Bitten by the Cacti and Succulent Bug - My Collection

[kpj35]

Hi Everyone,

I've been reading this forum for a while but don't often get around to posting anything, so I probably know most of you better than you know me. However, since the next semester is starting (I'm a prevet student currently completing my undergrad degree), I figured I'd better get around to posting my plants or it will never happen Anyway, I began collecting cacti and succulents as a hobby about a year ago, and I have learned a lot along the way; and since I seem to have caught the cacti and succulent bug, I wanted to create this thread to track the progress of my plants and garner opinions about my current cultivation practices. So, without further ado, here they are:

South facing window where I keep my cacti

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East facing window with my Easter cacti and airplants

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Grow light setup - the screen is to keep my cats from destroying everything This was my winter break project and included building a shelf that allows water to drain, a catch tray, the overhead lighting setup, and the screen, which I just finished today.

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This is my little propagator where I am currently trying my luck at growing some mixed cacti seeds. The tupperware container on the bottom is filled with water and holds an aquarium heater, which is doing a nice job at keeping soil temps from 80-84 F.

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Some seeds have sprouted already . Do they look too red to you? I have more light than is usually recommended for starting seeds, so I am thinking that I may need to shade them a bit...or I could just build a larger propagator with the correct amount of light and room for starting more seeds

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Echinocactus grussoni - this was my first cactus and I have had it for many years

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Unknown cactus 1

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Unknown cactus 2 - this one has many flower buds - so exciting!

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Grafted Gymnocalycium mihanovichi (I think)

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Haworthia attenuata - I have had these forever. Unfortunately, the plant on the left was damaged by the cats

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This is an interesting one, as it has two growth points on the rightmost plant.

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Kalanchoe blossifindia

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Rhipsalis burchellii

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Unknown euphorbia 1 - this one flowers almost continuously for me and currently has new buds forming. The flowers are pink to red.

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Unknown euphorbia 2 - I just repotted this one and it sulked for a while by dropping many leaves, but it is now producing more new leaves than ever before and seems happy in its new soil

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Sanseveria trifasciata - the first plant was just a tiny offset when I got it

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Hatiora gaertheri - this plant flowers almost continuously with wonderful red blossoms

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Schlumbergera x buckyi - a new addition - I can't wait to see the flowers!

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Unknown haworthia 1 - this little guy is tiny, but started to grow a flower stalk soon after I brought him home

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Unknown haworthia 2

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Unknown haworthia 3

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Unknown gasteria

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[Eutow_Intermedium]

Unknown cactus 1 is A Notocatus ( Parodia ) maybe Scopa ?

Unknown cactus 2 is Mammilaria Elongata

Unknown Hawortia 2 looks to be H. Cymbiformis

Unknown Euphorbia 1 looks to be Euphorbia Millii

and No 2 maybe Euphorbia. Suzannae Bupleurifolia

=^_^=

Could your Echinocactus Grusonii be a White spines form ?

[kpj35]

Jade plant

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And last but not least, my Tillandsia (not technically succulents, but interesting nonetheless ) Some are new additions and have some slight damage, but they should grow out of it soon. They are definitely the most needy of my plants, as they do best with daily misting and twice weekly watering.

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That's about it, so feel free to post any advice or comments. If you can identify any of my unknown plants that would also be great, as most of these guys were not labelled when I bought them. Happy growing everyone!

[kpj35]

Unknown cactus 1 is A Notocatus ( Parodia ) maybe Scopa ?

Unknown cactus 2 is Mammilaria Elongata

Unknown Hawortia 2 looks to be H. Cymbiformis

Unknown Euphorbia 1 looks to be Euphorbia Millii

and No 2 maybe Euphorbia. Suzannae Bupleurifolia

=^_^=

Could your Echinocactus Grusonii be a White spines form ?

Wow, thanks so much for the help - those ID's seem perfect! As for the echinocactus, I think it's just the picture making the spines look white. They do look yellow in person.

[sabotenmen]

I've never seen such a columnar Grusonii