Hello from the Isle of Wight, UK :)

Carl_B · Post by **Carl_B** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:06 pm

Hi everyone

I've been a member of British Cactus and Succulent Society's Cactus World forum for a while now but I thought I would branch out so to speak

I only grow epiphytic cacti, mostly I hasten to add mixed epicactus hybrids although recently I have become particularly interested in hybrids with what used to be referred to as Aporocactus type growth or "Aporophyllums" this makes up the bulk of my collection which is still pretty young consisting of mostly just cuttings or 2yr old cuttings I also have a number of species plants within the Hylocereeae tribe such as Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Pseudorhipsalis, Selenicereus, Weberocereus etc. and I also have some Rhipsalideae thrown in as well such as Hatiora sp. and Rhipsalis sp. so a nice mixed bunch! currently all squeezed into a small heated greenhouse although I'm in desperate need of a second... I'm a member of a number of related groups/societies including The Epiphyllum Society of America & South Bay Epiphyllum Society and EPIG in Germany.

My Greenhouse:

: My Greenhouse; 2014-03-10 15.41.25.jpg (46.08 KiB) Viewed 2859 times

Just inside as you can see theirs not alot of room...

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Epicactus 'Bonnie Brae'

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Epicactus 'Rudolf's Liebling'

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Schlumbergera x exotica, unknown cultivar

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adetheproducer · Post by **adetheproducer** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:08 pm

Hello, welcome. You got some nice plants there.

Carl_B · Post by **Carl_B** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:46 pm

adetheproducer wrote:Hello, welcome. You got some nice plants there.

Many thanks for the welcome

hoteidoc · Post by **hoteidoc** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:37 pm

Welcome, Carl -- and you DO need to expand -- in a lot of a lot of directions

! Even if it only means starting with a GH @ 4X the of your current one! Lovely blossoms

Carl_B · Post by **Carl_B** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:41 pm

hoteidoc wrote:Welcome, Carl -- and you DO need to expand -- in a lot of a lot of directions ! Even if it only means starting with a GH @ 4X the of your current one! Lovely blossoms

Your not wrong

and just out of shot on the right is rack of about 50 or so rooted cuttings which need to be potted up sometime this year as well I've no idea where they will be going next winter

hoteidoc · Post by **hoteidoc** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:50 pm

Sounds a little TOO familiar! I have a veritable army of seedlings in baggies & out on glass porch, that I can't move because house is Absolutely packed! And until we have some decent weather (probably a month away!) to move some of the hardier ones out, everything is at a standstill

hendryterok · Post by **hendryterok** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:14 am

Welcome Carl....

I think you need to add this..
Member of The British Cactus & Succulent Society, Member of the Epiphyllum Society of America, Member of the South Bay Epiphyllum Society, member of Cactiguide

Cheers
Hendry

Carl_B · Post by **Carl_B** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:19 am

hendryterok wrote:Welcome Carl....

I think you need to add this..
Member of The British Cactus & Succulent Society, Member of the Epiphyllum Society of America, Member of the South Bay Epiphyllum Society, member of Cactiguide

Cheers
Hendry

I just copied over my signature from one of my other forum accounts I mainly have it their just so people can see where my interests lie....

hendryterok · Post by **hendryterok** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:24 am

Carl_B wrote:
hendryterok wrote:Welcome Carl....

I think you need to add this..
Member of The British Cactus & Succulent Society, Member of the Epiphyllum Society of America, Member of the South Bay Epiphyllum Society, member of Cactiguide

Cheers
Hendry
I just copied over my signature from one of my other forum accounts I mainly have it their just so people can see where my interests lie....

gemhunter178 · Post by **gemhunter178** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:40 am

Late welcome here! Very nice collection you have- seems like you've already managed to fill your greenhouse with it!

Brunãozinho · Post by **Brunãozinho** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:26 pm

Hi and welcome, epicactus hybrids are quite interesting, hope to see more and more pics of your collection, happy growing!

Carl_B · Post by **Carl_B** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:42 pm

Well I got a number nice blooms this year and now that a few of my first cuttings are starting to mature I should have loads more to enjoy next year!

This one is 'Buttercup'

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'Pure of Heart'

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'Jutta Paetz'

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'Dorris W. Pittman'

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'Rudolf's Liebling'

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