Great stuff Ray. Glad to see the Whirlwind doing well!

The parent of these plants was IDed as coming from the Parodia concinna group, but can anyone help with a species ID?
I'll update with flowers when they bloom but they are large, silk-like and yellow.

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 6:28 pm Rebutia pygmaea is now an Aylostera...

Nice flowers, whatever you call them!

I thought that was a Mediolobivia! Or is that subsumed under Aylostera?

IMG-20240513-WA0001~2.jpeg IMG-20240513-WA0005~2.jpeg IMG-20240513-WA0003~2.jpeg I suppose the last ought to be f.albiflora really as it isn't described as a cultivar to my knowledge so should be named as a form instead? (I have the yellow, orange and 'red' form too so f.aureiflora and f.rubriflora...

Many plants will offset when young and then stop when they get larger. If there's damage it can trigger more offsetting (see videos about slicing plants on half!). Not aware that 'standard' v-r is being tissue cultured. Would have thought they would have grown most from seed and saved TC work for va...

It might be worth trying them outside with a rain shelter. Mine is planted in the ground in Nottingham and doing well so far! My friend has one in a half barrel outside that hasn't been covered for the last few years.

Nice plant Ralph. Is SchKumbergera the low-life version of Schlumbergera?

As Terry said, very nice already.

SimonT wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 9:54 pm What hybrids are you growing?

I've got Echinopsis, Chamaelobivia and few Hildewintera hybrid seedlings growing on at the moment.

Not many flowers in my greenhouse yet but it's looking like I should have lots of new hybrid seedlings flowering this summer, along with others in a few weeks. PXL_20240511_160349994.jpg PXL_20240511_160331582.jpg PXL_20240511_160313739.jpg PXL_20240511_160321714.jpg PXL_20240511_160359883.jpg Terry...