Josh's 2012
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Today Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri was flowering. It's hard to get the flowers to open all the way in late winter.
Also flowering is some Dodecatheon clevelandii. Not very succulent, but they do have tuberous roots. These are among the first wildflowers to go in the spring here. Took these 3 years from seed to really get going.
Also flowering is some Dodecatheon clevelandii. Not very succulent, but they do have tuberous roots. These are among the first wildflowers to go in the spring here. Took these 3 years from seed to really get going.
Re: Josh's 2012
wow, love those wildflowers. And the Titanopsis is a great one. Is hug-schlecteri as cold hardy as calcarea?
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I haven't killed either at 26.8'F in my unheated GH.
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Fantastic photos! How old are those tiny Blossfeldia seedlings?? Thanks for sharing
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No, but it is pretty good to about 25F. Not much more in my experience, but maybe with drier conditions. Definitely not the 0F or so that T. calcarea can take. It is also generally trickier, more sensitive to incorrect watering.peterb wrote:wow, love those wildflowers. And the Titanopsis is a great one. Is hug-schlecteri as cold hardy as calcarea?
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Blossfeldias were sown 10/27.
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This weekend:
Muscari are blooming:
Mammillaria sanchez-mejorade:
Stenocactus ssp.
Turb valdezianus:
Muscari are blooming:
Mammillaria sanchez-mejorade:
Stenocactus ssp.
Turb valdezianus:
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Sweet!
How about Stenocactus coptonogonus?
How about Stenocactus coptonogonus?
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lovely flowers!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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That one looks like it's due in about a week.CoronaCactus wrote:Sweet!
How about Stenocactus coptonogonus?
When stenocacti hunker down for the winter they get maximum waviness. When the stretch up and inflate in the spring they'll straighten out more. I haven't watered them since oct, and won't for another month or so.
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These guys are fast/robust enough that I sowed them with saran wrap and a rubber band instead of a full baggie. I use electrical tape to close the drain holes and only mist them. Tape will come off when they graduate to the GH.
Avonia papyracea
Acanthocalxium glaucum
Ferocactus fordii littoralis
Ferocactus chrysacanthus - much slower than fero fordii
Ariocarpus kotsch. v. elephantidens
Coryphantha tripugionacantha
Ornithogalum sardienii
I think my Aztekium hintonii are larger than these ornithogalum...
Avonia papyracea
Acanthocalxium glaucum
Ferocactus fordii littoralis
Ferocactus chrysacanthus - much slower than fero fordii
Ariocarpus kotsch. v. elephantidens
Coryphantha tripugionacantha
Ornithogalum sardienii
I think my Aztekium hintonii are larger than these ornithogalum...
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Really nice seedling! Great work!
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The aloe variegata in an outdoor bed are popping right now. I've found these to be quite hardy in the ground. (hardy by soggy frosty CA winter standards)
Last year only one bloomed, next year should be nuts.
Last year only one bloomed, next year should be nuts.
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Things are coming along well with the seedlings. Many will graduate to the GH soon.
Strombocactus siedelii (6mos)
Aztekium hintonii (6mos)
Strombocactus disiformis (18mos)
Geohintonia (6mos)
Blossfeldia formosa (18mos)
Blossfeldia spec rio icla (6mos)
I'm not always so patient...
Pediocactus knowltonii (2mo)
Echinocactus grusoni v brevispinus (these guys are very weak seedlings - 6 months)
Strombocactus siedelii (6mos)
Aztekium hintonii (6mos)
Strombocactus disiformis (18mos)
Geohintonia (6mos)
Blossfeldia formosa (18mos)
Blossfeldia spec rio icla (6mos)
I'm not always so patient...
Pediocactus knowltonii (2mo)
Echinocactus grusoni v brevispinus (these guys are very weak seedlings - 6 months)