Dustin's 2010 photos

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:46 pm

Matucana round two

and a little mamm showing off.

iann · Post by **iann** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:11 pm

Round two? Its only March

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm

It's Florida, he has a green house. What else can I say?

Post by **daiv** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:49 am

I'm guessing you oriented those to face each other?

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:01 pm

Been kinda slow for the past week in the gh, untill ol faithful made a showing!

and dont know if you can see it but there is a mini fruit developing on this guy. i hope it turns out well.

Also got a few new additions for my bday this past saturday. Moneys were tight for all of us but still received some pretty nice plants.

This big mamma jamma is labled as echinopsis hybrid

Next is an old mamm that I cannot wait to get in a pot and into some good growing conditions.

And last but not least this lil opuntia. A friend of mine said he was out deep in the woods and came upon a patch of these. Any ideas on an I.D. and is it native to florida as was found miles into deep woods??

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:12 pm

dustin0352 wrote:

And last but not least this lil opuntia. A friend of mine said he was out deep in the woods and came upon a patch of these. Any ideas on an I.D. and is it native to florida as was found miles into deep woods??

Is that two pads or one? it could be O. humifusa

Post by **daiv** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:38 pm

That big old hybrid will certainly earn its keep come bloom time!

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:06 pm

Andy,
It looks like one pad to me.
It looks like it narrowed down in the middle.
what type it is I am not sure. It looks cool tho!

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:24 pm

I guess if the plants were trying to grow in an upright state then it would be O. ammophila, if the pads stay real low then O. humifusa. O. pusilla is possible too but I don't think it grows that far South.

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:03 pm

It is one pad, that looks like it started out narrow and started to widen at the tip. I kina wish he took a photo of the patch. I am gonna get it potted up asap and hopefuly it will grow quickly to get a good id. Thanks for all the suggestions Andy!

Daiv thats the exact same thing i said when i saw it! I cant wait to see the blooms. Also cant wait to see that thing when its 3ft tall!!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:24 pm

Nice ones, Dustin!

How big is the Opuntia? Looks like it would fit in your hand?
My first guess would be O. pusilla. Having no spines is probably a result of growing under other plants/vegitation.

These are fun plants. When they are wrinkled like that and you water them, they suck it up so fast you can almost see the pads inflating!! I sometimes come back after 20 mins and give it a second drink as it's so greedy. I have several rootings of these and sometimes hold back on the water on purpose just to watch them get fat so fast

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:58 pm

A little more action but not a whole lot. Think my winter blooming has spoiled me spring

ohwell still a few things going on.

Ariocarpus retusus opeining up nice

This unknown Gymno has partialy opened now for the 6th day in a row. For some reason it will not full open. Also for some reason the plant continues to stay red no matter if its in pure shade or pure sun. Any ideas on I.D.?

Just a little photo of some of me seedlings that are doing well

And in my last post this fella only had one tiny fruit now 4 nice biggins!!

John C · Post by **John C** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:00 pm

Nice plants! I think the Ariocarpus retusus is a bit confused as to what time of year it is.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:22 pm

beautiful stuff! I would probably go with pusilla for that prickly pear too, but grow it out for a while.

peterb

Post by **daiv** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:50 pm

Strange Gymno. I'm not sure what it is and why it won't green up even in shade.