Here they are. May 3,2020 blooming week.

And maybe less watering. I have a big specimen in our master bath right next to a window. It bloomed last year. Took a few pics ,then read up on it some .

Apparently, having one bloom is better than a Powerball Lottery winning ticket...and rarer! They bloom once every several decades. I won!

Here's my two large Ferocactus acanthodes or cylindraceus if one prefers. Both names are right. I like 'A-can-tho-deez' myself. These are solar farm/State of Nevada / BLM management salvaged specimens purchased from commercial nurseries which are permitted to salvage them before the land is scraped ...

Pediocactus simpsonii is happy!

Yeh...I just threw that out there as a completely different option. All of mine are my favorites....except the ones with glochids...grrr.

Your seedlings look great! The soil mix, moisture and lighting must be very close to ideal. My first and thus far only attempt at seed grown cacti started in mid September last year and the quickly advanced from covered to open air. Now I'm going to consolidate all into one container and move them t...

Flipping the coin over....keep your VERY favorite 5....sell or gift to friends, neighbors, coworkers the balance. Start fresh in Oregon with species best acclimated to the wet, cool Pacific Northwest...unless you're heading to the eastern part of the state where it's as dry as a bone. Pack and trans...

I see what happened with the first link. I typed something right behind the link and deleted it letter by letter. Should have stopped at the 8 in 38008 at the end of the link but deleted the 8 which linked it to the lithops image thread instead . I'll see if I can fix that.


It worked!

EliWhitney3140 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:05 am That first link you sent was a picture of Lithops, was that the right link?

No, that's not correct, here is the sane thread link. Let's see what happens.

https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewto ... 27&t=38008

There is also a digital library linked here somewhere. Lots of foreign language publications ....but I found a fantastic paper done in1984 as a follow up to research done decades earlier right in my corner of the world. This one? https://www.cactuspro.com/biblio/en:accueil I like reading the origin...

This thread will give you a lot to peruse. https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=38008 Seems the answer as to what is THE book is Anderson's. Good luck acquiring a copy. My favorite magazine is Xerophilia.. No longer available....glad I downloaded and printed every issue. They're...

Mine sometimes seem slow to 'activate' rooting mode. Then....boom!...little stubby fingers star digging in. I recently got a pad of Opuntia erinacea and just pressed it into a pot of builders sand. In a couple of weeks I checked it...nothing...couple of weeks later nubbies. Now dug in good into the ...

Fabulous "Fancy" pots, Elias! I'm impressed and inspired to get clay under my nails! ha ha! Dave - that link to Diane's collection is great... the collection is astounding! Way past impressive, IMO. The Agaves section alone is a stunner. One of my spiny red devils in an Anasazi style pot I...

Soooo....are they yours? And is this some of your pottery you've made?

Nice J! They're ready for the summer growing season! woohooo!