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Re: Starting Over
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:33 pm
by HudsonLH
Traveller,
I am sorry to hear about your dogs - they really do grow to be part of the family. I hope your cacti will bring you some comfort during this time. I know they have helped me.
H
Re: Starting Over
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:15 pm
by Traveller
Hanazono wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:35 pm
G'morning Alex,
I don't know that I seed grew any Turbs. I have done Mammillaria from seed, so that may be a pectinatus. I don't know what else it could be.
I am quite sure the cactus on you photo is a Turbinicarpus valdezianus.
I have kept about 40 T. valdezianus which were propagated from seeds harvested from my cacti.
T. valdezianus has two flower colours, purple and white.
The attached photo is one of my T. valdezianus with a white flower which was in flower in the end of last month.
Mammillaria pectinatus are also almost in flower. I can take a photo in this afternoon.
Frank
I think you are right. This looks like the purple flowering variant.
Re: Starting Over
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:58 am
by nes
Traveller wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:57 am
A Mammillaria is about to flower.
I have lost the label, anyone know what it might be?
What a specimen.
Not sure if ID was resolved already and too lazy to check, but should be a turb. Pretty sure all mammillarias flower on last years growth. While turbs flower on the new growth.