Contest 62 : Discussion and related Pictures
Contest 62 : Discussion and related Pictures
Please discuss the old men of the collections here.
Hello all.
It can be read either way : Your oldest plant can be the cactus or succulent that you had under your care for very long time (I would say if the oldest one isn´t the pretiest one you could also post a nicer specimen which germinated from seed a few days later )
Your oldest plant could also be the one that you have reliable record of being the oldest.
Thinking of it some genera do live longer than the average lifespan of a human (e.g. Copiapoa , Welwitschia maybe Carnegia gigantea too?).
I think both aspects would be interesting to look at in this picture contest.
@Bruce: Old man with old cactus would even be better
It can be read either way : Your oldest plant can be the cactus or succulent that you had under your care for very long time (I would say if the oldest one isn´t the pretiest one you could also post a nicer specimen which germinated from seed a few days later )
Your oldest plant could also be the one that you have reliable record of being the oldest.
Thinking of it some genera do live longer than the average lifespan of a human (e.g. Copiapoa , Welwitschia maybe Carnegia gigantea too?).
I think both aspects would be interesting to look at in this picture contest.
@Bruce: Old man with old cactus would even be better
Nice Ariocarpus (retusus?) Ian, maybe you can estimate how old it is by comparing pictures of when you got it with this recent one.
That really is a good point Daiv - how old is a plant that has been vegetatively propagated by cuttings for decades or even centuries (- like this Schlumbergera clone that you mentioned)?
That really is a good point Daiv - how old is a plant that has been vegetatively propagated by cuttings for decades or even centuries (- like this Schlumbergera clone that you mentioned)?
Age is very difficult to judge. It had no roots when I got it (not any good ones anyway) and had been neglected for some time so could be a bit older than expected. Since then, given a year out to grow new roots, it has grown quite quickly which tends to happen when the taproot is removed.Jens wrote:Nice Ariocarpus (retusus?) Ian, maybe you can estimate how old it is by comparing pictures of when you got it with this recent one.
It has moved on from this and even has a small pup on one side, although that it making it tilt over.
--ian
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Huh, I'm out of this one....my oldest ones have only been around 3-4 years.....no where close to "old"...
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
This does NOT disqualify you. If your oldest plant is only 6 months, post it. The contest is your oldest so post away. I think seeing the differences in collection ages is another interesting aspect of this contest.gemhunter178 wrote:Huh, I'm out of this one....my oldest ones have only been around 3-4 years.....no where close to "old"...
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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If anyone is wondering why I didn't enter my Ariocarpus that's my avatar here's why:
It died because we forgot to check the weather....It does NOT like frost....
It died because we forgot to check the weather....It does NOT like frost....
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.