to have that in my front yard. Now I have 26 others :)
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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Post by Jens »

The first cut was the deepest !
Congradulations cactushobbyman!!!
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Post by daiv »

Yes, a deserving win! An uncommon (impressive) specimen of a common plant!
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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