Bree Ellyse
Number of posts: 1
Location: Airlie Beach
Registration date: 2011-03-27
 | | Subject: Help for a beginner! Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:41 pm | |
| Hello, i'm new to cacti but would love some advice on what types people reccomend. I love the flowering, barrel and cacti with 'arms' any help is appreciated! |
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jeff tyley
Number of posts: 2
Location: geelong vic
Registration date: 2011-03-17
| | Subject: Welcome Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:31 am | |
| | Bree Ellyse wrote: | | Hello, i'm new to cacti but would love some advice on what types people reccomend. I love the flowering, barrel and cacti with 'arms' any help is appreciated! |
Hi BREE,
Important to understand the growing conditions for the diverse range of cacti before you spend to much cash.
Perhaps you can make a list of Genera you like and get some more specific advise.
Great group of plants to grow and sure you will have a ball.
Cheers Jeff |
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blowng
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 256
Location: Mellville
Registration date: 2008-10-28
| | Subject: Re: Help for a beginner! Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:27 pm | |
| Melocactus maybe... you live in a tropical climate yes? |
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shortly
Number of posts: 126
Location: SEQ
Registration date: 2008-06-28
| | Subject: Re: Help for a beginner! Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:50 pm | |
| Cereus or some of the brazilian Pilosocereus should do well
perhaps even Neobuxbaumia in a well drained spot. |
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blowng
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 256
Location: Mellville
Registration date: 2008-10-28
| | Subject: Re: Help for a beginner! Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:03 pm | |
| I agree shortly... if i could, id get right into the Brazillian columnars they are exquisite but do not do well in my climate with ease... Austrocephalocereus dybowskii perhaps
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shortly
Number of posts: 126
Location: SEQ
Registration date: 2008-06-28
| | Subject: Re: Help for a beginner! Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:05 pm | |
| Cephalocereus/Backbergia militaris would have to be the ultimate for wow factor.
Yeah i doubt Piloso's would take wet feet in winter or prolonged cold very well.
And i imagine frost would see them go the the great garden in the sky rather quickly.
But isn't that what glasshouses are for? |
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blowng
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 256
Location: Mellville
Registration date: 2008-10-28
| | Subject: Re: Help for a beginner! Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:06 pm | |
| id love an industrial size greenhouse for that very pupose  |
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