Oh, pulverulentum and vinaceum have really pretty flowers!

What's in that mesh pot, Ralph? I'll need to repot some of my epiphytes soon and am thinking about airy hanging baskets, perhaps with dry Sphagnum moss and some bark for larger particles.

Paul D wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 6:06 pm

MatDz wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 5:41 pm Oh, what a display! How much longer do you expect the plants to be in flower, Paul?

They are not quite at peak yet Mat, probably peak next week or two, thereafter probably still lots of flowers into early June.

Noted!

Oh, what a display! How much longer do you expect the plants to be in flower, Paul?

Yes that was from europarts but the bag they are selling now is different and I don't know if it's the same stuff https://www.eurocarparts.com/search/granules According to the website it is "clay based", which is promising, but also "100% recycled", which I'd be careful about.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08G1M7YL9

Don't buy all, please! It's way smaller grade than cat litters though, so might not be a 1:1 swap.

Ernie wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 12:24 pm Last one this month. Ech. No matter how hard I try it gets marked. lauiP1030243.JPG

Oh gosh, yes, they should be kept behind glass and never looked at or they get marks...

Nice one. On another note .... have you thought about penning a note for Haworthiad on the subject of the Complete Beginners Guide to Pollination of Haworthia? That would be a good one to read, especially if it addressed issues like time, humidity etc. (referring to the comment about taking plants ...

AllanA wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 8:20 am No I have more on my sales table, all look as good.

I've sent you a private message on this.

Now I want to read the "Naked thistle and spider cactus - The genus Gymnocalycium", what a fitting title! :mrgreen: That is just a translation of the German title "Nacktdistel und Spinnenkaktus - Die Gattung Gymnocalycium", using two German vernacular names. Mittler, when publis...