It's true. You just can't make this up.

You know, the perfect combo is CPs and Stapeliads. Don't think there's a fly left in my whole 'hood!

mini me!

Yes, ah, to be a billionaire and have 12 huge greenhouses dedicated to different types....each with it's own full time manager

Heliamphora are only found on the top of "tepuis" which occur in a few South American countries. They're non active volcanoes with often impossibly steep sides, so many of the plants that grow there have only been know to science since helicopters. So far, there have been about a dozen Hel...

That area (I lived there) is full up to the top with big vicious looking scorpions. As it grabbing a 6 inch lizard with one claw and eating at leisure. I'm sure animals get the message. Too much coincidence otherwise.

Odontophorus marthothii, a half year or so after my first pic. I'm telling you, this is exactly how scorpions look in that area of the world. Too much coincidence if you ask me. If I were a rabbit, I'd rather starve than eat this.

Love your Ariocarpus, Tony!!

Ditto. In addtion the Vanheerdia should grow faster than Cs and Ls.

When asking those questions members should always state which part of the world they are in.

A fighter like you, Ruth!! I'm sure you'll do well!

Good! They're not easy. Mine are about 4, and no flowers yet.

Those little black seeds work, Cow man!

From seed???

Baie mooi!

I've started pretty much all my seedlings with just those cheap, twisty CFL bulbs. Regular light bulbs don't put out as much of the stuff plants need, and can get too hot. You can also put aluminium foil around the container to reflect even more light on to the seeds.

I've got two now that I've grown from seed, and they're both blooming. I'd LOVE to have about 1000 seedlings....

My land line has been the same for 12 years, and all my business stuff links to it. Yellow pages, website, internet history etc... can't change it even though I would LOVE to dump it. If I could get all calls to that number routed to my cell (and not give up my current cell number) I'd be one happy ...