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by greenknight
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Recognition
Replies: 5
Views: 169

Re: Recognition

Pot culture is very different from growing in the ground - excess water is drawn away by the surrounding soil in the ground. In a pot, only the force of gravity drains it, and it's a weaker force than the adhesion of water to the soil. Soil in the bottom of the pot remains saturated until the plant ...
by greenknight
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Euphorbia franckiana?
Replies: 2
Views: 85

Re: Euphorbia franckiana?

No - it's a Euphorbia, but nothing like frankiana. Maybe E. anoplia.
by greenknight
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:27 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings
Replies: 21
Views: 4728

Re: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings

Yes. some of them aren't in very good shape for transplanting but it can't be helped - you risk much more severe losses by not getting them separated. If rot should get started in that mass it would be devastating.
by greenknight
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:36 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Euphorbia? Stapelia Variegata? Help!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 146

Re: Euphorbia? Stapelia Variegata? Help!!!

Yes, cuttings should work fine. Cuttings of this species root easily.

I searched and found a counterpart of your plant: https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/26329
by greenknight
Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:01 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Euphorbia? Stapelia Variegata? Help!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 146

Re: Euphorbia? Stapelia Variegata? Help!!!

Fasciation, commonly called cresting, can occur in any plant. What you have is clearly a crested plant which has partly reverted to normal growth, which is not unusual. Yes, it's Ceropegia mixta, better known by the older names Orbea variegata or Stapelia variegata.
by greenknight
Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:34 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings
Replies: 21
Views: 4728

Re: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings

It's time to transplant. Bigger is better, but they have no room to get bigger. Here's a page that covers this: https://lithopsblog.wordpress.com/2018/ ... splanting/
by greenknight
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Seedling repotting
Replies: 7
Views: 292

Re: Seedling repotting

You should give them all the insecticidal soap treatment whether you can see mealies or not - the mealybug nymphs are just specks.
by greenknight
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Cacti Places
Topic: West Texas
Replies: 12
Views: 814

Re: West Texas

Thank you Keith, excellent photographs. A. fissuratus in first picture is very pretty - hard to replicate such flat shape in cultivation That cactus is coping with very dry, hot conditions, and they grow very slowly in habitat - it may have taken it 50 years to reach that size. Few would have the p...
by greenknight
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Water?
Replies: 3
Views: 186

Re: Water?

Remember that Lithops are 90% water. It still has a lot stored in those old leaves, and that's what it should be using until it's gone.
by greenknight
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Seedling repotting
Replies: 7
Views: 292

Re: Seedling repotting

Root mealies - yikes! Definitely need to kill off those.

Otherwise, looks good. Plenty clean enough, retained lots of roots - in fact, I think you need to trim some of the really long roots.

The ones that are struggling may perk up when you get them in a better medium, wish you luck. :cheers:
by greenknight
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Water?
Replies: 3
Views: 186

Re: Water?

You want the old leaves to dry up first - no water yet.
by greenknight
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Seedling repotting
Replies: 7
Views: 292

Re: Seedling repotting

Yes, you should get them out of that stuff. When it's warm enough for them to take water (might be now where you are), I would soak them in warm water a few hours or even overnight to soften up that mix. A bit of soap in the water as a wetting agent could help.Then you should be able to separate the...
by greenknight
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:45 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Offset?
Replies: 10
Views: 298

Re: Offset?

No surprise - offsets sometime grow roots even when they're above the soil line, those that are below the soil usually produce their own roots. That thing's ready to grow - I'll bet it starts showing some green even before you plant it.
by greenknight
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Sulcorebutia? sp. from Alcalá de Henares Botanic Garden
Replies: 4
Views: 213

Re: Sulcorebutia? sp. from Alcalá de Henares Botanic Garden

It has dried-up flowers on it, so it clearly does bloom - just need to be there in the blooming season, probably late spring. S. steinbachii looks likely to me.
by greenknight
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Offset?
Replies: 10
Views: 298

Re: Offset?

It lacks chlorophyll because it wasn't getting any light. It should do fine, but be careful about sunburn until it's fully greened up.