Peterb's new, revised 2012
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One of the last to flower, except for Penio maculatus and Disco buenekeri and maybe Fero rectispinus. Echinocactus horiz. nicholii. Not sure if this really does deserve ssp. recognition or not. Beautiful plant though, lucky to get one from the Tucson rescue operation at Silver Bell Mine.
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Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012
A beautiful plant, Peter!
It's a shame that it won't grow further on its natural habitat. However I'm sure it is in good hands at you.
It's a shame that it won't grow further on its natural habitat. However I'm sure it is in good hands at you.
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012
Peter,
that Echinocactus horizonthalonius ssp. nicholii does not look too different from those that grow in our area. Perhaps the spines are stronger and flowers a slightly different shade of pink. My plants do usually produce deep pink blossoms.
One thing that has me stumped is, that some of the rescued plants that have been given to me adamantly refuse to produce roots. They will just sit there - sometimes for years - and slowly shrivel up and die.
Do you have any advice that would force the plant to form roots? It is sad to lose perfectly healthy looking plants due to their stubborness, i.e. refusal to produce roots.
Harald
that Echinocactus horizonthalonius ssp. nicholii does not look too different from those that grow in our area. Perhaps the spines are stronger and flowers a slightly different shade of pink. My plants do usually produce deep pink blossoms.
One thing that has me stumped is, that some of the rescued plants that have been given to me adamantly refuse to produce roots. They will just sit there - sometimes for years - and slowly shrivel up and die.
Do you have any advice that would force the plant to form roots? It is sad to lose perfectly healthy looking plants due to their stubborness, i.e. refusal to produce roots.
Harald
Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012
Hi Harald, not sure about the roots. I have never grown very many horizonthalonius, and none from the wild other than this one. I haven't inspected the roots of this plant since I got it, 4 years ago. It is a very, very slow grower.
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I agree with Peter. Under my humble conditions in the greenhouse, it grow only 2 or 3 new areoles per year.peterb wrote:It is a very, very slow grower.
The plant is at the hottest place with full sun the whole day. It will take many years to get the first flowers.
The most plants in habitat seem to be older than a man. Therefore they should be protected.
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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There's a saying around here: “If it can't be grown, it must be mined.” Unfortunately, this subspecies is at ground zero for open-pit copper mining.
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was a bit 'that was missing from the forum and I was missing all these beautiful images. Peter really beautiful. The real berlandieri is spectacular
Angelo
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Peter looking back at this topic as usual your plants do you credit, some great plants there
incurable cactoholic
growing rebutia's with a mix of others.
growing rebutia's with a mix of others.
Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012
Thanks! It is already pretty much summer dormancy here. That's how early and quick the season is. But there will be a few things happening, maybe Hamatocactus sinuatus, Discocactus, Selenicereus vagans, Toumeya papyracantha. But that's about it.
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Peter, how long are the plants dormant? Do you water or feed them at all during summer?
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The dormancy goes all the way until February for some. Others put on a a little more growth in the fall, when nights get below 70 again. I do water fairly regularly, although I really back off when they are totally fat and just sitting there. there is usually an 8 week period or so when they don't transpire at all, so no point watering. This is from July through the end of August. Sometimes I mist just for temp control, especially when it hits 120.
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Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012
heh, my plants are still all growing. It cools off at night here in BCC tho.. we aren't a part of the Phoenix heat island. Luckily for us here.
It's still in the uppers 60s/low 70s here at night. Dormancy for my cacti won't be until around Mid July probably (when it starts getting warmer at night)
It's still in the uppers 60s/low 70s here at night. Dormancy for my cacti won't be until around Mid July probably (when it starts getting warmer at night)
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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Some miscellany, just fooling around with the camera, noticing some things.
hope you enjoy,
peterb
hope you enjoy,
peterb
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- Mammillaria merideorosei, SB69, 2 year old with flower buds already. Cool.
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- Echinocactus polycephalus Inyo Co. CA, burst over, now maybe a few areoles will creep out between now and October.
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- still really happy to see Toumeya papyracantha doing okay on its own roots here. I thought it would expire 5 years ago when I moved here.
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- Fierce alversonii, recovering from very bad scorching last year.
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- 3 year old Bergerocactus emoryi seedling. These guys just hate it here, but hang in there okay, very slow indeed.
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- Idria columnaris just creeping along. I bought this 8 years ago.
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- A couple columnars. Left, tillianus (I've given up on the genus) and right, Thrixanthocereus (Espostoa) blossfeldiorum.
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- The mystery Opuntia that most have ID-ed as rufida. I guess it could be. Still waiting on flowers. Pima County AZ.
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- the first of a bunch of basilaris types. This one brachyclada, 4 years from seed, very slow and tiny.
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- ramosa
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- basilaris, Silver Peak NV
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- var. nana
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- another form of brachyclada with finger-shaped pads
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- Opuntia × columbiana, which surprisingly loves the heat here and grows like mad.
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- Incredibly long, bird cage spines on Thelocactus rinconensis.
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- Ancistro tobuschii, loving the shade. 2 years old.
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- Echinofossulocactus ochoteranus rosasianus
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Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012
Looking great! Love the Toumeya & happy it is doing OK for you here!