Hello to everyone I should have done this sooner

nurseye · Post by **nurseye** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:33 am

I am looking forward to hearing from memebers. I don't know much about cacti but love them and my bonsai's they look great together.

John C · Post by **John C** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:09 am

Welcome to the forums! This is a friendly place. Hope you learn alot and enjoy yourself!

Can't wait to see some pics of your cacti and bonsai!

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:29 am

I'll also pitch in with a warm welcome. If you intend to learn about cacti and other succulents, you are at the right address here. Your hobby of growing bonsai plants is also interesting to some of the members here, including me. I only tried the technique once with an evergreen. I believe it was a Juniper. However, I left the plant with the horticulture department and never saw the final result of my training with wires, etc.

Harald

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:10 am

Hi, Welcome!
There's no doubt you will learn alot from the great members here.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:54 am

Hello nurseye.

I actually started out wanting to learn about and "bonzai" whatever I could get my hands on.
But it takes sooo long to get somthing decent I kinda wondered into growing succulents and they quickly have taken over.
I am no longer growing any new potential bonzai's just maintaining plants I already have alot of time invested in. Some are still in the ground and some have made it to pots.
My favorites are root over rock designs and mini forest's
I woud love to see some of your little trees and cacti.

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:05 pm

Welcome to the forum nurseye.
Throw some pictures up of your bonsai's and if your not addicted to cacti you shortly will be hanging out here

nurseye · Post by **nurseye** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:00 am

Thank You for the great Welcome. I started out looking for help with an ID.
I am new to cactus and need help with this plant. The bloom was 6 inches form center of bloom to tip of pedal. The cactus it self is only 10 inches high. I will post pictures of Bonsai and cactus as I get them taken. Looking forward to meeting new friend. Learning and maybe even teaching some. Thank You again. Here is the flower does anyone know what it is. nurseye (Elaine)

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:44 am

Hello Elaine,
your plant is a succulent, but not a cactus. It is a Stapelia sp.. Its large blossoms do smell a bit like rotting meat and do attract flies for pollination.

Harald

P.S. Tomorrow I could tell you exactly which specie of Stapelia it is, because then I do have my reference books to assist me.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:41 am

Hi Elaine, Harald is right. they are both stepelias. My guess is the first one is Stapelia grandiflora, and the second is Stapelia grandiflora.
Lots of great pictures at Martin Heigan's site

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:44 am

Hi Elaine, Harald is right. they are both stepelias. My guess is the first one is Stapelia grandiflora, and the second is Stapelia gigantea.
Lots of great pictures at Martin Heigan's site

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:44 am

Hi Elaine, Harald is right. they are both stepelias. My guess is the first one is Stapelia grandiflora, and the second is Stapelia grandiflora.
Lots of great pictures at Martin Heigan's site

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:44 am

Hi Elaine, Harald is right. they are both stepelias. My guess is the first one is Stapelia grandiflora, and the second is Stapelia grandiflora.
Lots of great pictures at Martin Heigan's site

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:44 am

Hi Elaine, Harald is right. they are both stepelias. My guess is the first one is Stapelia grandiflora, and the second is Stapelia grandiflora.
Lots of great pictures at Martin Heigan's site

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:07 am

Hi Elaine,

In case you didn't know-- Tony likes making multiple posts

crake · Post by **crake** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:50 am

...dig, dig, dig... scratch, scratch, scratch... Peck, peck, peck... ... OH! Hello there! Welcome to the community!

I noticed you said you are into bonsai, I am as well. I am working with a type of willow. A tea from all forms of willow will make an all natural cloning media. At the moment it isn't much to look at as it's only a stick in the ground with new growth coming off. Willow clone so easy all you have to do is stick them in the mud! Yey!

Hello to everyone I should have done this sooner

Hello to everyone I should have done this sooner

What a great welcome Thank You