That's a proper treat Ralph!

I've found that Cactus & Succulent Focus stimulates the 'oldies' into flowering https://focus-on-plants.com/product/cactus-/

Hi Ernie

It's a pleasure. I'm always keen to share info.

Hi Ernie I have a bit of info to add to your statement - "Abbey brook ref. number 7645 Ex RE73 (Ron Evans?). The other has Abbeybrook number 7502 Herbertsdale form, Ex. Selectra nursery South Africa 6/1998." AB acquired both the plants from which yours were propagated as part of the large ...

At the recent Cactus Explorers meeting at Leicester, Nigel Taylor gave a talk about growing cacti at his home in Brazil. He showed pics of his chrysocardium with a flower and said he believed that this species produces flowers from stems that hang down as the hormonal balance in them is different to...

Does the smaller greenhouse mean that you need to reduce the number of plants you have? If so, then I'd start to decide now which ones you will have sell/give away etc. Work out the area you will have in the new greenhouse and mark that out in your current greenhouse. Move your plants around so that...

The pic here shows a fine plant https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Morangaya

It emphasises your comment Tom - it looks quite like an Aporocactus relative.

Ian Robinson has 2 clones on his nursery website.

Many of my plants are in trays and I water from below by pouring water into the trays. I use the same paper towel/jay cloth method as Chris to remove excess water and it has got me out of trouble a number of times when the weather has suddenly turned cool and sun less - or when I just put too much w...

Yes, I suppose the extra UV light outside helps - I'm getting proper amethyst colouring on my Graptopetalum amethystinum outside. Ian, I suggest you check the containers your plants are standing in to see if rain water is being gathered in them. It doesn't take long for roots to rot if they are sitt...

Many thanks Ed!

I think those astonishing flowers have a good case to be regarded as the best looking of all the cacti. I hope these hybrids become widely available.

Steven