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- Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:12 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Misnamed Ferocactus
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1226
Re: Misnamed Ferocactus
Thanks for the correction and the positive ID. Yes, it's quite robust. I have no idea why it hasn't bud this year, I bought it with all flowers faded last year and gave it a chilly winter that lasted from November to May (I live in Toronto, Canada). Maybe it's just really late this year?
- Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:35 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Misnamed Ferocactus
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1226
Misnamed Ferocactus
I’ve had this ferocactus for a year now. The tag labelled it as a wislizeni, but I had serious doubt after comparing it to the images online. What do you think? Thanks!
Plant about the size of an orange (7 cm or 3” in diameter)
Plant about the size of an orange (7 cm or 3” in diameter)
- Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:48 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Ribbed cactus ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 978
Re: Ribbed cactus ID
looks like it indeed. I definitely did no expect this, as not once did Parodia gloss over my mind. Morphological wise it seems to stray far from that of typical Parodias. Thank you very much!
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:48 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Ribbed cactus ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 978
Ribbed cactus ID
Hi folks, Brought this home from a local market, and I’m having trouble honing in on even the genus. At first glance I thought it might be a ferocactus of some kind but most ferocactus aren’t this neatly ridged when small. Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks! https://i.imgur.com/fC...
- Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:03 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Urgent Repot: PROMIX Cactus Mix?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3194
Re: Urgent Repot: PROMIX Cactus Mix?
One look at Promix Cactus Mix ingredient: Canadian sphagnum peat moss Peat humus Perlite Sand Limestone Organic-based fertilizer Mycorrhizae - GHA297 Technology Short answer: no, not an ideal medium peat, and sphagnum peat is too organic more most cacti, check out other threads regarding cactus mix ...
- Thu May 24, 2018 3:49 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: The windowsill adventure of my seeds
- Replies: 78
- Views: 28674
Re: The windowsill adventure of my seeds
Some updates E. rigidissimus 'rubispinus' https://i.imgur.com/K4xgqis.jpg E. micromeris https://i.imgur.com/LhS1qck.jpg C. humilis 'tenuissima' https://i.imgur.com/HrYVa5a.jpg M. intertexta https://i.imgur.com/nv79955.jpg Didymaotus lapidiformis https://i.imgur.com/udWZ7gD.jpg T. swobodae https://i....
- Sat May 19, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: time to wake up
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10567
Re: time to wake up
Those are some amazing golf balls indeed
- Sat May 19, 2018 10:05 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Help with an I.D please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 626
Re: Help with an I.D please
Hi Aiko, I understand your frustration and I agree with your sentiment, but don’t waste your energy on this. You actually expressed your frustration in this exact user’s post back in March yet it was ignored and he simply keeps on spamming ID requests. People are thick skinned in the cyberspace and ...
- Sun May 13, 2018 2:36 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: An Unlikely Find (or not)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1212
Re: An Unlikely Find (or not)
Thanks Aiko, I guess I'll know for sure in 10 years when it starts getting hairy near the top
Turned out that M.azureus is fairly common in cultivation, but that doesn't subtract from how nice of a find this was.
Turned out that M.azureus is fairly common in cultivation, but that doesn't subtract from how nice of a find this was.
- Sat May 12, 2018 11:19 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: An Unlikely Find (or not)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1212
An Unlikely Find (or not)
Unless I've been duped, I found a Melocactus azureus in a big box store in downtown Toronto (Canadian Tire). Yes, among all the glued-on straw flowers, no name echinopsis, and dyed opuntioids, a lone M. azureus sits in the tray waiting for me to stumble upon it by chance. Of course it's instantly mi...
- Sat May 12, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Propagation of asterias from seed
- Replies: 274
- Views: 108503
Re: Propagation of asterias from seed
Oh Hi 87 Walker, nice to see you on the forum. I’m subscribed to several YouTube channels related to cacti and i’d say yours is one of he top ones. Keep the content rolling!
https://m.youtube.com/user/87walker
https://m.youtube.com/user/87walker
- Sun Apr 22, 2018 6:25 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: The windowsill adventure of my seeds
- Replies: 78
- Views: 28674
Re: The windowsill adventure of my seeds
These are 3 month old now Sown 01/14/2018 L. Dorotheae C124 https://i.imgur.com/ckwWdCM.jpg L. Dorotheae cv. 'Zorro' (sown 01/17/2018) https://i.imgur.com/gt4S5GM.jpg L. Hallii var. 'green soapstone' https://i.imgur.com/OdRJjGY.jpg L. optica var. rubra https://i.imgur.com/C3FggBZ.jpg L. viridis http...
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:55 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Questions for mineral soil mediums
- Replies: 98
- Views: 22371
Re: Questions for mineral soil mediums
In my personal opinion the hexalogue is a great educational read but it’s futile practically. 80% of the ingredients listed I could not attain, at least not locally.
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 4:19 am
- Forum: Books and References
- Topic: More about the Essex Succulent Review
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7881
Re: More about the Essex Succulent Review
subscribed!
- Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:49 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: The windowsill adventure of my seeds
- Replies: 78
- Views: 28674
Re: The windowsill adventure of my seeds
young'uns....born around Christmas 2017
Frailea cataphracta
Gymnocalycium monvillei
Eriosyce odieri
Frailea cataphracta
Gymnocalycium monvillei
Eriosyce odieri