teo wrote:Yes, a Gymno, possibly baldianum

thanks teo

Hi Folks. I think this is a Gymnocalycium but not sure what one?

thank you

nice bloom. being new it still surprises me to see such a large flower and a long stalk like the first photo shows.

thank you teo and elieestephane. the seed mix says it contains several different barrel, hedgehog, prickly pear, cholla, cardon and saguaro. I guess the problem with common names is that the same name can refer to several different species such as I found several that are called fishhook barrel. my ...

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thanks toadstar. i posted with this site.

sorry, Image did not work, I will try to re post.

Hello. I am fairly new to cacti and new to the forum. I have been growing from seed for a couple of years now. I have used the mixed seeds bought at a local retailer. I need help in identifying what I have. Possible Cylindropuntia http://imgur.com/WZtmiXp not sure on these. http://imgur.com/2yLmTsD ...

I am fairly new to growing cacti from seed but from what I understand, seedlings will be slow growing at first as most of their energy is used to grow their root system but at some point their growth rate will increase.