Ralf's collection - update 01/03/2016
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Ralf's collection - update 01/03/2016
Yesterday and today I did removed the insulation from inside of my greenhouse. Let the sunshine inside to animate the growth.
After a week of spraying with warm water the first small buds appear on some plants.
The temperatures are daily in the 80's (26-28 degrees) inside the greenhouse.
Mammillaria lasiacantha SB500 bought it last spring
Mammillaria longiflora sown in 2007 shows its first buds
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus fa. rubriflorus
Turbinicarpus valdezianus
Turbinicarpus x mombergeri is a hybrid of T. laui and T. pseudopectinatus. Bought it in 2008 and shows its first blossoms now.
After a week of spraying with warm water the first small buds appear on some plants.
The temperatures are daily in the 80's (26-28 degrees) inside the greenhouse.
Mammillaria lasiacantha SB500 bought it last spring
Mammillaria longiflora sown in 2007 shows its first buds
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus fa. rubriflorus
Turbinicarpus valdezianus
Turbinicarpus x mombergeri is a hybrid of T. laui and T. pseudopectinatus. Bought it in 2008 and shows its first blossoms now.
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- Mr Monopoly
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Beautiful pics. Glad the season has begun. Looking forward to more great images this year.
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great looking flower on the m. lasiacantha!
the rest look promising!!
you spray all your plants daily???
the rest look promising!!
you spray all your plants daily???
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mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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Thanks folks for your neat comments.
@Arjen
Yes, every day if the temperatur is in the 80's (~26 degrees).
@Tim
I've bought it in April of 2006. I guess that it was at this time ~ 4 or 5 years old.
Pictures with open blossoms will be somewhat tricky. At this time I'll stay in your area.
You can enjoy a preview at my website.
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
To compare
2006
2011
@Arjen
Yes, every day if the temperatur is in the 80's (~26 degrees).
@Tim
I've bought it in April of 2006. I guess that it was at this time ~ 4 or 5 years old.
Pictures with open blossoms will be somewhat tricky. At this time I'll stay in your area.
You can enjoy a preview at my website.
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
To compare
2006
2011
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Wow! That is very impressive! I hope mine grows half as well!
It sounds like a lot will be happening in your green house when you are in Arizona this year! You have to find an Assistant Cactus Wrangler to step in and take the photos! Though, I've had a hard time finding one...
It sounds like a lot will be happening in your green house when you are in Arizona this year! You have to find an Assistant Cactus Wrangler to step in and take the photos! Though, I've had a hard time finding one...
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
Tim
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That isn't the most impressive, Tim.TimN wrote:Wow! That is very impressive!
I think this is more impressive than the other images.
The Euro Cent is similar to your Penny.
Growth from seed should be very easy exept the very slow growth of this spezies.
Your plants will better grow than mine. You've definitive the better conditions for the growth.TimN wrote:I hope mine grows half as well!
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You would think so, wouldn't you! My plants have the X factor of me tormenting/babying them! That can be a plus or a minus depending on the day.Ralf wrote: Your plants will better grow than mine. You've definitive the better conditions for the growth.
I think also some plants that you think/know should be slow, you don't try to push them for fear of losing them.
I've found these very hard to buy in the years I've been looking. I think I'm good on M. crucigera, now I can focus on something else...
Awesome flowers on those little ones!
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
Tim
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