Turbfest!

Stuart E · Post by **Stuart E** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:30 pm

I love these little plants. Turbs are so generous, and some of these are already on their second or third wave of flowers this season. Open today:

Turb schwarzii:

T. dickisoniae:

A greeny-yellow flowered form of T. krainzianus:

T. lophophoroides:

Bored yet?

A pale-flowered form of T. krainzianus:

T. flaviflorus:

And last but not least, Turbinicarpus schwarzii with a field number of BZ12:

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peterb · Post by **peterb** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:58 pm

wow, Stuart, wonderful show, beautifully grown plants. I hadn't realized the similarity, superficially anyway, between T, schwarzii flowers and Strombocactus disciformis flowers.

peterb

Stuart E · Post by **Stuart E** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:24 pm

Speak of the devil... that was out today as well:

I've attempted to cross Turb alonsoi and Strombo disciformis to see if I get Strombo esperanzae

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:58 pm

Great show Stuart!
Are they in 3in/8cm pots? They appear to be pretty big for turbs

Stuart E · Post by **Stuart E** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:04 pm

The schwarzii at the top is quite a hefty plant - he's about 3" across.

Do you mean the plants are big, or the pots?

Some of them are a bit overpotted to give room for their root systems, some of which are surprisingly big for the plants. Some of my plants of pseudomacrochele are like huge turnips below ground. But yes, the pot sizes vary from 2" to 3", apart from that schwarzii.

I'm trying to grow them fairly hard to keep them looking natural.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:14 pm

Well dont stop whatever your doing, cause they look marvelous!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:25 pm

yes, i meant the plants where big.

Forgot they had tap roots

Would plants with big tap roots, a tuber, a caudex etc... grow better/healthier in a taller pot?

I have trouble finding tall & narrow clay pots, but would think these types of plants would prefer them. After re-potting a lot of Pachy's and others with big fat roots in standard shaped pots, it was hard to center them nicely in their new homes

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:51 pm

hey Darryl- I think pot size for geophytes/tuberous rooted plants varies according to the genus/family. Peniocerei do not like to be overpotted, in my experience, preferring just enough room for a little tuber growth and not minding very tight quarters. The pot size is far more dependent on the mass of the plant below the soil, rather than above ground size, but too big is a bad idea.

peterb

Stuart E · Post by **Stuart E** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:24 pm

CoronaCactus wrote: Would plants with big tap roots, a tuber, a caudex etc... grow better/healthier in a taller pot?

Quite possibly Darryl, but I'm a bit lazy when it comes to finding pots - I tend to just use whatever happens to be to hand!

They seem to be happy enough though; I keep them in very free-draining gritty compost, so they dry out quickly.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:08 pm

Thanks for the Peniocereus info PeterB. I just figured fat root types would prefer to reach down further and not get all cramped up.

Having said that...do they grow more above the ground when cramped? and would the vise versa also be true? Grow more under ground with more space. Makes sense, but as tall/narrow pots are not the norm, i find myself wondering...

Sorry Stuart, after re-reading my post it may have come out wrong. I was not questioning your methods at all (i do the same

) was just a general question about fat root plants.

Stuart E · Post by **Stuart E** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:13 pm

No problem Darryl, a bit of healthy questioning never did anyone any harm anyway

peter · Post by **peter** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:49 pm

Nice show and outstanding plants!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:56 am

Great flowers!!! TFS

Bill in SC · Post by **Bill in SC** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:03 am

Outstanding! Thank you!
Bill in SC

Antonio_P · Post by **Antonio_P** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:26 am

Great plants these are. I really liked it. Thanks.