Tom W 2010 Collection Photos

Ocotillo · Post by **Ocotillo** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:55 pm

--Schlumbergeras from last month:

Ocotillo · Post by **Ocotillo** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:58 pm

M. perez de la rosae v. andersonii

Ocotillo · Post by **Ocotillo** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:03 am

T. rinconensis v. phymatothelos

John C · Post by **John C** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:09 am

Nice pics! I like that Mamm!

Post by **daiv** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:25 am

Nice Tom. Are those Schlums named hybrids or just ones that you like? You've got some good colors there. My two "standard" color plants are blooming now too.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:36 am

I really like the Thelo bloom.

Ocotillo · Post by **Ocotillo** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:07 am

daiv wrote:Are those Schlums named hybrids or just ones that you like? You've got some good colors there. My two "standard" color plants are blooming now too.

No names as far as I know. --Just ones I liked.

I've got a lot of respect for the growers that develop striking colors though. All I ever get is pink.

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:10 am

hmm my moms were the standard pink ones but I had a white one that died I think when I was a kid.

We used to make cuttings of them by sticking them in a glass of water, or even just an empty glass and they would grow aerial roots.

I am hoping that my mom sends me some more.. I need so indoor cacti...
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Btw all of those are really neat ...

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:54 am

Beautiful blooms!

Ocotillo · Post by **Ocotillo** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:57 am

Opuntia:

I was curious what would happen if I put one of those cute little "Angel Wing" microdasys in the ground.

It reverted to a more feral form in just a few months. --Glochids like cotton candy:

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:37 am

Those Opuntias look so friendly and non-threatening in the pictures!

Nice!

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:49 am

beautiful plants and flowers! I especially like the varieties of schlumbergera and the new growth on your opuntias, they just seem to say spring is here!

Post by **daiv** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:47 pm

Those Opuntia pics are excellent -they rival those in Darryl's post.

When I lived in CA, I had all three varieties of O. microdasys in the ground. They do quite well that way.

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:26 pm

Sweet, more Opuntia pics!!

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:39 pm

great pics