New cactus ID please
New cactus ID please
I'm a cactus newbie trying to identify this cactus so I can get some help for it. This is a photo from the day I bought it with the yellow flowers on top that were opening and closing during each day. They have since began to shrivel - not sure if I've sunburned them/over-watered them/something else.
The cactus itself is round, almost spherical, about 15cm high.
Any help identifying it will be much appreciated - then I can move it over ho the 'sick cacti' section.
The cactus itself is round, almost spherical, about 15cm high.
Any help identifying it will be much appreciated - then I can move it over ho the 'sick cacti' section.
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Re: New cactus ID please
See:-
http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtop ... =3&t=35567" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Either Notocactus (Parodia) mammulosus or submammulosus, the only real difference between them was how long the central spines were.
http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtop ... =3&t=35567" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Either Notocactus (Parodia) mammulosus or submammulosus, the only real difference between them was how long the central spines were.
Re: New cactus ID please
Hi,
it is normal for the flowers to open and close for a few days then dry up ,that is what they do.There's nothing wrong with your cactus.
it is normal for the flowers to open and close for a few days then dry up ,that is what they do.There's nothing wrong with your cactus.
Re: New cactus ID please
15cm is a pretty monster plant for that species. No wonder it has so many flowers.
--ian
Re: New cactus ID please
Thanks everyone for your help. What a rookie I am - I bought a plant which only looked its best for a couple of weeks, now it's all over!
Will I have to wait until next year to see those flowers again?
Will I have to wait until next year to see those flowers again?
Re: New cactus ID please
It isn't a strict once-per-year flowerer, but it will very likely take a rest after these are done. Take the opportunity to make sure it is in a suitable pot and soil, settle down, then see where it goes from there. Once established it can flower intermittently right through the warm months.
--ian
Re: New cactus ID please
Some cacti flowers only last for one night. Many make up for it with a succession of flowers though.
If you plant bulbs in the garden how long do their flowers last before you need to wait until next year for them to bloom again?
The idea is to acquire cacti from different genera that will prolong the flowering season of your plants from about April to September.
If you plant bulbs in the garden how long do their flowers last before you need to wait until next year for them to bloom again?
The idea is to acquire cacti from different genera that will prolong the flowering season of your plants from about April to September.
Re: New cactus ID please
I buy cacti that i really like the look of and i count their flowers as an added extra.
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Re: New cactus ID please
If you wanted flowers, you chose well - this species flowers its heart out. Once it's acclimatized to its new home you'll get tons of flowers.
Spence
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Thanks @greenknight, that sounds wonderful - I'm really looking forward to learning all about my new cactus.
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They do need good light to produce those tons of flowers, I'm assuming you can provide that. More details about cultivation here - http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACT ... bmammulosa" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not a difficult species.
Not a difficult species.
Spence
Re: New cactus ID please
As said the only real difference between N. mammulosus, N. submmulosus and N. turecekianus is spine length and thickness.
Here is my N. mammulosus with finer spines.
N. turecekianus has the stoutest longest spines of this group.
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/NOTOCA ... kianus.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is a plant from a small red flowering population of the normally yellow flowering N. submammulosus in habitat which goes around as N. mammulosus "Red Flower" but has now been described as submammulosus ssp. minor.
Notocactus submammulosus (Lemaire) Backeberg subsp. minor (Kiesling) Abraham, Internoto, 16: 82-86, 1995
Parodia submammulosa (Lem.) Kiesl. subsp. minor Kiesl., Cact. Succ. J., 67: 14-22, 1995
Here is my N. mammulosus with finer spines.
N. turecekianus has the stoutest longest spines of this group.
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/NOTOCA ... kianus.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is a plant from a small red flowering population of the normally yellow flowering N. submammulosus in habitat which goes around as N. mammulosus "Red Flower" but has now been described as submammulosus ssp. minor.
Notocactus submammulosus (Lemaire) Backeberg subsp. minor (Kiesling) Abraham, Internoto, 16: 82-86, 1995
Parodia submammulosa (Lem.) Kiesl. subsp. minor Kiesl., Cact. Succ. J., 67: 14-22, 1995