Pacha Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) Hey there fellas, I've been away for a while but now I'm back to business, I decided to take the time and share pics from most of my collection with you people, I owe this forum alot, you guys are awesome, viva Australia! . It's been little more than a year since I became passionate about our spiny fellas and they have showed me the great love and magic which I'm sure most of you are also familiar with. Well, enough blabber here they are: Ariocarpus retusus Ariocarpus retusus var. furfuraceus graft on Myrtillocactus Astro collection Ariocarpus trigonus 3 headed Asterias Astrophytum asterias cv. FUKURYU Astrophytum asterias cv. HAKUUN, recently degrafted Astrophytum asterias cv. SUPERKABUTO graft Another SUPERKABUTO graft Astrophytum asterias nudum cv. FUKURYU Astrophytum capricorne varigata Astrophytum hybrid AS-CAP (A. asterias x A. capricorne) Astrophytum hybrid CAP-AS Green (A. capricorne nudum x A. asterias nudum) Astrophytum myriostigma monstrous Astrophytum myriostigma quadricostatum Astrophytum myriostigma variegated Astrophytum myriostigma variegated "RAINBOW" Astrophytum ornatum Cleistocactus margaritanus forma cristata Echinocactus grusonii Gymnocalycium triacantum n Gymnocalycium spegazzinii var major Lithops Lophos Lophophora williamsii grafted on Myrtillocactus, suffered alot from red mite infestation, I think it's recovering, I'm using organic willow water which someone recommended as an organic killer of mites, anyone knows more info on how to exterminate the pesky bastards with no chems? Lophophora williamsii graft on Trichocereus pachanoi "PC"(The best stock ever!) Lophophora williamsii variegated Lophophora forma caespitosa which suffered from red mite infection Lophophora forma caespitosa Lophophora jourdaniana? Another jourdaniana? 7 ribbed williamsii Lophophora williamsii spiral form My princess Myrtillocactus monstrous 1.5 meters Pereskiopsis Peres grafts: Trichocereus pachanoi, Lophophora williamsii var. Echinata, Turbinicarpus lophophorides 3 Lophos grafted on one peres cutting 4 ribbed Trichocereus bridgesii Another one(Same mother) Trichocereus bridgesii hybrid? Trichocereus bridgesii hybrid monstrous? Trichocereus bridgesii "super spiney" Trichocereus bridgesii monstrous "Melted wax" Trichocereus bridgesii 1.5 y/o seedling TBM "Penis plant" Trichocereus pachanoi(Short spined peruvianus, sorry MSS but I had to point this one ) Trichocereus pachanoi predominate cultivar Trichocereus peruvianus "blue" Trichocereus peruvianus, possible cuzcoensis?(Very slow grower) Trichocereus peruvianus(cuzco?), obtained from Mexico Very sexy Trichocereus peruvianus(name the clone) Trichocereus peruvianus which showed some variegation Trichocereus taquimbelensis Trichocereus terscheckii seedling, 1.5 y/o Trichocereus pachanoi?(The spines are red) Some seedlings, can anyone ID those to the left? The right ones looks peruvi(Top) and pach(Bottom) More youngsters, peruvis to the left, Stetsonia coryne to the right Turbinicarpus, macrochele and schmiedickeanus? Turbinicarpus lophophoroides Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. schwarzii Some babies(Trichs and Astros, few more which are too young to tell) Youngsters That's most of it, I'll continue updating this thread once in a while. Have a great week!!! Edited October 30, 2010 by Pacha 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nothinghead Posted October 30, 2010 Nice collection! Do you mean that you collected most of these in a year? Cacti must be cheap to buy in the middle east! Love the 'melted wax' bridge, and what's the go with the tall loph on the left that looks like it suffered a spider mite attack? Is it grafted? How did it get so tall!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted October 30, 2010 Nice collection! Do you mean that you collected most of these in a year? Cacti must be cheap to buy in the middle east! Love the 'melted wax' bridge, and what's the go with the tall loph on the left that looks like it suffered a spider mite attack? Is it grafted? How did it get so tall!? Yeah, like I said, I'm a passionate collector . Cacti are pretty cheap and go unnoticed around here, there are very few collectors and people that appreciate cacti although this place has the best conditions for cactus. It's very moist at summer, while its hot and sunny most of the year, winter is also kinda hot and dry comparing to other countries and we rarely get any frost, actually we haven't got any for the last 2 years and every year is hotter than its predecessor with very little rain. There are better pics and info about that poor loph, just scroll down and you'll find it. It is an old myrtillo graft I got from a retired collector who also got it from another collector, story of a lifetime, I hope I can help it recover somehow, I'm trying organic treatments of willow water: willow water , I was said it can kill entire mite population with no risk to the cactus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagikF Posted October 30, 2010 Damn, that's a collection to be admired. Thank you for sharing and someday, I hope to be 10% of that collection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted October 30, 2010 Damn, that's a collection to be admired. Thank you for sharing and someday, I hope to be 10% of that collection. Thank you for the kind words. I managed to collect most of it in less than a year, don't underestimate your enthusiasm! