Australian Cacti Forum

She-cactus throwing pups (note: plural)

WoodDragon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:05:59 GMT

I know that every parent reckons that their child is wonderful, but I really have been blessed with a beautiful and feisty daughter. She's now seven months old, and recently the she-cactus and I decided that a sibling would be a nice thing for all of us.

About two months ago we had germination, and from the outset I said that it'd be twins. Today we had the first scan, and...

...twins!

After the inital smug I-told-you-so gloss had worn off, the hard reality set in. I'm a PhD ...

Astrophytum myriostigma spots

WoodDragon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:45 GMT

Hey all.

I've been eyeing-off an OK astro at the local nursery, but I've been hesitating because it's been rubbed to the skin in several patches, obviously by folk experimenting with the texture of the surface.

Does the white spotting return over time, or should I just keep looking for that perfect specimen?

Does Anyone Grow Caudiciforms

parrotsheaven — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:16:29 GMT

My main interests in the plant world are anything that grows a caudex

Curious to know if anyone else here has any of these beauties.

Here are a few of mine

Momordica rostrata-Ipomoea costata-kedrostis africana-corallocarpus boehmii-coccinea sessilifolia-pachypodium bispinosum x succulenttm -poupartia minor

And there are the adeniums with their weird and wonderful shapes and so easy to grow from seeds

Oh and the flowers are pretty good too

All pics are clickables

Mammillaria luethyi thread

lewis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:39:07 GMT

http://www.bcss.org.uk/forum/read.php?1,101809,page=1

^^

very informative thread.

sigh... isn't it just amazing. both the plant itself and the flowers. Trully the best member of the entire cactus family... if there could be only one member of Cactaceae it would be this.

2 Crested Mamms

lewis — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:10:03 GMT

I guess its my lucky day. i went to Collectors Corner today and found this Mammillaria spinosissima cv 'Pico', it is starting to crest:

It was alongside some normal ones, good for $11. In a 4in pot. Interestingly it doesn't have any flower buds on the crested section. It should develop into a nice cristate specimen in a few years.

and they have many of these but this is an exceptional example of Mammillaria microhelia fma. cristata; a perfect line crest:

Dioscorea hemicrypta

parrotsheaven — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:30:23 GMT

Got a new baby today

So had to take some photos before I buried it under the soil

Its not as big as it looks but it a beauty

Why Do You Grow Cacti ???

parrotsheaven — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:45:01 GMT

It has always interested me in why people grow cacti

I know that when I first got interested it was the spines. The more unusual the more I had to have it.

If I really had to pick out why I would have to say the hairier/woolier the better. Oh and the spines of course. Then there are the flowers...........some will dwarf a plant. I am also hooked on taking photos of them (in case you hadn't noticed )

Like these I took on Sunday. Who would believe two different pilosocereus would be flowering ...

Happy Birthday RTD

trigonus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:05:38 GMT

Hope your having a good one and that someone got you a few more cacti to buff out your collection a bit for your Birthday

I need help

parrotsheaven — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:30:16 GMT

It seems I have this problem ................

I can't stop myself from buying plants especially this type

There were a few more but enough is enough

Cactus ID Please

calycium — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:28:12 GMT

Now that I have mastered Fliuckr, its easy to post pics.

Here's a small cacti about an inch and a half across. Was thinking Echinopsis, or Notocactus.

Any opinions?

G'day all

Vicki — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:51:33 GMT

Hello everyone, I just joined after searching for something on the net and 'discovered' this site. I started collecting cacti in 2007 and have decided that Astrophytums are my favourites. The cacti are slowly taking over the front verandah, lol. I live in Western Victoria.

I love my new pereskiopsis'.

intense_cutn — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:42:11 GMT

and i can't wait till they grow some roots, so i can start grafting. i will put up some pics tonight when i have more time.

Thanks Bob_Bob!

Inter-generic hybrids

lewis — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:57:25 GMT

Rather than continue on about inter-generic hybrids in the post below, i was quite interested in intergeneric hybrids a while back and would like to share. here are some i found with some net browsing:

i would like to point out although intergeneric hybrids involving seemingly unrelated plants are highly unlikely it is possible in some isolated instances. And as already pointed out Trichocereus x Echinopsis are not inter-generic hybrids as Trichocereus are now incorporated within Echinopsis. ...

ID me please

watertrade — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:19:11 GMT

Hi Folks,

I picked up some cheap plants last weekend.

The first I pick as some kind of Gymnocalycium??

the second one I can't even guess at. all I can note is.. the spines are flat (paper spines? ) and they terminate at a red ish aeroles -

cheers

Jim

Evilbay rescue

WoodDragon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:58:55 GMT

I am always reluctant to discuss the electronic garage-sale, but this old bloke seems to be looking down the barrel...

