Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form Solved
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Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
I really love this form with its its striped glaucous plant body. Some plants are just beginning to pop cephaliums:
Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Rather tasty, James. Not easy to grow them on a patio in Burnley! Mrs T and I have not very fond memories of pushing a pram up a cobbled street in a cold July when we lived nearby many years ago. Two years was enough before we too emigrated (to the warm climes of Cheshire).
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Haha, Peter, so very true …………… ah, prams and cobbled streets: brings back fond memories.
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form Solved
Those are certainly beautiful James.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Awesome plants
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
And thank you Mike. No answer as to why they have taken on this aspect. They came up this way in a seed flat. All of the seedlings were like this.
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Thank you Cactus girl.
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Hi James
I love the pattern on these its super - very envious !!, it will be interesting to see if seedlings carry the trait. You could give them a cv name and sell em
I love the pattern on these its super - very envious !!, it will be interesting to see if seedlings carry the trait. You could give them a cv name and sell em
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Thanks Tina. Well I don’t sell cacti - but they will make nice gifts. I hope they keep this characteristic - I will keep you posted.
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Re: Beautiful Melocactus matanzanus form
Just FYI:
All of my other Matanzanus issues have the "traditional" apple green plant bodies.
All of my other Matanzanus issues have the "traditional" apple green plant bodies.