Contest 51: Discussion and Related Pictures

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:23 pm

You may post anything you would like to add to the picture contest other than your submission.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:00 pm

Just thought I would add a few more for you to enjoy...
Most of the year this Dudleya britonii is all white, but when it starts to grow in mid winter it gets these growth rings that remain until all the leaves have been replaced.

A growing flower stalk from the plant above.

Gasteria batesiana 'barberton'

Pachypodium namaquanum

Euphorbia horrida

New wool and spines on Echinocactus polycephalus

Pachycereus pringlei

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:40 pm

hey, it's interesting to see that winter growth on polycephalus. have you noticed when it tends to go dormant?

peterb

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:21 pm

Hi guys, this is looking very nice so far. Just checked the Gh for signs of new growth over here - and I must say it is still pretty wintery indeed...
@dries: spring arrived in Belgium it seems though?!
and it sure did in California

The new job is very much fun so far but the one bad thing I just realized is: that I can´t post in the contests anymore

Here´s what I found in the GH check today
I´m not really sure of the genus or species of this one. (maybe mammillaria?)
It seems to have gone through rough and dry times in the past.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:19 pm

peterb wrote:hey, it's interesting to see that winter growth on polycephalus. have you noticed when it tends to go dormant?

peterb

The image is from late april/may of last year Peter, It didnt start growing until early april and honestly, I dont recall when it stopped. I will have to go back and look at the images of the plant that I took throughout the spring and summer.

Dries · Post by **Dries** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:41 pm

Jens wrote:@dries: spring arrived in Belgium it seems though?!
and it sure did in California

My picture was taken in June 2010.

It's still rather cold here in Belgium with minimum temperatures to -2°C (28F) last night
and maximum temperatures of 10°C (50F) outside and 20°C (68F) in the gh (when the sun is shining, something that doesn't happen to often!

).

I couldn't use this one since a friend took the photo, but it looks pretty cool (and painful too

) to me:

Dries

Post by **daiv** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:31 am

Great pics so far. The runner up pics here in this thread would have made some nice entries too.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:27 pm

@Dries: The lopho says ouch!
In fact I remember a Gymnocalycium doing similar things last summer after having just sat there and done nothing the year before. I think I even took a picture of it...
Found it, this was in June...

This in August

It looks pretty nasty when an Echinocereus bud breakes right through the epidermis too doesn´t it?

@Dmyerswny: What is it coming up there?

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:50 pm

wow, love that lloydii!

peterb

Dmyerswny · Post by **Dmyerswny** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:41 pm

Uh I think it's an aloe but I could be wrong... I'm planning on taking a photo of the whole plant and posting it here.

John C · Post by **John C** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:15 pm

Great pics so far everyone! That looks very painful for the loph!

PapaBearJay · Post by **PapaBearJay** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:19 pm

Well, that Loph looks to be in lots of pain, but once it's done giving birth, I'm sure it'll feel much better!

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:43 am

I need to dig around I had a pic of a San Pedro doing the same thing. It sure looks painful, however it wasn't as painful as what this winter did to it. I had to make a few cuttings cause it was either frozen, or it grew too much and it had a split so I had to cut it off halfway up the main stalk.

Great pics!

Hey Tony, did you grow your Ocotillo from seed?

Scottyzx12 · Post by **Scottyzx12** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:12 pm

The only other one I considered for this contest was the regeneration of my Echinocactus Grusonii but I think it counts more as a gritty, determinded survival regrowth than a beautiful addition to the plant.
Straight after Mealy attack observed.

After a few months of recovery.

Now.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:40 pm

Hi Scottyzx12
Those mealies were quite hungry, weren´t they?
But the cactus is a survivor personality