Looking for Escobaria vivipara v. vivipara
Looking for Escobaria vivipara v. vivipara
Hello!
I'm looking to sow E. vivipara, specifically the Canadian variety. If anyone has some spare seeds, I am willing to buy them. Please let me know.
I'm looking to sow E. vivipara, specifically the Canadian variety. If anyone has some spare seeds, I am willing to buy them. Please let me know.
Re: Looking for Escobaria vivipara v. vivipara
SuccSeed has plenty of them
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I have a few plants which bloomed this year. The fruit and seeds are possibly still intact. I will check and let you know.
These are Utah native Escobaria. Cold hardy & hot, dry desert hardy.
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Yours looks amazing! How old is it?
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I wish I could tell its age. Guessing? A very generous range...more than 5 years less than 20. I know, sad, right? I'm new at this hobby, although I have fancied cacti since early childhood . My collection grew from about 4-5 plants for 8 years to nearly 80 just last year.
I will look at others for seed fruit in the morning. This one has 3. I gently pulled and two came out easily though they still show green skin. Might have picked too early.
I will look at others for seed fruit in the morning. This one has 3. I gently pulled and two came out easily though they still show green skin. Might have picked too early.
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@ metsolt...pm sent.
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I must say, that is a very pretty display!Steve-0 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:02 am I wish I could tell its age. Guessing? A very generous range...more than 5 years less than 20. I know, sad, right? I'm new at this hobby, although I have fancied cacti since early childhood . My collection grew from about 4-5 plants for 8 years to nearly 80 just last year.
I will look at others for seed fruit in the morning. This one has 3. I gently pulled and two came out easily though they still show green skin. Might have picked too early.
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They were especially pleasing in bloom.
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Another Esco.
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Vivipara fruits are green when ripe, then turn a bit more yellow or brown as they dry out. If you can pull it off with little resistance, then you know its ready.
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Thanks for that!
I kinda found that out the 'Oops!' way. Tugged on all of them about the same and 4 came free with the light pull. The non fertile dried blooms came loose easily . So I'll be harvesting a few a week as they plump up and come loose easily. Only one was plum brown when picked though they all pretty much bloomed the same weeks in May and were paint brush pollinated.
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So I have collected 16-17 seed pod fruits and have a few left to harvest in the next couple of weeks .
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My hand is normal sized for a 6'2", 175# male human and is in the pic for scale to the Esco. V.
Showing are the 4 jumbo sized fruits to be harvested in a couple of weeks and bound for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The second pic shows 5 of 7 Escos in the raised bed. A couple are out of frame. The others are Opuntia, Pedios and Scleros...all cold hardy natives to my locale.
Showing are the 4 jumbo sized fruits to be harvested in a couple of weeks and bound for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The second pic shows 5 of 7 Escos in the raised bed. A couple are out of frame. The others are Opuntia, Pedios and Scleros...all cold hardy natives to my locale.
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Nice cactus, I have said it before I don't think shipping wet seed pods in Plastic baggies is a good idea because they can grow mold.
Just my 2 cents.
Just my 2 cents.