Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Just about the end of the flowering and fruiting season.
Mostly growing in 2¾" (7cm) square plastic pots -- equal parts pumice and coco peat mix
Mostly growing in 2¾" (7cm) square plastic pots -- equal parts pumice and coco peat mix
- Minime8484
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Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Nice! Hope to see mine bloom like that some day! Are they self-fertile?
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
It will happen Tristan! I do believe they are self fertile, although I do hand pollinate the flowers on my plants using a very fine watercolor paint brush -- just to make sure.Minime8484 wrote:Nice! Hope to see mine bloom like that some day! Are they self-fertile?
I get bountiful crops of fruit from older mature plants like the following:
Growing in 8" (20.3 cm) round plastic pot
I have had this plant (grown from seed) for many years. I am always struck by the change in physical appearance of this species -- the stem elongation, frosted silver coloration/shading of the epidermis and the graying of the denser spination -- as the plant ages and "weathers".
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Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
James, that is awesome. I love the color of Uebelmannia some green and some purple.
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Very nice. James!! I'm jealous! Mine is growing nicely but no flowers yet!
Life's a Cactus in the Great State of Texas!!!
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Thanks, sundanz -- the flowers (and fruit) will come.sundanz wrote:Very nice. James!! I'm jealous! Mine is growing nicely but no flowers yet!
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Wow! Very nice, I can't wait til mine flower. Thanks again James.
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
I can't wait to bet another one of these for the kids to see and learn about its such a magnificent looking cacti
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I actually like the look of juvenile plants of this species better than the "old grizzled" specimens:
Growing in 2¾" (7cm) square plastic pots -- equal parts coarse pumice & coco peat
Growing in 2¾" (7cm) square plastic pots -- equal parts coarse pumice & coco peat
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Thanks James. Here are a few more:jamesfe wrote:James, that is awesome. I love the color of Uebelmannia some green and some purple.
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Growing in a 3¼" (8cm) square plastic pot -- equal parts pumice and coco peat soil mix
Another mature specimen with a striking physical appearance -- silvery white epidermis and graying of the spination.
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Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Hi James, wow, I admire these ones that you have!
Such an interesting genus, although I am not at all successful at growing these ones... I still didn't find the best method of growing them, I have tried some different soil mixes, sun and shade conditions...
I have only about 5 of them now, I had more but some got sick, only one flowered until today and didn't produce any seeds, or I would have grafted some seedlings already.
Almost every other brazilian cactus I have here grow very nice, but these usually don't.
Thanks for the pictures.
Such an interesting genus, although I am not at all successful at growing these ones... I still didn't find the best method of growing them, I have tried some different soil mixes, sun and shade conditions...
I have only about 5 of them now, I had more but some got sick, only one flowered until today and didn't produce any seeds, or I would have grafted some seedlings already.
Almost every other brazilian cactus I have here grow very nice, but these usually don't.
Thanks for the pictures.
Bruno
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Thank you, Bruno.
Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Another great (but rare) species is Uebelmannia buiningii:
Growing in 2¾" (7cm) square plastic pots
Growing in 2¾" (7cm) square plastic pots
- Minime8484
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Re: Uebelmannia pectinifera flowering and fruiting
Oooh....was not familiar with that species. Very cool! Love the tubercules on it!