Hana's cacti
Re: Hana's cacti
4 Astrophytum species were in flower.
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- A. hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku
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- A. hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku
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- A. coahuilense
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- A. myriostigma
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Re: Hana's cacti
2 cacti were in flower.
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- Astrophytum asterias cv super kabuto
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- Copiapoa esmeraldana
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Re: Hana's cacti
I found two Aricarpus fissuratus f Big Bend to be in flower in this morning. I could not see any flowering buds last evening but....
Autumn will be soon.
Autumn will be soon.
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- A. fissuratus f Big Bend
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- A. fissuratus f Big Bend
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Re: Hana's cacti
If Ariocarpi started to bloom Down Under, it means spring is nearing in Northern hemisphere. Better sign than groundhog.
Re: Hana's cacti
G'orning Nino_G,
Frank
Daytime has been shorter in here but the maximum temperature is still more than 30 'C. Autumn will start in March, very soon.If Ariocarpi started to bloom Down Under, it means spring is nearing in Northern hemisphere. Better sign than groundhog.
Frank
Re: Hana's cacti
An asterias was in flower yesterday afternoon.
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- A. asterias cv super kabuto
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Re: Hana's cacti
Summer will finish and autumn wil start soon. I could not see many cacti flowers but one astrohytum species was in flower yesterday.
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- 1st filial hybrid, capricorne x red flowering asterias
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Re: Hana's cacti
4 astrophytum species were in flower yesterday afternoon.
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- A. 1st filial hybrid, coahuilense x super kabuto
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- A. 1st filial hybrid, coahuilense x super kabuto
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- A. myriostigma cv kikko, khoyo
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- A. coahuilense
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Re: Hana's cacti
An ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bed was in flower in this morning. This is same one posted on 17th Feb. It was 2nd flowering in this season for the cactus.
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- A. fissuratus f Big Bend
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Re: Hana's cacti
3 cacti were in flower yesterday afternoon.
The cactus on 1st photo is the 2nd flowering in this season.
The cactus on 1st photo is the 2nd flowering in this season.
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- Ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend
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- Ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend
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- Astrophytum hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku
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Re: Hana's cacti
Hi Hanazono, Did you graft that Ariocarpus fissuratus to get it to divide like that ?
Re: Hana's cacti
G'morning keith,
Since Ariocarpus plants were not available in here in 2003, I started from seeds. Several seedlings were grafted to harvest seeds earlier by myself. The cactus on the photo is one of them.
Off-springs have grown well and they are also flowering age.
The attached photo is one of off-springs, which has never been grafted.
Frank
Yes I did. The cactus was grafted once and degrafted later. The body shape is affected by the grafting.Did you graft that Ariocarpus fissuratus to get it to divide like that ?
Since Ariocarpus plants were not available in here in 2003, I started from seeds. Several seedlings were grafted to harvest seeds earlier by myself. The cactus on the photo is one of them.
Off-springs have grown well and they are also flowering age.
The attached photo is one of off-springs, which has never been grafted.
Frank
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- A. fissuratus f Big Bend
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Re: Hana's cacti
That A. fissuratus in the last picture is really beautiful. In my opinion it looks much better than grafted plants.
Re: Hana's cacti
G'morning Nino_G,
The grafting was carried out to meet the local situation. To get Ariocarpus seeds is not easy in here.
There was a local professional cactus seeds supplier and I bought seeds from him but he finished his business longtime ago.
Because of above reason, you have to harvest Ariocarpus seeds by yourself.
A grafted fissuratus seedling in spring will be in flower in autumn and you can harvest seeds next spring. This means sown seed to harvest seed is just for 1 year. Since grafted one can make many flowers and so you can get many seeds.
The attached photo is 5 off-springs which are quite similar sizes. Seeds were sown on same day.
I think everyone's opinion is same as you.That A. fissuratus in the last picture is really beautiful. In my opinion it looks much better than grafted plants.
The grafting was carried out to meet the local situation. To get Ariocarpus seeds is not easy in here.
There was a local professional cactus seeds supplier and I bought seeds from him but he finished his business longtime ago.
Because of above reason, you have to harvest Ariocarpus seeds by yourself.
A grafted fissuratus seedling in spring will be in flower in autumn and you can harvest seeds next spring. This means sown seed to harvest seed is just for 1 year. Since grafted one can make many flowers and so you can get many seeds.
The attached photo is 5 off-springs which are quite similar sizes. Seeds were sown on same day.
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- A. fissuratus f Big Bend
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Re: Hana's cacti
They look very happy Mine grow much slower and less green in color. I had probelms with A. retutus from 2012 many died I think bad soil. Kotschobeyanus seem the easiest to grow less rot prone I have many now.