Hello everyone
I saw this plant today at the nursery. It is a very peculiar plant and i haven't seen anything like it. Is it some sort of epiphyte?
Disclaimer: the dual spines make me think euphorbia but i have never seen a dangling euphorbia so
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Rachel
Gardening with my mother and father in war ridden Syria
I agree. It's a very cool plant, and it's easy to see how somebody could get it confused with one of the flattened, epiphytic, forms of Disocactus (for example) at this stage, without a woody base to it!
Looks for once as if it is planted correctly. The Caudiciform fans often just love planting the tuberous root above ground to produce a pseudo-caudiciform plant. The root is normally below ground in habitat I believe which keeps it cool.
Very nice find Rachel! This is from a spanish cactus wholesaler called cactus serrano. They are by far the best cactus supplier in our market. They do offer some rare plants like this euphorbia as compared to the endless swarms of mammillaria backerbegiana, glued on flowers, lollipops and similar repetitive cacti.
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
Yes they supply the market through wholesale. Some canary islands nurseries do so too. However, the vast majority comes from Holland.
I don't think there is ebay in Syria
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
Right, eBay does not operate in many countries, including Syria. I have loved ones who used to live on the border with Iraq, and they couldn't even get mail.
Wow thanks guys!
The photo is actually taken in Beirut where i go to college 3 days a week.
I ended up not getting it because it was a bit pricey and i don't have a good track record wirh euphorbia. Instead i got a very beautiful mammillaria matudae that has no central spines and the radials are black.
Point of interest though: are these more likely to be grown from seed or cuttings?
Rachel
Gardening with my mother and father in war ridden Syria
First time I've seen this plant. Considered importing some seeds but discovered the
species was listed as a weed so that's out. p.s. the caudiciform'd plants look great too.
Wondering if anyone has done that with cacti e.g. ones that have large tap roots?
