Toumeya papyracantha

Subject: Toumeya papyracantha Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:28 pm

Got myself a new baby a couple of weeks ago and thought it was time I shared it with everyone.

You can see it has a pup emerging Very Happy

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Betty

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Joined : 24 Jun 2008 Posts : 131 Location : Bendigo

Awsome Betty! I would like to see you and Lewis's for comparison, your's looks quite natural, being grafted.

Joined : 23 Jul 2008 Posts : 43 Location : Victoria

Well done Betty, love the spines!

Subject: Re: Toumeya papyracantha Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:45 pm

Nice score Betty! Have always been keen on those. Pretty hard to find though.
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mmm spikey...

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 341 Location : Melbourne

ah, one of my favourite cacti. Very healthy specimen. Smile

i'll have to get a pic of mine.

Age : 39 Joined : 16 Jul 2008 Posts : 8 Location : qld

That's a different look. Where did you get it??

Subject: Re: Toumeya papyracantha Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:47 pm

Thanks everyone I had never heard of it until Lewis mentioned his. Found this one on ebay, I bid on it but it finished very late and got outbid but luckily I got sent a second chance offer Very Happy

Lewis I look forward to seeing your Toumeya. This one of mine is not very big at all I did not even notice the pup till I looked at the photos I took after I got it Wink

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Betty

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Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 341 Location : Melbourne

I'll get a pic tomorrow Betty. Wink

Toumeya papyracantha (syn. Sclerocactus papyracanthus) is a North American cactus native to New Mexico and Arizona. It can reputedly take temps of -25C in winter there, making it one of the most cold-hardy cacti, so Aus winters are unlikely to pose a threat to this plant. A close relative of the Pediocacti and Sclerocacti, which are more North American rarities . It is called the 'Grama-grass cactus' because its' long papery spines (hence the name T. papyracantha) provide excellent camouflage in the wild in its' grass habitat. It is rare in collections, usually grown grafted and very seldom seen on its own roots.

some info on this rather little-known plant:
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/TOUMEYA/Toumeya_papyracantha/Toumeya_papyracantha/Toumeya_papyracantha.htm

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 341 Location : Melbourne

here we go:

Its already starting to grow again. Smile

i plan to re-graft some of the offsets and also try root a few down and grow them on their own roots.

Subject: Re: Toumeya papyracantha Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:41 pm

Nice plant lewis!!!!

drool

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mmm spikey...

Subject: Re: Toumeya papyracantha Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:14 pm

Great one Lewis, do you tie it to a stake ?
..............just lookin at the plant ties
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Betty

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Yes, it is staked...because it can't even hold itself up! it is really top-heavy. It is grafted on Trichocereus huascha stock.

Subject: Re: Toumeya papyracantha Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:32 pm

Are you going to put it down when it warms up?
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Betty

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you mean degraft it? other than being top-heavy it seems quite happy on the stock. i think i am going to end up using it as a stock plant for offsets and seed. so watch out there may be a few more Toumeyas around by the end of next season Smile

. its already got some more tiny offsets forming. don't know about seed though, its definitely big enough to flower (^15cms tall) but i don't know if it will do so.

Subject: Re: Toumeya papyracantha Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:38 pm

Not degraft but to cut the stock.........putting the Toumeya close to the soil. I will be doing this with my grafted ariocarpus this spring. Cutting the peres back to about 2inches and rerooting it.

Like this digi has been done Cutting stock
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