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Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 8:27 am
by EdekaReweAldiLidl
My Ferocactus herrerae is starting to bud. Are there special instructions for cacti with flower buds? Should I water or fertilize them more or should I just continue my regular regimen?
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 11:22 am
by anttisepp
Keep the same line, don't dry it.
It's exotic at beginning, but later will be usual, most of them bloom all growing season.
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 2:53 pm
by 7george
One of the general rules is not to rotate or move potted cacti going to bloom. Most of them will bloom without any watering. Some, like Sulcorebutia, will compromise their flower buds after profound watering and proceed to vegetative growth. So the best advice is not to change anything.
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 6:05 pm
by EdekaReweAldiLidl
Alright. I won't change my watering/fertilizing regimen. Thanks!
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:00 am
by Lupask01
Hi. I am having some flower. Can the bear a fruit? The ovary seem to more bigger each day.
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:15 am
by greenknight
Some cacti will self-pollinate, others need cross-pollination. I don't know about this one (which looks like a Matucana to me).
Wait and see, it does look like it might be forming fruits.
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:12 am
by MrXeric
Lupask01 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:00 am
Hi. I am having some flower. Can the bear a fruit? The ovary seem to more bigger each day.
greenknight wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:15 am
Some cacti will self-pollinate, others need cross-pollination. I don't know about this one (which looks like a Matucana to me).
Wait and see, it does look like it might be forming fruits.
Parodia haselbergii (=Acanthocephala haselbergii). The flowers readily self-fertilize and your plant is forming several fruits.
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:19 am
by greenknight
MrXeric wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:12 am
Parodia haselbergii (=Acanthocephala haselbergii). The flowers readily self-fertilize and your plant is forming several fruits.
I think you're right. The flower color fooled me, but P. haselbergii is variable in that.
The fruits are not colorful, but you should get viable seed.
Re: Care for cacti with flower buds
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:14 am
by Lupask01
greenknight wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:19 am
MrXeric wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:12 am
Parodia haselbergii (=Acanthocephala haselbergii). The flowers readily self-fertilize and your plant is forming several fruits.
I think you're right. The flower color fooled me, but P. haselbergii is variable in that.
The fruits are not colorful, but you should get viable seed.
Update:
Seed collect.
I will air-dry them in room temperature for about 2 weeks.