HomeHome  GalleryGallery  FAQFAQ  SearchSearch  RegisterRegister  Log inLog in  
Australian Cacti Forum :: - :: Trade and Sell
 

Ebay Astro!

View previous topic View next topic Go down 
Goto page : 1, 2  Next
AuthorMessage
trigonus
Admin


SagittariusGoat
Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 600
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C

PostSubject: Ebay Astro!   Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:53 pm
A nice price for a nice plant, not long to go now.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CACTUS-Astrophytum-asterias-fma-nudum_W0QQitemZ220227829959QQihZ012QQcategoryZ136165QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
_________________
mmm spikey...
Back to top Go down
calycium
Moderator



Joined : 06 Apr 2008
Posts : 354
Location : oz

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:51 pm
Yeah,
I was watching it - but then someone bid on it.

It looks like a really nice plant.
Back to top Go down
trigonus
Admin


SagittariusGoat
Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 600
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:17 pm
My avatar on here is a flowering Astrophytum asterias fma. nudum that I purchased from the same seller quite a while ago now.

A good seller, hope someone here won it, it was a nice specimen.
_________________
mmm spikey...
Back to top Go down
Kada




Joined : 05 Apr 2008
Posts : 90
Location : International

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:08 pm
nice plant! but it kind of looks like a hybrid to me...maybe not?
Back to top Go down
trigonus
Admin


SagittariusGoat
Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 600
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:01 pm
Thinks it's the regular one. The one I have is definitely Astrophytum asterias fma. nudum.

I am suspicios that you might have a few different forms of this one over in Taiwan. The pics I have seen of your plant/s seems to have a more dull epidermis whereas these Aussie ones seem to all have a very shiny, dark green epidermis.

Not sure? I know the seller sells a fair few other astro hybrids. I picked up one last night Wink
_________________
mmm spikey...
Back to top Go down
PD
Moderator


GeminiSnake
Age : 31
Joined : 02 Apr 2008
Posts : 177
Location : Vic.

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:28 pm
Been heaps of nice plants on Ebay lately. Wish i had a few more $ though, there was a couple of Arios i would have liked to get.
Back to top Go down
trigonus
Admin


SagittariusGoat
Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 600
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:41 pm
Yeah there seems to be Arios regularly lately and Astros too. I bet there will be lull soon and then there will be heaps again. Seems to happen in waves. Strangely enough winter seems to be a good time to look for rare cacti on ebay.
_________________
mmm spikey...
Back to top Go down
Kada




Joined : 05 Apr 2008
Posts : 90
Location : International

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:02 pm
yes there are lots of different kinds! they are often lighter colour and such here cause they get full sun year round. my plants were 5 times darker in canada as they are here. i think its mostly just lighting?


that one on ebay looks like a hybrid to me cause of the raised ridge on the ribs. hybrids like that are very common, more so than "pure" asterias around here.
Back to top Go down
trigonus
Admin


SagittariusGoat
Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 600
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:04 pm
Yeah could be a hybrid with a myriostigma or capricorne I guess.
_________________
mmm spikey...
Back to top Go down
lewis




Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 346
Location : Melbourne

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Thu May 08, 2008 5:28 pm
no way that's a hybrid.

trigonus wrote:
A nice price for a nice plant, not long to go now.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CACTUS-Astrophytum-asterias-fma-nudum_W0QQitemZ220227829959QQihZ012QQcategoryZ136165QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I got one the exact same size from the exact same seller for $16... and the same day a 8.5cm super kabuto for $25. he rules.
here are some my astros, featuring the above mentioned sk at the top left and the asterias nudum underneath. the other sk pictured is also from him. notice the 8 ribbed non hybrid A. myriostigma cv 'Multicostatum' on the bottom right

mates from another forum may recognise this pic.
p.s how do i reduce pic size? Rolling Eyes
Back to top Go down
calycium
Moderator



Joined : 06 Apr 2008
Posts : 354
Location : oz

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Thu May 08, 2008 7:07 pm
Fantastic looking Astro Lewis. Pray tell, what is the graft of?
Back to top Go down
Huggie
Moderator


AquariusGoat
Age : 28
Joined : 05 May 2008
Posts : 17
Location : QLD

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Thu May 08, 2008 10:46 pm
Lewis I am so jealous of your Astro collection. Where did you get your hands on not 1 but 2 A. Myriostigma cv 'Multicostatum'? Or don't you want to share your little secret? LOL

I have purchased 3 Astro's through the same ebay seller but sadly he has none for sale at the moment.

I have recently planted some A. Asterias super kabuto and I hope they (don't die first off Laughing) turn out just as nice as yours. Sad that I have to wait 3-6 years to find out though.

If you ever feel like downsizing your collection I will always assist you by taking them off your hands.....anything to help out a friend Laughing
Back to top Go down
lewis




Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 346
Location : Melbourne

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Fri May 09, 2008 8:51 am
calycium wrote:
Fantastic looking Astro Lewis. Pray tell, what is the graft of?

Astrophytum myriostigma cv 'Hakuun'.
info here from the best cactus nursery in the world:

http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ASTROPHYTUM/Astrophytum_myriostigma/Astrophytum_myriostigma_hakuun/Astrophytum_myriostigma_hakuun.htm

the hylo stock has pumped it up so much and its getting a bit top-heavy. perhaps i could de-graft next spring?
flowers continuously all summer too:


Huggie wrote:
Where did you get your hands on not 1 but 2 A. Myriostigma cv 'Multicostatum'?

It is one plant, a double headed seedling, both heads joined at base, a siamese twin if you like. Wink not telling where i got it, but it was a bargain for $7.

old pic, has grown heaps since then, waiting for this baby to flower to i can cross it with everything else.
info on this cultivar from cactus-art again:

http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ASTROPHYTUM/Astrophytum_myriostigma/Astrophytum_myriostigma_multicostatum/Astrophytum_myriostigma_multicostatum.htm

Last edited by lewis on Fri May 09, 2008 10:03 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top Go down
Hellonasty
Moderator


AriesDog
Age : 26
Joined : 04 Apr 2008
Posts : 214
Location : NSW

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Fri May 09, 2008 9:54 am
I have allways liked the Myrio Hakuun cv. Did it produce any seed ? Considering the plants you have there and the fact Myrios are not self fertile you could produce some ineresting seed.
Back to top Go down
lewis




Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 346
Location : Melbourne

PostSubject: Re: Ebay Astro!   Fri May 09, 2008 10:06 am
i just edited the above post. yes i hope to do some cross-pollinating next season. Wink
no i have not got seed on the hakuun yet, because my Astros happened to not flower simultaneously.
Back to top Go down

Ebay Astro!

View previous topic View next topic Back to top 
Page 1 of 2Goto page : 1, 2  Next

Permissions of this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Australian Cacti Forum :: - :: Trade and Sell-