bogfrog

it is azureocereus hertlingianus by my eye. but that could synonymous with Browningia hertlingianae.

"However, a friend bought 5 clones off of him as T. bridgesii and they were definitely the "Super Spiny" clone. This could be just down to the wrong plants getting packaged up. I thought I better mention that it had been sold before under a different name." no they weren't, he also brought a 'super spiny' log which is quite different from those 5 clones. the 'super spiny' is a very dark green where as that 'bridge-whatever-it-is' (pic 2) is a light waxy blue colour with the weird wiggling lines along the ribs

not like any of my bridge seedlings, they dont seem to develop spikes for a few weeks and just look like jellybeans with a split at the top. cool tho. i have had a strange little plant with leaves sprout in the row i planted some ariocarpus seed

hey we just scored some cool new plants on the weekend and was wondering if anyone could put a name to these new faces. possible trichocereus crest 1: possible trichocereus crest 2: some other nice crests: squirtle the turtle?: unknown white crest: variegated something?: very nice old copiapoa hypogea: some more copiapoa: pachanoi oddity 1: pachanoi oddity 2(mite be the same, maybe just a little sunburnt: group shot:

i think the harsher the natural conditions of the species the longer the seed will stay viable for, eg: saguaro seeds can apparently last a hundred years staying dormant and waiting for the exact right conditions. but it seems the fresher your seed, the more of them you will get to germinate.

not long ae, prob will open the next sunny day!

david attenborough said the largest living structure is the great barrier reef coral is cool, i wish i could grow it

it looks like some sort of philocereus being that blue and having hair

hey i was wondering if anyone knows if cacti can be planted in soil with pine trees growing around them? we are looking at a primo wee spot for an outdoor cactus and succulent garden which gets great sun and is nice and dry, only thing is this is at the bottom corner of a pine block, and i know pines are acidic, would this acidity damage/kill the roots and or the plants eventually? cheers, kea

real ok thats gud i will do that

could very well be heat build up, forgot to mention they are on a heatpad cheers

i got the seeds from zelly, sowed at the start of april. so just over a month old. had a few albinos, some are still alive now which seems longer than they should survive.

it cant be too much light or sunburn as they dont get very much, they sit below the level of the window and are in chambers, also getting into winter now, i thought about maybe its too wet so have been keeping the lid off for a few hours at a time. i saw a few little fly like things hanging around the one tray that i have had things die in. no worms or noticeable mould or fungi. it has only taken about 5-8 of my seedlings but they just kind of loose their turgidness and then wilt like a minature balloon unitl they are just a wee green speck. but it happens quite fast like, 24-48hrs they are gone, from looking fine. i will try repotting them all into a clean container with new soil and pumice. thanks for your suggestions i will keep looking for defining factors. kea

i have noticed a few off my seedlings melting away over the last couple days, could this be the start of some sort of infection? could anyone suggest a safe fungicide/ other method of saving my wee friends? any suggestions very much appreciated!

nice mushroom colony, maybe they could be your pets i think it was david attenborough who said that fungi are actually more similar to animals than plants

some very helpful info, thanks for posting

wow!

i have some albino loph and tricho seedlings, they sprouted a few weeks back now and i dont quite know what to do with them, a couple have died and the survivng ones have no pigment at all. any ideas anyone?