This is a place for members to post on-going topics about their plants and experiences.
Mark
Posts: 2097 Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:42 amLocation: El Paso,TX 8A
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by Mark Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:35 am
Awesome plants man!
Mark
kika
Posts: 127 Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:53 amLocation: Pinole, CA (SF Bay Area)
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by kika Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:01 am
I can't get enough of your pictures. They are AMAZING! More please!
tumamoc
Posts: 2330 Joined: Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:10 amLocation: Tucson, Arizona USA
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by tumamoc Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:29 am
Gibbaeum album and Conophytum freidrirchiae. Wow! For a second there I thought I was looking at something under the sea.
daiv
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by daiv Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:21 pm
tumamoc wrote: Gibbaeum album and Conophytum freidrirchiae. Wow! For a second there I thought I was looking at something under the sea.
That was the topic for the March OCCSS meeting Jeff Moore -"Under the Succulent Sea". It sure is funny how similar desert plants and undersea plants look.
Might be a fun topic for a picture contest....
"Most seaworthy succulent"
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
Craig Fry
Posts: 134 Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:50 pmLocation: Orange, CA
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by Craig Fry Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:13 pm
Cono. burgeri with a little budge
A couple days later
Lithops rubra, community pot
Craig
Craig Fry
Posts: 134 Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:50 pmLocation: Orange, CA
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by Craig Fry Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:33 pm
This time, only cactuses
Thelocactus bicolor schwarzii
Some Sulcorebutia, need to check the tag
Parodia occulta
Craig
ihc6480
Posts: 5838 Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:39 amLocation: Kansas City, Kansas--USA
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by ihc6480 Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:43 pm
Wow, I'm amazed at your collection thus far
Loving the orange flowers on your Parodia
Bill
lordarutha
Posts: 803 Joined: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:58 pmLocation: Very Sunny Weston super Mare ,UK (Near Bristol)
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by lordarutha Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:15 am
I can understand why Daiv was so excited about you joining the forum Craig, you have some wonderful plants. Keep the pics coming.
Paul.
daiv
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by daiv Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:54 pm
Man, that Cono. burgeri flower looks just like Mamm. theresae..
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
Bill in SC
Posts: 2544 Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:17 amLocation: South Carolina, USA
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by Bill in SC Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:01 am
A very warm welcome from South Carolina. Too speechless to say anything else!
Bill in SC
mughal113
Posts: 762 Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:15 pmLocation: Lahore, Pakistan
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by mughal113 Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:32 am
Amazing collection Craig... Those arios are awesome! Waiting for more photos...
-Mughal
Craig Fry
Posts: 134 Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:50 pmLocation: Orange, CA
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by Craig Fry Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:56 pm
I couldn't decide which photo to post, so heres both
Mammillaria luethyi, on own roots, second flush of flowers this spring.
I have some small ones on own roots for sale for $15 each.
Craig
Craig Fry
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by Craig Fry Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:02 pm
More Mamms
Mamm. hahiana v. superbe
Mamm. bocasana from seed
Mamm huitzilpochtli
Craig
daiv
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by daiv Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:50 pm
daiv wrote: Man, that Cono. burgeri flower looks just like Mamm. theresae..
Whoops! I meant Mammillaria luethyi - thanks for the illustration Craig! Now we can compare on one page!
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lordarutha
Posts: 803 Joined: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:58 pmLocation: Very Sunny Weston super Mare ,UK (Near Bristol)
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by lordarutha Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:15 pm
I would have one of the Mammillaria luethyi but I don't think customs would allow it.
Paul.
