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- Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Question ... is Opuntia humifusa self fertile?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 156
Re: Question ... is Opuntia humifusa self fertile?
Is Opuntia humifusa self fertile? I have pods swelling under dead flowers. According to ADBLPS, yes. I sowed Opuntia humifusa seeds last year and more seedlings sprouted than I sowed seeds - several of the seed seemed to have double embryos and I think 1 seed may have had treble. I'd not noticed th...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Solar Powered Fans
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1538
Re: Solar Powered Fans
After reading this thread, I was doing some googling and found this set, https://amzn.eu/d/6ubfwuW Don't know whether these are decent or not but they look quite solid and come with a controller and wires. From reading about it this just needs a battery and then 12v fans to power. I was looking at ...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Mini-minima and maxi-minima
- Replies: 4
- Views: 314
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 4:22 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Mini-minima and maxi-minima
- Replies: 4
- Views: 314
Mini-minima and maxi-minima
Here's Escobaria minima living up to its name. The flowering seedling is about 11mm across. I don't think I've ever flowered a smaller cactus, although Echinocereus davisii (e.t.a. - and Pediocactus knowltonii -) must have come close. Sown 16/3/2019, so not going to outgrow the greenhouse any day so...
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:41 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Aloe vera
- Replies: 5
- Views: 279
Re: Aloe vera
A. barbadensis is a synonym of A. vera. There is a wealth of nonsense talked on the internet about these plants. Advice to reproduce them from leaf cuttings, magical healing and dietary supplement properties, etc. A pedantic insistence on incorrect naming is the just one of many sins. According to h...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Plant ID please #1
- Replies: 4
- Views: 216
Re: Plant ID please #1
Rebutia fabrisii?
But see if anyone who actually knows about Rebutias posts before writing up a label!
But see if anyone who actually knows about Rebutias posts before writing up a label!
- Fri May 26, 2023 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Greenhouse Winter protection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 228
Re: Greenhouse Winter protection
I think bubble wrap is most use for heated greenhouses - it keeps the heat in rather than letting it escape - fast - through the glazing. For an unheated greenhouse, insulation is likely to be of only marginal help. Insulation laid over benches will keep plants a little bit warmer, for a little bit ...
- Fri May 26, 2023 9:15 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Who needs hybrids?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 347
Re: Who needs hybrids?
Hoping for plenty of seed if you can wait a couple of years...Paul in Essex wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:30 am That's very pretty. I must focus and sort myself out some of these!
- Fri May 26, 2023 9:15 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Who needs hybrids?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 347
- Fri May 26, 2023 1:18 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Who needs hybrids?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 347
Who needs hybrids?
Echinocereus dasyacanthus SB415. Sown Feb 2019, I've been hoping for flowers for the last 2 years and they've finally made it! With great timing, all 3 seedlings I kept were in flower yesterday. I think this species has nice spines too, plus it's cold hardy. I'm a fan. Echinocereus_dasyacanthus-7007...