J-Cacti 2012

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Jens
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Re: J-Cacti 2012

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And another Mamm. for hegar :D
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This one I will print ant take it with me when I go wisit my cacti. Just to show them how it should be done.
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:D :lol:
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Nice, Jens! Have a Flickr friend who shot this from top with black backdrop! Really lights up the spines.
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I should try it with a dark background sometime too.
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Un Pico looks even stranger with the flower buds.
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iann wrote:Un Pico looks even stranger with the flower buds.
Wonder how it got that name??? Un pico means the top in spanish right?
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I thought un pico meant one thorn?
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Wow, beautiful greenhouse!

..and plants!
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thanks RichR - BTW thats a great Avatar picture of yours. I like it!
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great looking plant!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
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Early with flower and also early with fruit
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Beautiful Turbi - neat you got seeds!
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Cool looking fruits your turbs have. I like the unusual color!
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Thanks guys, yes is something else than the usual red fruit.
It is better to be seen against the black background than before the white /shaded one.
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