Alas, I am interstate... any interested Victorians?

cheap alternative heat mats?

intense_cutn — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:53:56 GMT

just came across this site, and found that they sell 'MULTI-HEAT' FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT, for 35 bucks a meter.

am i missing something here? it just seems too god to be true.

damn if only i had a whole meter to play with, imagine the possibillities... :drool:

http://www.herpshop.com.au/Heating.html

Ant plant on ebay.

hornet — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:21:58 GMT

I know a few people are chasing these and just found this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ant-Plant-Myrmecodia-platytyrea_W0QQitemZ140248879557QQihZ004QQcategoryZ106140QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

WANTED Hoodia... yeah right!

watertrade — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:56:08 GMT

I appreciate Hoodia seeds are pretty hard to come by at a decent price - but I figure I might as well ask...

does anyone have any Hoodia seeds, cuttings or plants they want to trade/sell me?

cheers

1st grafting attempt

hornet — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:11:07 GMT

I did a graft last week to see if i could get it to work. Seems to have worked. Just a mamillaria gracilis onto opuntia subulata monstrose so will be good to see how it progresses and eventually i'll try it with more uncommon species.

grafting and rooting offsets of Toumeya

lewis — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:20:27 GMT

I recently got a Toumeya papyracantha that is grafted to Trichocereus huascha that has produced several offsets on the sides. i plan to graft a few of these next spring and also try root one or two and grow them on their own roots. Will the removed offsets of this species produce roots? If not i obviously won't bother. anyone done this before? i really don't want to waste a single one.

I have read that self-rooted culture of Toumeya is difficult but possible, requiring cold dry wintering, ...

western suburbs cactus club meeting this friday

prier — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:15:20 GMT

Hey all,

I'm in sydney for a while. I'm going to go to the western suburbs cactus club meeting this friday, is anyone else on the forum going to be there? it'd be great to put some faces to names.

Whilst I'm here can anyone reccomend a good way to get there via public transport?

My first Flowers!

slim6y — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:29:49 GMT

It feels like spring has sprung... The grass has riz... I have flowers on my cactusessss

Yep... I am stoked! My first flowers this season:

1. The cacti that is in my display pic flowered - I nearly missed it to! I was lucky. I just happened to look out of the window while going to the toilet and saw the bright yellow stem! This photo was yesterday. Today it's all whithered!

2. A notocactus um..... something or other....

Enjoy! I sure do!

Cereus graft

CactiHunter — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:41:59 GMT

I was just wondering how Trichos would go grafted onto Cereus peruv. Possible?

(Sorry if this has already been discussed) Cheers!

2/3 of my collection

Roger The Dog — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:01:29 GMT

Of my 3 cacti (so far) I have an echinocactus grusonii and these 2:

http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/12/68/71/78/cactus11.jpg

http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/12/68/71/78/cactus12.jpg

instant garden

watertrade — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:17:41 GMT

Is anyone bidding on this?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320274855966&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

have you told your partner yet?

"Honey, I'm home...."

Wanted: Harissa cuts

CactiHunter — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:26:53 GMT

Chasing cuts of any Harissa species

Sell or trade

Cheers.

trich seed wanted!!!!!

misteek — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:48:32 GMT

hello all this is my first post. very glad to be here and can't believe theres an all aussie cacti forum!

anywho i was hoping someone could put me out of my missery and sell me some trich seed! i'm looking for petty much anything!

In return i can offer you cash or a 11cm Super pedro cutting that already has a few roots forming.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

Bringing pereskiposis out of dormancy.

intense_cutn — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:53:42 GMT

i should be recieving a pereskiopsis in the mail tomorrow, and i'm guessing it will probably be dormant considoring the time of year.

i was wondering if i put it under my flouro's on a heat mat, will it come out of dormancy?

Trichocereus seeds for trade.

intense_cutn — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:31:58 GMT

i have trichocereus Bridgesii seeds i am willing to trade for some pereskiosis spathula cuttings if anyone is interested.

how do i change my e-mail address

prier — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:44:44 GMT

???

only users granted special access

watertrade — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:04:14 GMT

I tried to read the thread re:' ebay seed madness' and I got this message.

Sorry, but only users granted special access can read topics in this forum.

huh?

Trichocereus

shortly — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:10:39 GMT

Does anyone know which of the Trichocereus would have the lagest girth? All the references i can find give the hight but not the girth, i'm thinking grafting stocks here.

Cacti Mega porn site

CactiHunter — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:15:04 GMT

Well I already added this to the links thread but you just gotta see this guys pics. WOW!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactushorridus/sets/

Astrophytum caput-medusae

parrotsheaven — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:18:01 GMT

Here is a link to some great pics.

The digi seeds are actually coming from Cactus Jordi

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v140/CactusJordi/Digitostigma/

Hope you like

Digi Seeds Follow their progress

parrotsheaven — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:10:37 GMT

Decided to do a post to keep everyone up to date on the seeds of Astrophytum caput-medusae.

Seeds Planted on Sunday afternoon 22nd June.

10 seeds per pot using the baggie method and put on a heat mat with thermostat set at 26C with lights on for 16 hours per day.

No action Saturday morning 28th June

Germination sighted Saturday night at 7pm the 28th June..............Whoopeee!!!!!!!!!!

Photos tomorrow

Fruit bearing cacti

shortly — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:06:43 GMT

does anyone have any edible fruit bearing cacti or has anyone read any references to cactus fruit being used?

