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Hanazono
Astromaniac
Number of posts: 351
Location: SA
Registration date: 2008-09-14
 | | Subject: Frailea castanea Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:32 am | |
| I have not been able to see any posts for Frailea. I do not have many Frailea species but the photo, castanea is one of my collections. I think this is a cultivar, growing to quite large single head. I sowed seeds September 2004 and the current diameter is 5.2 cm. I repotted yesterday.  |
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trigonus
Admin & Cactus Fiend
Number of posts: 881
Location: coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C
Registration date: 2008-01-23
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:48 pm | |
| Very very nice Hanaz! I have one Frailea grahliana, though it's recovering from too much sun and the previous owners neglect. I will endevour to get some pics up when it improves.
The genus doesn't seem overly popular in Aus, not sure why? They are nice plants.
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Kada
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 209
Location: International
Registration date: 2008-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:47 pm | |
| very nice  those large forms are sought after here. lovely plants! |
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MichaelCactus
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 293
Location: Bendigo
Registration date: 2008-06-24
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:10 pm | |
| Here is my Castanea/Asteroides/Asterias. Its only bout 1.5cm wide, wanna swap HN? Frailea are awsome plants, but i got this one for other reason, anyone wanna guess why:P ?  |
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CactusPolecat
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 245
Location: Tassie
Registration date: 2008-10-06
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:52 am | |
| That is a beautiful little plant HN, and yours too Michael, I have tried growing this little beauty, but so far have managed only to watch it's demise... any secrets to growing it?
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MichaelCactus
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 293
Location: Bendigo
Registration date: 2008-06-24
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:20 am | |
| Dont tell me that CP, i only just got it. More than likely gonna kill it now  |
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KanJe
watchman
Number of posts: 393
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-06-24
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lewis
avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts: 859
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-05-07
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:31 am | |
| i don't have any of this genus.. but F.castanea/asterioides is a very attractive plant. very astrophytum-ish |
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lewis
avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts: 859
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-05-07
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:02 am | |
| | Quote: | | My Plants never like it when I'm negative Michael |
usually works the other way for me. e.g.' wow this plant is going really well, very good' next week: 'not anymore'.  |
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Kada
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 209
Location: International
Registration date: 2008-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:25 pm | |
| CactusPolecat: mineral soil and dry is a good safe way...i treat mine the same as i treat astrophytum sp. as far as soil/water goes. |
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CactusPolecat
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 245
Location: Tassie
Registration date: 2008-10-06
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:17 am | |
| | Kada wrote: | | CactusPolecat: mineral soil and dry is a good safe way...i treat mine the same as i treat astrophytum sp. as far as soil/water goes. |
Thanks for that Kada... I'l remember that for next time.
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Hanazono
Astromaniac
Number of posts: 351
Location: SA
Registration date: 2008-09-14
| | Subject: seedlings of castanea Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:48 am | |
| I do not pay special attention for castanea but keeping under soft sunlight as same as other cactus seedlings. Too strong sunlight may stop the growing of seedlings. The photo is seedlings of castanea, sown seeds on 30/09/06. I keep 25 seedlings in a 10 cm square pot and diameter of each seedling is around 1.5 cm. These seedings are waiting to repot into 50 mm square tube.  |
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Hellonasty
Admin
Number of posts: 1198
Location: NSW
Registration date: 2008-04-04
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:30 pm | |
| Really cool ^^^^ Yeah they are starting to look a bit squashed. |
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Kada
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 209
Location: International
Registration date: 2008-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Frailea castanea Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:28 pm | |
| very nice more light=brown colour |
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