greenknight wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:52 pm Saguaros cuttings are difficult to root, while the species is easily grown from seed, so cuttings are rarely seen.

I think that’s a myth to keep poachers at bay. Seems like every story is successful.

Ah shoot, I was wrong on the pencil also, flowers pink.

anttisepp wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 5:58 am It's very difficult to find C. bigelovii (Teddy-bear Cholla) in Europe for my surprise.

I have a lot on my property, the few times I’ve tried to propagate never rooted.

Actually I believe they are echinocarpa and not bigelovvi.

ohugal wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 10:58 am Very nice. How does it handle whilst repotting?

Mine has several inches without spines, pretty handy. Though I have moved it in ground this year. Not sure of flower color on mine but the local plants are greenish yellow, same as our bigelovvi.

Thanks. Won’t survive the winter

Local vendor offering this as saguaro, opinions?

Nice

Pumice and potting soil is a pretty adequate mix for me. Or spend a lot of time to get those fines out or you end up with a concrete like substrate.

Looks like fulgida to me too. 6’ is an impressive height though.

Nice to see the site back. I guess Bonap is showing natural habitat? showing the whole state isn’t real helpful for cold hardiness, ex: littoralis I don’t expect to have a chance at my local.

Can get a good idea here too
https://coldhardycactus.com/

Various engelmannii, polyacantha and basilaris have been the toughest opuntias for me, though basilaris are very sensitive to watering.

Cylindropuntia ramosissima, bigelovii, fulgida and imbricata all do well

Do monstrose and cristate cacti not appear in the wild? In cultivation, what causes these physiological variations? If a cactus grows slower because of it or produces fewer flowers, is it then considered an unhappy cactus? I have a few (Cereus Peruvianus Monstrose Minor, Mammilaria Elongate Cristat...

I adore them. I don’t find normal growth boring, but definitely appreciate them more. Especially finding them growing in habitat, have come across multiple cylindropuntia, saguaro, cardon. Fan crests just can’t be beat, high on my list of things to look at. I’d also gladly take care of an animal wit...

I’ve planted opuntia pads upside down also.

I don’t water until they root, roots are what take up water. You also don’t have to plant the cut, keep it out in the open, it will kick off normal growth.