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Very nice, mine needs a week or two still. :)
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amazing flowers, I just love that close up pic!
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What can say? I love Astrophytum asterias!
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For good reason! That's impressive - didn't realize there were ones with red flowers! Cool!
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I see you got a nice red flowered one too!
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Beautiful specimens you have there, Barry. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the seeds you sent will germinate. Are they generally slower than other cactus seeds to sprout?
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I'm concerned you're not getting germination. I usually get germination within a week. They're very gratifying in that respect.
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fanaticactus wrote:Beautiful specimens you have there, Barry. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the seeds you sent will germinate. Are they generally slower than other cactus seeds to sprout?
Astro's are usually the first cacti to germinate, often within 2-3 days. :?

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A few pretty flowers.
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Great show. =D>
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I'm blind....and green....and jelous.

Barry, these are knock offs. Image
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And now something from Echinopsis 'Barber Pole,' and my much-beloved Echinopsis terscheckii.
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Barry, the symmetry on the "Barber Pole" is gorgeous, as well as the colors and marking. How old is the terscheckii? Beautifully grown, massive columnar--obviously well established.
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heh, I can imagine why they called it barber pole, magnificent flower!
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I've only had the terscheckii for a few years. Before that it was grown very hard by a previous grower for years. I don't know its age. But I've put several inches of growth on each stem. It's a great plant.
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