Mammillaria Hahaniana

Joined : 14 May 2008 Posts : 458 Location : Corio. Victoria

I have been waiting for this ones flowers to open and today is the day. Can only hope that next weekend it will be a better show with a full ring. Can't take decent photos after work as its nearly dark and it is dark when I leave in the morning Rolling Eyes

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Betty

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Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 597 Location : Melbourne

Nice one Betty. Smile

Its good to have winter flowering cacti isn't it. i have Mamm carmenae coming into bud now.

Joined : 14 May 2008 Posts : 458 Location : Corio. Victoria

Sure is Lewis.............its one I have had for a lot of years must give it a new pot and soil come spring Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Mammillaria Hahaniana Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:49 pm

I have a Mammillaria Hahaniana (long haired form) from Lester Myers. will check flower buds tomorrow, noticed that there is something happening regards this plant but too little time lately to spend time looking.
will be good to compare hair length.

Subject: Re: Mammillaria Hahaniana Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:26 pm

Great photo Betty - I love the detail of your close ups.

I have a Lithop Rubra almost in flower - I'll do my best when they burst and see how they go and post.

Joined : 14 May 2008 Posts : 458 Location : Corio. Victoria

Thanks Cal

Whoo Hoo!!!!!! l.rubra how I want one of those Wink

Look forward to seeing its flower
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Subject: Re: Mammillaria Hahaniana Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:58 pm

Betty,
I'll grow a couple for you if you want and post them when they are way too small to normally sell. (L.Rubra)
waiting for the flowers to grow - guessing a week tops

Joined : 14 May 2008 Posts : 458 Location : Corio. Victoria

Wow Cal that would be great............will have to see what I have that you might want when the time comes Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Mammillaria Hahaniana Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:01 pm

Betty,
will keep you posted, and will make sure you get a couple.

Joined : 14 May 2008 Posts : 458 Location : Corio. Victoria

This is one of my oldest cacti or I should say one of the first I bought that is still alive Rolling Eyes

Cool......... mamm leuthyi that is a nice one. I think Lewis has sown seeds of this as well. I have tried aztikium a few times and I can not get them to do anything Sad

Good luck with the seeds.............no green dots tonight (I had to check and I blamed you lol) The camera will come out at the first sign of anything Smile

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Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 597 Location : Melbourne

Cal you are like me, getting into seeds and plants of rare stuff. Smile

add to your wish list Cintia knizei if you haven't already.
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/CINTIA/Cintia_knizei/Cintia_knizei/Cintia_knizei.htm
and perhaps rarest of all, Yavia cryptocarpa:
http://www.bcss.org.uk/yavia.pdf
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/YAVIA/Yavia_cryptocarpa/Yavia_cryptocarpa/Yavia_criyptocarpa.htm
you have Mamm luethyi seeds? cool.. good luck, this is notorious for poor germination. i put 5 seeds in my prop recently but no germination yet, still early days.
the reason put forward for the poor germination rate is that the genetic pool outside Mexico is very small. In Europe it is becoming more common and is propagated vegetatively by grafting. Conviently our friends at AQIS have not heard of the plant and it is not a permitted species, which rules out importation of plant material and subsequent grafting. The low genetic diversity found in European stocks is because most specimens are vegetative propagates from one, illegally collected, specimen. The plant should actually not be in cultivation at all because it was discovered many years after the declaration of mexico's cactus exportation ban and it is covered by CITES regulations. it needs to cross pollinate with genetically-unidentical plants to get high viability seed.

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 597 Location : Melbourne

OMG..i almost had a heart attack.
ignore my above post.
just then i went and had a peek in my prop and behold, there is a tiny green blob in the Mamm luethyi pot Very Happy

must have germinated today, still has the seed husk on top.
*excitement*
will post pic tomorrow.

Joined : 14 May 2008 Posts : 458 Location : Corio. Victoria

Now settle down Lewis...........big deep breaths and SIT down and stop screaming plz I can hear you all the way up here Laughing

How long ago did you plant the seeds
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Subject: Re: Mammillaria Hahaniana Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:44 pm

Hey Lewis, didn't know about those other cactus you listed, but they look good.
Best of luck with your Mamm luethyi pot and send in a pic for us to see.

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 597 Location : Melbourne