J-Cacti 2012

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:47 am

Thanks for your advice, Jens.
It looks like that my plant have the same growth conditions like your. I guess I should wait what happens.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:14 pm

Yes be patient with it. I got a Notocactus haselbergii at the same time and that one flowered three years earlier than the N. graessneri.
But the number of flowers on the haselbergii has decreased from year to year...

: Notocactus haselbergii Blüte 2010 06 04 010_klein.jpg (123.87 KiB) Viewed 1705 times

: Notocactus haselbergii 2011 Mai21-1.jpg (127.31 KiB) Viewed 1705 times

: Notocactus haselbergii 2012 Mai28.jpg (82.29 KiB) Viewed 1705 times

majcka · Post by **majcka** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:01 am

As you wrote under the first pic. "Notocactus haselbergii Blüte" It bleeded.

No more blood....

gemhunter178 · Post by **gemhunter178** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:29 pm

Nice plant and flowers! I like that shade of red on that flower!

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:28 pm

It might have been fed with flowering hormones at the nursery before

Subverted · Post by **Subverted** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:28 am

Jens wrote:It might have been fed with flowering hormones at the nursery before

Might it be a result of a nutrient deficiency or lack of abundance, due to the different ferts you and the nursery might use, rather than hormones?

Beautiful plant aside from that though!

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:03 pm

Yes you´re right Subverted, lack of fertilizer could be the reason too, because I use liquid fertilizer only very sparingly and did never repott the haselbergii plant.