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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 2, 2019 10:44:07 GMT
Aloe albiflora
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 3, 2019 12:12:37 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 3, 2019 12:13:51 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 3, 2019 15:56:33 GMT
Is that Agave filifera making a flower stalk there behind the Aloe flowers?
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 3, 2019 18:13:02 GMT
Is that Agave filifera making a flower stalk there behind the Aloe flowers? It’s a filifera type Agave that flowered earlier and I haven’t cut the stalk down yet.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 5, 2019 4:58:59 GMT
English translation below, although the video in the article is in English: www.24-horas.mx/2019/11/01/mexicanos-inventan-piel-vegana-de-nopal-causan-sensacion-en-la-industria-de-la-moda-de-milan-fotos-video/Mexicans invent vegan nopal [Opuntia cactus pad] leather; cause a sensation in the Milan fashion industryThe textile created after two years of research in Jalisco and Aguascalientes, offers a sustainable alternative, without cruelty to animals, with the technical specifications required by the fashion, leather goods, furniture and even the automotive industry. Mexican entrepreneurs Adrián López Velarde and Marte Zázares, developed a vegan skin made with prickly pear cactus, which caused a sensation in the latest edition of the International Leather Fair Lineapelle 2019, which was held in Milan, Italy. The textile offers a sustainable alternative, without animal cruelty, free of toxic, phthalates and PVC, which is also partially biodegradable and has the technical specifications required by the fashion, leather goods, furniture and even the automotive industry. Prickly pear skin has high resistance and durability of about 10 years, so it can replace the use of animal leather and other synthetic materials that are not ecologically friendly. The product was developed after two years of research in Jalisco and Aguascalientes, and received the trade name of Desserto. Its characteristics are similar to those of animal or synthetic leather, for its elasticity, malleability and for being breathable.
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 5, 2019 16:50:15 GMT
That is fascinating. I showed it to my daughter who has a vested interest in this sort of thing and although she hadn't heard of cactus leather she did know about vegan leather. However, to produce it requires a lot of unpleasant chemicals and it is not as healthy as real leather.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 7, 2019 18:07:07 GMT
It will be interesting to see how and when this actually appears on the market.
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 17, 2019 13:21:00 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 18, 2019 14:22:47 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 9, 2020 14:54:17 GMT
Aloe peckii
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 9, 2020 17:00:43 GMT
Pretty both in and out of flower!
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 13, 2020 14:22:24 GMT
I was watching Man v Food last night (not proud of that btw) and it was coming from a Mexican restaurant decorated with appropriate items including cacti. Except they weren't cacti, they were Euphorbias which are cactus like insofar as they have spines but come from Africa.
Attention to detail...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 13, 2020 15:39:45 GMT
Sometimes it seems that everyone who is not into succulents automatically calls anything with spines a cactus, even Agaves, which don't resemble cacti in the slightest.
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Post by bjd on Jan 13, 2020 15:49:03 GMT
Went for a walk this afternoon and there was a large flowering yucca in someone's garden. A bit surprising in January.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 15, 2020 10:16:45 GMT
Crassula suzanneae
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 15, 2020 16:02:17 GMT
Othonna triplinervia
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 15, 2020 18:53:40 GMT
Ohhhh ~ C.suzanneae is just precious!
I don't know anything about any Othonna. I'm sure I've never seen one before.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 16, 2020 15:47:23 GMT
Bixa, check out Bihrmann's Caudiciforms site. There are quite a number on there.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 19, 2020 13:43:26 GMT
Crassula deceptor
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 19, 2020 16:43:11 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 31, 2020 3:49:16 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 31, 2020 14:04:18 GMT
That Echinocereus is lovely. Does it always flower at this time?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 31, 2020 16:05:11 GMT
Mick, I think so, but really can't remember. I know I've taken pictures of it over the years & would have to go back to find them & check dates.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 1, 2020 16:04:41 GMT
Crassula deceptor That one is really amazing.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 2, 2020 19:44:42 GMT
Aloe scorpioides
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 13, 2020 16:41:51 GMT
Pelargonium incrassatum
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 14, 2020 3:05:56 GMT
Itty bitty plant with a great big flower ~ pretty!
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 3, 2020 15:52:13 GMT
Might have shown this before but as I've just repotted it and it looks so lovely here it i£ again. Agave potatorum "Tradewinds".
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 3, 2020 16:12:11 GMT
Ohhhhh ~ you can show that as many times as you wish. It's really beautiful!
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