Astrophytum myriostigma v nudum cultivar

Joined : 14 Sep 2008 Posts : 50 Location : Adelaide SA

This plant has two cultivar genes and called Red bean koyo, kikho.
Koyo: Turned color as like autumn leaves in season. It is green in summer but turned color from winter to spring in red.
Turned color only during juvenil, no color change when plant is matured.
You can also see "koyo" in othes species such as normal myriostigma, Onzuka, Mammillaria bocasana.
Kikho: Plant shape becomes like turtle shell when plant is matured.

One month old seedling, turned color already

Two years old seedlings, these also turned color

One year old grafted plant, turned color and appeared kikho pattern
Since plant grows slower than normal myriostigma v nudum, you may graft seedling. I grafted a 40 days old seedling last year.
Current diameter is 8 cm.

A matured plant, diamater is 14 cm. No color change but koyo gene is remained in seeds.

Joined : 24 Jun 2008 Posts : 233 Location : Bendigo

Thats just amazeing! I loved looking at these on the "Cultivar" website, and theyre just awsome. Would love to get my hands on some of these one day.
TFS!

Subject: Re: Astrophytum myriostigma v nudum cultivar Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:40 pm

This is one of my favourite Astrophytum cv's. That mature plants looks awesome.

I put my hand up first for any seed when it is available Smile

Where did you get this seed if you don't mind me asking Hanazono ?

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

Hanazono they are beautiful plants, I saw some grafted plants at the Succulenticon in Adelaide this year were they yours?

If so they were amazing Smile

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Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 597 Location : Melbourne

yes! Koyo! i did not believe it until an astro specialist in the US proved it to me on another forum. it changes colour with the seasons, remarkable! TFS
Smile

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 597 Location : Melbourne

and Harrisia jusbertii looks like such a great stock! Smile

where can you get it?

Joined : 05 Sep 2008 Posts : 72 Location : Perth

Behind me lewis... I got a thread open on getting Harrisia... grin...

Subject: Re: Astrophytum myriostigma v nudum cultivar Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:59 pm

I too wouldn't mind some seeds if they become available Hanazono, also do you sell plants at all?

I was looking for it before both of you Wink

Do a search.
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Joined : 05 Sep 2008 Posts : 72 Location : Perth

They really are a beautiful looking stock... the way that you had the grafts set up there Hanazono made it look really quite speccy...

Joined : 14 Sep 2008 Posts : 50 Location : Adelaide SA

Hellonasty
I collected seeds from my own plants.
Hanazono

Joined : 14 Sep 2008 Posts : 50 Location : Adelaide SA

Betty
Plants in your photo are mine.
Hanazono

Joined : 14 Sep 2008 Posts : 50 Location : Adelaide SA

Trigonus
I just a hobby cactus collector. I do not sell plants at moment.
Hanzono

Subject: Re: Astrophytum myriostigma v nudum cultivar Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:47 pm

Hanzono,

wonderful looking plants - the seed is so hard to get, and I'm with everyone else here - in line for some when you can part with some.

I bought some variegated astro seed a while ago from Thailand - might have to put a few up in the comp prize, now that I think about it, but quite a few I grew have some red colouration. Two attempts to graft failed last week Embarassed

Roll on this weekend for another try.

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

Joined : 05 Sep 2008 Posts : 72 Location : Perth

Bang!

Hanazono... would you have a copy of your presentation anywhere that i might be able to grab a copy of?

Grin - you ARE popular at the moment, aren;t you?