Josh's 2012
Re: Josh's 2012
Great seedlings and great growing. I had never heard of that Strombocactus before.
peterb
peterb
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Re: Josh's 2012
Everything looks great, but your seedlings are amazing! ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
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Re: Josh's 2012
S. siedelii is supposed to be more columnar in habit than S. disciformis. It'll be many years before I find out, even at the relatively fast rate of growth I get in my propagator. They seem considerably darker green than my other strombos too.
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Re: Josh's 2012
Sulcorebutia raushii 'cherry bomb'
![Image](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bFW-ocBBUvI/T7CWOCgXfaI/AAAAAAAAD-I/oTPlqNl0hn8/s1024/IMGP0008.JPG)
Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis R66
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Ortegocactus
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Escobaria minima
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Trichocereus lobovoides
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Soon: Tephrocactus geometricus
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Avonia seedlings
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Peak bloom in the garden
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Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis R66
Ortegocactus
Escobaria minima
Trichocereus lobovoides
Soon: Tephrocactus geometricus
Avonia seedlings
Peak bloom in the garden
Re: Josh's 2012
great looking flowers overall, including the garden shot!
I love your sulco's!
I love your sulco's!
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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Re: Josh's 2012
It hasn't grown a new cladode in 2 years now, just puts all it's energy into flowers. I may have to de-articulate it if it keeps that up. This guy seems particularly floriferous, could be why DJF319 is always in stock at mesagarden. Unfortunately it's the only one I have of flowering size, it's got little siblings a few years away yet.
The sulco fruit is a cross pollenation from S. raushii (green form), since it happened to have a flower up at the same time. It'll be interesting to see what the offspring are like. Hopefully next year I'll get some purebred R66 seed.
The sulco fruit is a cross pollenation from S. raushii (green form), since it happened to have a flower up at the same time. It'll be interesting to see what the offspring are like. Hopefully next year I'll get some purebred R66 seed.
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Re: Josh's 2012
Saw this in the greenhouse today, guess it's harvest time!
![Image](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Qd1EyQ73pdM/T7RxjN8L6hI/AAAAAAAAD-o/c0hdaVD9lGc/s1024/IMGP0002.JPG)
All better!
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Also got a few seed from my Turbinicarpus valdezianus, it's the only turb of flowering size I have so it must be self fertile!
All better!
Also got a few seed from my Turbinicarpus valdezianus, it's the only turb of flowering size I have so it must be self fertile!
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Re: Josh's 2012
First bloom: Echinocereus reichenbachii caespitosus
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Another flush out of the ortegocacti:
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEdUtVwQLl8/T8MKUO4TV-I/AAAAAAAAD_Y/_UzYvkRcb2Y/s1024/IMGP0005.JPG)
And my third Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis produced - can't wait until these guys are bigger!
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Opuntia basilaris also was doing it's thing. Wish they'd all open at once rather than in series... But it'll be blooming for a few weeks.
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Opuntia humifusa is also flowering. Wheat and tritacale in the background. These are fun to grow in CA, almost as easy as O. humifusa!
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Another flush out of the ortegocacti:
And my third Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis produced - can't wait until these guys are bigger!
Opuntia basilaris also was doing it's thing. Wish they'd all open at once rather than in series... But it'll be blooming for a few weeks.
Opuntia humifusa is also flowering. Wheat and tritacale in the background. These are fun to grow in CA, almost as easy as O. humifusa!
Re: Josh's 2012
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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Re: Josh's 2012
Nice show! I like how the flower "covers" the plant in the first picture! ![Applause =D>](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif)
![Applause =D>](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif)
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Re: Josh's 2012
Amazing plants and blooms - what a wonderful yard too!
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Re: Josh's 2012
Flower season is winding down, but the seedlings are coming along nicely.
Blossfeldia 'rio icla'
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Geohintonia
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Strombocactus 'esperanzae'
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Blossfeldia formosa
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The last is about 21 months, the rest are 9 months. I think the Blossfeldia formosa may flower in a year or so!
These slow growers tend to sit in a corner of the propagator for a couple years, but are relatively undemanding.
Blossfeldia 'rio icla'
Geohintonia
Strombocactus 'esperanzae'
Blossfeldia formosa
The last is about 21 months, the rest are 9 months. I think the Blossfeldia formosa may flower in a year or so!
These slow growers tend to sit in a corner of the propagator for a couple years, but are relatively undemanding.
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Re: Josh's 2012
Your seedlings look nice and healthy! I sometimes wish that these "blobs" would grow faster.... ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Josh's 2012
There's always pereskiopsis for that, but I'd have to open the bag to do it. I may well graft a few when I do get around to opening the bags, certainly easier on 4-5mm plants than 1mm plants.