Frailea flower
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- Ali Baba
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Frailea flower
I grew these two from seed a few years ago and their offspring are busy growing but this is the first time I have had an open flower. Not sure what prompted it to open a bud but it’s a welcome sight
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Re: Frailea flower
Lovely flower. Do I take it that you don't expect Frailea flowers to open?
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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Re: Frailea flower
Awesome! I don't think I've had any of my frailea open.
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A 15 year old with a love for Slow growing cacti, highland nepenthes and bulbophyllum orchids.
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Re: Frailea flower
I only have a couple of Frailea. Both have have flowered. Both have had more seed pods more than the flowers. But angelesii is the only one I have managed to have seedlings from.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
- Ali Baba
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Re: Frailea flower
That’s interesting, seed from this one comes up like cress provided the seed is sown as soon as it’s ripe
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Re: Frailea flower
Yes I'd been told to sow as soon as harvested and ripe ..... "it'll come up like cress". The angelesii has done so.Ali Baba wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:17 amThat’s interesting, seed from this one comes up like cress provided the seed is sown as soon as it’s ripe
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.