Ferobergia

gio · Post by **gio** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:46 pm

variegata:

flower

Giovanni.

hablu · Post by **hablu** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:02 pm

Intreaging plant.What was again: Luechtenbergia And what Ferocactus?
You got it to flower!! Nice.Congrats.
Harry

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:19 pm

Very cool!
Great looking flower.

gio · Post by **gio** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:33 pm

Thank,this is Leutembergia Principis x Ferocactus Gracilis.

Giovanni.

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:02 pm

Very cool plant! I saw some of these in a book and there were two forms; one form looked like a fero with very long tubercles (like Gio's plant) and the other looked like a Leuctenbergia principis with short tubercles.

Cool looking plants!

I was reading about Leuchtenbergia principis and the comment was that if they were going to put it in with the feros (to which it is closely related) that they would all become Leuchtenbergia species as the Leuchtenbergia name was first. (apparently named for the Prince of Luxembourg)

Has anyone seen these for sale, or do you have to make your own?

Tim

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:15 pm

I haven't really come across many Leuchtenbergia's at sales...though i do have some at the nursery. I have never come across a hybrid Leucht. The closest i've come is a sweet looking principis monstrose from Miles.

Wish my leucht's were blooming now, instead of 3 weeks ago, cause i have a herrerae with 6 or 7 buds about to open!

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:18 pm

Fascinating how the flower is much more gracilis than principis, but th body of the plant much more principis. Great plant, thanks for posting.

peterb

mikayak · Post by **mikayak** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:24 pm

I bid on one on Ebay a while back ....but it went up too high.

I've never been able to find out which species of Fero is involved....

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:50 am

Cool flower and plant!

Mark

Bill in SC · Post by **Bill in SC** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:02 am

Most unusual! Very well done!
Bill in SC

gio · Post by **gio** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:44 am

TimN wrote:Very cool plant! I saw some of these in a book and there were two forms; one form looked like a fero with very long tubercles (like Gio's plant) and the other looked like a Leuctenbergia principis with short tubercles.

Tim

That must be a Astrobergia,
I recently purchased by a Chinese

Giovanni.

Lewis_cacti · Post by **Lewis_cacti** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:58 am

Very nice plant gio!

Are there any pics of an Astrobergia? I would love to see it!

gio · Post by **gio** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:09 am

Place in a few days on the photograph for the plant is hours travel (China-Italy).

Giovanni.

peter · Post by **peter** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:58 pm

Cool looking plant Gio!