A timely thread! My Copiapoa columna-alba BJB25 (Brendan Burke) flowered for the first time this week! I must have grown it from seed goodness how many years ago, so I don’t know how old it is. Unfortunately it has suffered from the “splits” (not unusual with Copiapoa) probably from watering a few w...

I don’t think they are sciarid maggots, they are usually only a few millimetres long, and translucent. No idea, otherwise, vine weevil maggots are cream and C shaped with a black head, are you sure it isn’t that?

Herts Mike wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:05 pm The Cycas are good but look at those Uebelmannias! Wow!

Agree!!

Possibly G. schickendantzii, maybe someone else can confirm.

Very sad, another ‘great’ gone. A very kind man, he will be much missed.

Excellent!

Such very sad news, Mike. John was a superb grower and author, his books will always be a source of inspiration and reliable information, and he will be much missed in the C &S fraternity.

I knew him quite well, and always enjoyed his company and talks he gave.

Alas, a great loss.

Very early!

T. alonsoi, I think, Eric. Mine flowers off and on all summer.