WOW!!!!!!
What a stunning set of pics!
This must be the place for a Forum trip guys!
Can you imagine wandering among that lot for a day or two????
Thanks for showing us Stephania. Any more? Please!!!!!!!
Cactus & Succulent Contest at Royal Flora Expo, Thailand
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Re: Cactus & Succulent Contest at Royal Flora Expo, Thailand
Rob
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Plant Heritage National Collection of Turbinicarpus.
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Re: Cactus & Succulent Contest at Royal Flora Expo, Thailand
You're a wicked person, all those wonderful plants.
Thanks for sharing, some amazing plants
Thanks for sharing, some amazing plants
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Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
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Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
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Re: Cactus & Succulent Contest at Royal Flora Expo, Thailand
Rob, great idea!! We could get a group discount with Ryanair and hire a minibus when we land, hey, it would work great!
A minibus with a trailer for acquired cacti.....
A minibus with a trailer for acquired cacti.....
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Wow Stephania , Great plants, thanks for showing them to us
Stephen.. Bangor. N. Ireland.
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Thanks Stephania. Amazing plants - be difficult to get back to uk though.
How about sending a container full here.
Best wishes Mike
How about sending a container full here.
Best wishes Mike
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The quality of those plants is amazing & the size of the Astro's !!!!.
Must have been very hard to judge, thanks for the great pictures.
How many classes were there, is this an open or club event ?
Must have been very hard to judge, thanks for the great pictures.
How many classes were there, is this an open or club event ?
Tina
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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BCSS Talk team member, contact me- BCSS.Talk@Gmail.com if you want to volunteer or suggest a speaker plz.
Re: Cactus & Succulent Contest at Royal Flora Expo, Thailand
This international competition is a special public event.
It is a part of our Royal Flora Expo, a massive horticultural display. The purpose of the exposition is to honour our His Majesty King Bhumibol 's 80th birthday and 60 th anniversary of his accession to the Throne.
The copetition consist of 12 classes, such as Orchid, Cut Flower, Aquatic Plant, Gardens, Potted plan, etc.
The potted plant has 17 group/206 Catagories, among these, Cactus and Succulent are held in 50 catagories, most of them are Cactus.
It is a part of our Royal Flora Expo, a massive horticultural display. The purpose of the exposition is to honour our His Majesty King Bhumibol 's 80th birthday and 60 th anniversary of his accession to the Throne.
The copetition consist of 12 classes, such as Orchid, Cut Flower, Aquatic Plant, Gardens, Potted plan, etc.
The potted plant has 17 group/206 Catagories, among these, Cactus and Succulent are held in 50 catagories, most of them are Cactus.
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Wow! How many people attended, Stephania?
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hi Stephania,
do you have much of a problem with pests in Thailand?
do you have much of a problem with pests in Thailand?
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Re: Cactus & Succulent Contest at Royal Flora Expo, Thailand
great plants!
amazing ariocarpus and peyotes...
GREAT SHOW, thanks for share that photos.
amazing ariocarpus and peyotes...
GREAT SHOW, thanks for share that photos.
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