greenknight wrote:Ferocacti are among the easier Cacti to grow from seed. No rush about getting them out, as long as there's no mold, but they won't require that babying as long as more delicate species would.

Thank you so much - I'm such a worrywart

I got a bunch of seeds from Aiko, maybe 3-4 weeks ago and I finally got them to sprout (this is my first attempt to grow cacti from seed) Thought I'd take some photos so y'all can see the progress so far IMG_5740.JPG I'll post more later as they grow bigger but I was wondering if I should be doing a...

this one looks like a Mesembryanthemum var. or Pig Face

to me it looks like a slightly elongated Crassula perfoliata var. or Propeller Plant

Hi Tony, Home Depot is ok sometimes with the names, but not much with Haworthias. I am actually surprised they had names, all the ones I see say "Haworthia species'. I would say 1. mutica 2 venosa var tessellata, usually just called tessellata 3. cymbiformis var obesa or coopera var truncata, ...

Mammillaria Elegans Syn Albilanata Fauxiana ?? - it sort of looks like mine from the last photo - just deeper colour but they just because of lighting differences.

its beautiful

greenknight wrote:The first sign of fruits on Mamms is you see fruits, months after the flowers. Don't know how long hahniana takes exactly, likely you won't see anything before Spring.

big thank you

mmcavall wrote:3: probably H. limifolia

thank you acouple more to go

yeah everyone so far seems so nice and happy to help im so glad i joined this place thanks for making me feel welcome everyone

From what I've read lithops are not self fertile and need the same species but different genome in order to procreate - however some people have had success with crossbreeding but from what i read it doesn't seem very often.

WayneByerly wrote:IMG_4524 is a Stenocactus multicostatus. I killed mine overwatering it.

Awe thank you!! That helps so much

Must admit I love both types though they ones that stand tall are actually my favourite ( for example rubra optics)

I have a pretty good guess on one of them but the others I'm very not sure 1. Haworthia Wimii cv Silver Kiwi IMG_4735.JPG 2. Truncata ....? (distichous) IMG_4768.JPG 3. Limafolia spirilla? IMG_4777.JPG 4. Cooperi or maybe a truncata rosette type rather than distichous? Or even a cross between the tw...

Kattatonic wrote:Looks like you're well on your way to a full flower crown on the last one. Thanks for sharing

I really hope next year she does! Thank you that you liked it