Darren
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 323
Location: adelaide but moving to monbulk
Registration date: 2009-09-07
 | | Subject: mammillaria ??? Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:30 pm | |
| I got this one given to me when i bought a hanging chamacereus from Ebay the other week. The root tuber is huge so i have planted it in free draining soil but have not watered it yet.the plant is 16cm across so i am assuming that it would be pretty old.  |
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Navajoa
Moderator
Number of posts: 501
Location: Australia
Registration date: 2009-09-15
| | Subject: Re: mammillaria ??? Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:11 pm | |
| As a guess I'd say it's Mammillaria hahniana -"Old Lady Cactus" Probably need to wait for it to flower to be sure. Should give you an impressive ring of flowers when it does.... |
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CactusPolecat
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 245
Location: Tassie
Registration date: 2008-10-06
| | Subject: Re: mammillaria ??? Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:58 pm | |
| Definitely M. hahniana.
It's a decent size at 16cm... I'm impressed.
CP |
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Darren
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 323
Location: adelaide but moving to monbulk
Registration date: 2009-09-07
| | Subject: Re: mammillaria ??? Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:05 pm | |
| They must be pretty hardy!! it was in the middle of a bed of riverstone in full sun, all day for the last ten years. It was given to the lady i got it from by an elderly lady going into a nursing home. |
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Olga
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 212
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2009-11-08
| | Subject: Re: mammillaria ??? Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:53 pm | |
| I have gone completely Mamm mad lately, I just bought three of those last week  I really like the shape of those, and yes the flowers will be awesome, you'll have to show us when she flowers |
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