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I cannot remember if I posted this plant Corynopuntia moelleri NPE 5318 last year when it had 6 flowers, but here it is with one of the 7 flowers now open this year, it flowered also in the 3rd week in June last year.
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That's exciting! I have the same plant coming to flower for the first time - with just two buds, though.
What is the minimum you keep it in the winter? It is one of those plants that look good year round, a firm favourite of mine.
What is the minimum you keep it in the winter? It is one of those plants that look good year round, a firm favourite of mine.
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Good to see and hear both of you are flowering C. moelleri.RAYWOODBRIDGE wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:33 pm I cannot remember if I posted this plant Corynopuntia moelleri NPE 5318 last year when it had 6 flowers, but here it is with one of the 7 flowers now open this year, it flowered also in the 3rd week in June last year.
I've never flowered mine - what am I doing wrong?
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There's a chap who goes around giving excellent talks on these plants and how to flower them - now what is his name. Ah yes Roberts! Have you asked him about how to flower it?!
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Ho! Ho! Thanks, Keith.
Yes my current wisdom for most Corynopuntia (quite the opposite for Maihueniopsis) is to start watering them in February (in UK) but I've had no luck with this one.
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Christian; It does not look much different winter or summer it is not one of those Corynopuntias that throws out new segments with style or change of spine colouration , as for temps, I keep it above minus 5c, it is now in the new greenhouse where the heating comes on at 1c ( maybe 0c by the time the heating has had time to kick in ) and stays on until it is 5c.
Tony; Neglect is good for this one I only start watering Corynopuntias in mid to late march depending on the weather at the time, it is in a hanging basket and left to its own devises.
Tony; Neglect is good for this one I only start watering Corynopuntias in mid to late march depending on the weather at the time, it is in a hanging basket and left to its own devises.
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It's beginner's luck for me, Tony! I got a cutting of a different C. moelleri from Stuart Estell years back - he did say it was a nice plant, but I shouldn't expect to see flowers on it... Perhaps NPE5318 (which I received from Michael Kiessling in Germany) is just a more floriferous clone? (If you haven't got this one I can send you a cutting if you like.)
Interesting re winter temperatures, Ray. I have read that this plant should be fairly tolerant of frost, and since last summer I keep mine in a fairly exposed cold greenhouse. It has taken winter temperatures lower than -5 but looked a bit scruffy this spring, and for a while I did wonder whether it might just die. Flowers were the last thing I expected to see on it!
Interesting re winter temperatures, Ray. I have read that this plant should be fairly tolerant of frost, and since last summer I keep mine in a fairly exposed cold greenhouse. It has taken winter temperatures lower than -5 but looked a bit scruffy this spring, and for a while I did wonder whether it might just die. Flowers were the last thing I expected to see on it!
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Haven't heard that name for a while Stuart does he still do cacti ?
I did swap a number of cuttings with him and he flowered one and I still haven't had any flowers on my plant (an Abbey brook plant)
I did swap a number of cuttings with him and he flowered one and I still haven't had any flowers on my plant (an Abbey brook plant)
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I know he disposed of his collection a few years ago, Chris. He certainly got me into growing opuntiads...
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My plant opened a bud today:
Lovely thing!
Lovely thing!
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