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lewis




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PostSubject: mammillaria luethyi germination   Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:29 pm
well here it is:


(sorry about the extremely dodgy pic quality, cam doesn't have macro)
mammillaria luethyi @ 2 days old
1/5 aint to bad, rather i am surprised anything germinated at all, given this species' reputation.
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MichaelCactus




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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:00 pm
Sorry all i see is dirt.... Only jokeing Lewis, hopefully in a few years, it will be a decent flowering size Smile
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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:46 pm
Good one Lewis cheers now look after it lol
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calycium
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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:59 pm
Very nice Lewis - but 1 out of 5 makes it even pricier. Hope it grows well for you.

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lewis




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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:12 pm
hmm hopefully a couple more will germinate. Smile
Its much better than my predicted 0/5! lol
its only been under one week.
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lewis




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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:55 pm
well its still around. Smile
no new seedlings though, just the one.

check out this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauii8/sets/72157602590284285/
look at the dates these photos were taken, its a phenomenal growth rate. a year!

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watertrade




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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:26 pm
lewis wrote:
well its still around. Smile

check out this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauii8/sets/72157602590284285/


I thought it was just a standard 'ball' shaped mamm. wow - thats an amazing plant...
once you get some size you could try cutting off and grafting each 'arm' maybe.. ?
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lewis




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PostSubject: Re: mammillaria luethyi germination   Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:33 pm
watertrade wrote:

I thought it was just a standard 'ball' shaped mamm. wow - thats an amazing plant...

Indeed. In the wild it is a very tiny plant, and it was originally thought to be a Pelecyphora or Turbinicarpus.

watertrade wrote:
once you get some size you could try cutting off and grafting each 'arm' maybe.. ?

The 'arms' are tubercles like those found on any other Mammillaria, just more pronounced than in most.
These can be grafted and will produce offsets but it's probably physically easier to graft the whole plant and regraft the offsets produced.
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