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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 28, 2017 7:40:14 GMT
I have never liked cacti (sorry, Mick) and was not especially keen on succulents either, but today at the supermarket I bought two plants. Since it was a cheap supermarket (Lidl) and the plants were from last week's specials, there are no labels on them. I'll take a picture and post it here so somebody can tell me what they are and how to take care of them. Googling succulents, I find it just says they don't need much water or care. No problem bjd. If we all liked the same thing it would be a dull world. Take a picture and we'll see if we can help. Google is sort of right. Yes they don't need much water or rather they don't need overwatering. As for not much care well yes, they will survive but with a bit of care they will be so much better. The main thing is plenty of sunshine, only water once it has become dry and feed from time to time. Bit like bringing up children.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 28, 2017 7:42:56 GMT
Fockea are such outer-space plants! Gosh, Mick ~ Aloe seedlings? Did you actually plant the seeds or did those come up as volunteers around the parent plant? re: last picture ~ I guess you bought one for the front and one for the back door, right? Other Aloe seedlings and Stapeliad seedlings from this year's efforts:- image hosting free no registration
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 30, 2017 1:15:18 GMT
Those stapeliads are CHUNKY seedlings! This is for bjd from Cheery & Bixa ~
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Post by bjd on Sept 30, 2017 5:51:51 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 17, 2017 12:25:04 GMT
Orbea hardyii - Huernia volkartii -
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 17, 2017 17:09:09 GMT
Little delights!
Mick, a question: doe the bodies of all Orbea and of all Huernia more or less resemble that of the examples in your pictures?
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 17, 2017 17:37:42 GMT
Little delights! Mick, a question: doe the bodies of all Orbea and of all Huernia more or less resemble that of the examples in your pictures? No, not at all.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 18, 2017 8:03:13 GMT
Ariocarpus retusus - Ficus reticulatus "ginseng" -
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 18, 2017 14:55:25 GMT
*sigh* You have the most beautiful collection!
I think Ariocarpus is a northern Mexico native, but may be wrong. Does F.reticulatus make that bulbous trunk naturally, or is that a bonsaied specimen? It's exquisite.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 18, 2017 15:48:09 GMT
Beautiful blooms! The Ficus is most unusual with it's large leaves.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 19, 2017 7:52:21 GMT
Texas and Central Mexico for Ariocarpus.
No, the Ficus grows naturally like that although I do trim back the top growth just to keep it tidy. Incidentally, I am not entirely sure of the name. I acquired it as Ficus Ginseng but have also seen it as reticulatus ginseng, retusa ginseng and microcarpa ginseng. Need to do some research!
Later - retusa or microcarpa but not reticulatus.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 24, 2017 7:53:40 GMT
As the winter approaches the Aloes start flowering - Aloe bakeri - The smallest know Aloe. A. descoignsii with matching flowers - Aloe albiflora
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 2, 2017 9:49:47 GMT
Aloe deltoideodonta v fallax
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 7, 2017 8:33:23 GMT
Aloe perfoliata
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 7, 2017 8:37:03 GMT
Crassula tecta Ariocarpus retusus Avonia recurvata Avonia quinaria ssp alstonii simple image host
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 7, 2017 8:40:28 GMT
This is Senecio pendula - And it's ridiculously long flower -
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 13, 2017 5:27:02 GMT
It's not difficult at all to see how John Wyndham got his idea for the Triffids.
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 13, 2017 13:34:54 GMT
Crassula mesembryanthemopsis Aloe polyphylla -
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 13, 2017 14:57:54 GMT
That pot you have the Crassula in is just perfect for showing it off.
Poor little Aloe!
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 4, 2018 13:42:45 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 5, 2018 3:14:43 GMT
Yeah, A.juvenna is a sweetheart of a plant, and such a good grower.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 11, 2018 8:13:43 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 31, 2018 8:24:16 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 31, 2018 16:37:19 GMT
Mick, it is DEAD EASY to go to your posts and use the Edit feature plus the steps outlined here to renovate the original post and would make this thread much, much nicer. It's easy to think of this forum as just some little message board only for those of us who participate here. But actually it is a platform for all kinds of information which is read by thousands of people all over the world. For instance, this Cacti & Succulents thread has been viewed 41,657 times to date. That is just one proof that the membership here produces content of lasting interest. But if people stumble across us through google or through links elsewhere and continuously find threads filled with gray squares, they will begin to avoid anything that comes from anyport.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 31, 2018 16:49:53 GMT
Appreciate that but I didn't have much time. It won't be long u til I do and I will tidy up then.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 31, 2018 16:56:36 GMT
You are a prince among men! (but I've always know that )
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 13, 2018 8:58:40 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 13, 2018 15:34:03 GMT
A real beauty!
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 23, 2018 16:23:57 GMT
I like it, but the stem and flowers do not seem compatible with the leaves.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 25, 2018 14:43:10 GMT
Colourful seed pods on my Melocactus - A miniature form of Mammillaria longiflora -
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