We have a few Opuntias, ficus-indica of course (allways room for more), all the others are noxious weeds in Qld. Got a few Epi's that produce very nice fruit & the ubiquitous dragon fruits.

link to order 2009 calendar on cacti and other succulents

Gracie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:14:16 GMT

found this in an other online forum,

Dear Cactophiles,

It is my pleasure to inform you that the 2009 calendar on cacti and

other succulents can now be ordered

(http://www.deutschekakteengesellschaft.de/dkgshop/). Published by

the German, the Swiss and the Austrian Cactus Societies this is the

only such calendar whose images are described in English, German,

French and Italian languages. The large format (40 x 32 cm) and the

gorgeous photos of plants in their natural habitats or ...

Fluro's whats your pick

San Rainbow — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:55:19 GMT

what fluorescent tubes do you use, and for what purpose?

WANTED: Pereskia aculeata

lewis — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:58:19 GMT

Wanted: Pereskia aculeata aka leaf cactus, barbados gooseberry, rose cactus.

NOT cv. 'Godseffiana'!!

normal form.

yes i want to grow the weed one lol.

can't find it anywhere here, only Godseffiana, got another one of them today in fact.

was thinking you folks up in NSW and QLD probably think its ironic that someone wants to grow this weed and you could help me out.

will buy/trade but don't have that much to trade, if you want Opuntia subulata monstrose cuttings i've got some though. ...

Fast growing?

Roger The Dog — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:11:23 GMT

Can any cacti be described as fast growing?

Obviously that would be a relative term but I've only really seen the opposite, eg carnegia gigantea being very slow.

How Dangerous are Euphorbias?

lewis — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:52:13 GMT

a good read:

http://www.theamateursdigest.com/epoisons.htm

Euphorbias are among the most poisonous plants on earth. In some species the sap (latex) is so toxic that it can result in blistering, blindness, severe ulceration and burning equivalent to 3rd degree burns caused by fire. Some are so poisonous that merely breathing in the air near a 'bleeding' plant can result in a burning sensation of the mouth and throat. some people experience allergic reactions to the sap further complicating ...

Free Cacti Seed

Hellonasty — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:45:14 GMT

I have 20 x Notocactus (parodia) Ottonis seeds to the next 3 replys. I will sent them for nothing.

Cheers

HN

Malathon and cacti

trigonus — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:42:11 GMT

I am planning on treating a few infected plants with Malathon in spring. Mainly for mealies and root mealies, have a small outbreak and really want to get on top of it quickly.

I guess my question is 1: Will Malathon hurt my plants and is it very effective against the targets pests? It states that it kills mealies, might get something systemic like Rogor, but want some feedback on the Malathon first.

In Trout's notes on cultivation he suggests Malathion as one way to treat mealies, ...

A few Gymnos to eyeball

calycium — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:39:34 GMT

Hi all,

just to help with some IDing, here are a few of my named Gynos

coryphantha???

sacred pedro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:04:12 GMT

hey guys i bought this today i know it's a coryphantha of some sort. hoping you could tell me what sort

Orange rot of the fungal kind: why and how and where

Kada — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:51:28 GMT

some skin diseases and rot are caused by fungus. it may not be the actual fungus causing the rust colour directly, but it is the damage it is doing to cause the cactus to turn this way.

from the ones i have seen it is always due to the roots getting infected...this is caused by too much water and/or humidity and poor soil mixes/drainage.

take this little Astrophytum.

it was planted in a very good mineral mix as astros should (and all my others are planted in as well).

it is the ...

This is scary.

MichaelCactus — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:45:10 GMT

Yes, the thought of me actually growing seed is very scary.

I just purchased 20 A.Asterias seeds, 10 Est Calles ones and 10 Texas ones. 10 A.Onzuka x Myriostigma and 10 Echinocereus Stramineus seeds. Only one problem, i havent got a propogator set up haha. Will be in the process of makeing one this week.

Stolen Loph Pics

MichaelCactus — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:16:12 GMT

I was browsing for Neoporteria Clavata info, when i cam across this persons Webshots Album. I was truly AMAZED.

lophophora-williamsii

Lophophora williamsii prolifera - - See the other cactus being covered over in the bottom left.

lophophora-williamsii-caespitosa

This guys stuff is amazeing, i havent looked over the rest of his plants yet.

http://community.webshots.com/user/cactusgege

Hmm why did they come out so small? Anyway, those Loph photos are obviously in the ...

mealie bug or some thing

San Rainbow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:33:51 GMT

noticed these tiny little critters around the bass of some of my pots, the light isn't the best to really see what colour they are but they are real small, tiny, any idea what they could be & how I might get rid of them?

sorry for lame description, but I noticed them after I watered a couple of plants an they seem to have washed out of the pot...

cheers

Opuntia ID

CactiHunter — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:44:48 GMT

Some sort of Opuntia I guess. Spineless and the older pads are completely cylindrical and thick for their length.

Possibly a rare or uncommon species, and much potential for grafting.

Pm me if you want some.