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by el48tel
Sat May 11, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Todays photo
Replies: 263
Views: 58116

Re: Todays photo

Allan.
Yes I agree .. my limited knowledge of cactus pollination would lead me to conclude that not all hybrids would want to hybridise again.
And even if you get seed .... viability ....
by el48tel
Sat May 11, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulcorebutia and handwriting
Replies: 13
Views: 233

Re: Sulcorebutia and handwriting

The problem with the cheaper 'voice activated label writers' is that they gradually turn plants into new species. When labels are handwritten, Vasquez turns into Vasquaz and then somebody else copies it and changes another letter and gradually a new name emerges. If that sounds a little exaggerated...
by el48tel
Sat May 11, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulcorebutia and handwriting
Replies: 13
Views: 233

Re: Sulcorebutia and handwriting

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This is John Carr's writing if that helps
by el48tel
Sat May 11, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Todays photo
Replies: 263
Views: 58116

Re: Todays photo

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by el48tel
Fri May 10, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Pleiospilos nelii
Replies: 3
Views: 116

Re: Pleiospilos nelii

iann wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 7:51 pm You've got a great set of mesembs flowering this spring!
Thanks
Cactus seem to be very slow though
by el48tel
Fri May 10, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Pleiospilos nelii
Replies: 3
Views: 116

Pleiospilos nelii

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by el48tel
Fri May 10, 2024 6:57 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Todays photo
Replies: 263
Views: 58116

Re: Todays photo

Lovely colour and texture
by el48tel
Thu May 09, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Chamaecereus crosses
Replies: 7
Views: 181

Re: Chamaecereus crosses

edds wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 5:39 pm To paraphrase - you've got to flower a lot of frogs before your prince blooms!
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by el48tel
Thu May 09, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Todays photo
Replies: 263
Views: 58116

Re: Todays photo

Nice one. On another note .... have you thought about penning a note for Haworthiad on the subject of the Complete Beginners Guide to Pollination of Haworthia? That would be a good one to read, especially if it addressed issues like time, humidity etc. (referring to the comment about taking plants ...
by el48tel
Thu May 09, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: At last ... the Rebutia shelf has woken
Replies: 2
Views: 178

At last ... the Rebutia shelf has woken

Rebutia senilis lilacinerossa is the first to flower on the Rebutia shelf
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