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted October 30, 2010 Thats a real collection if i ever seen one, very nice' and they all look so healthy too, and very little weeds as well , inspiring ! Name the sexy peruvian clone? well i cant, i bet its not "icaro" ,i want it in my peruvian collection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicseven Posted October 31, 2010 nice collection pacha, thats dedication Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sola Posted October 31, 2010 That is amazing, I've been interested in cacti for years and don't have that range. Very nice!! Thanks for sharing keep up the good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ENtiTY Posted October 31, 2010 Nice collection. Thanx for the look see matey. Red spider mites love hot dry conditions. Cool things down and add some humidity and they will be easier to get control of. Loph may not like the increased humidity though especially if stressed. Best o luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
san p Posted October 31, 2010 hi pacha,sulphur powder is good to fight against red spider mites.dust the soil and the plants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted November 2, 2010 hi pacha,sulphur powder is good to fight against red spider mites.dust the soil and the plants. I tried it out this morning, hope it's gonna kill all of them but can't it damage the plant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted November 2, 2010 (edited) Wow mate you made an amazing collection in no time! And what a collection. Lots of excellect specimens! Congratulations. It would be a thrill to trade with you some time. I will mention only one of your cacti that I loved. its the 4 rib bridgesii. you ask ID for two small columnars on the left. They are some Cereus. They can grow huge and have long spines given the space and the colour of the spines is impressive when they actively grow and is it an Eriosyce occulta you got there? Again, a fine collection. And a fine collection made in only one year! Bravo! Edited November 2, 2010 by mutant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
san p Posted November 2, 2010 I tried it out this morning, hope it's gonna kill all of them but can't it damage the plant? no i dont think it damage the plant,i put sulphur on all my lophs that i have cut pups off for grafting and it doesnt harm the plant.red spider mites are one of the uses advertised on the bag of sulphur that i bought from the garden center so it should work well. all my experience dealing with spider mites is on mj plants,and they can be pretty damn resilient. if your soil is really infested(they live in the soil and come out to eat your plants)normal treatments with neem oil,pyrethrin etc wont do the job.but what does knock them back as a last resort is aeresole fly/insect spray with pryrethin added.sounds weird but its safe on plants and really works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted November 3, 2010 Thank you for the nice words, I try to make them as happy as I can and they do smile to me sometimes! ;) Thank you for the IDs, I'm not sure if it is Eriosyce occulta(You mean the small cactus 2nd from the left upper row if I'm correct?), I'd love to know the exact ID. Like I mentioned in a different thread, let's trade mutant! san p, thank you very much helping me out! The cacti are covered with sulfur for 2 days now, shouldn't I clean the sulfur? I will take pics tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) I mean the one below left in the last photo, the purplish one. I got a smaller E.occulta and this looks a lot like mine. Some occultas are spiney I think, but IMO the spineless forms are the most beautiful. It's supposed to be a harder than average cactus to keep cactus, like many Eriosyces I wonder if it would be better to wait till spring for a bigger trade, I guess you must be warmer now than me. Here the colds came early this year. This was great as far as wild mushrooms is concerned, along with the many rains. But cacti don't root so easily nowadays. he funny thing is that most if not all are gorwing now that it's wetter. I will answer in the tricho thread about trading. how fast does myrti crest go? breast it pretty slower than regular myrti. Edited November 4, 2010 by mutant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted November 4, 2010 About the Eriosyce, it doesn't look to me like occulta but more like esmeraldana... but I guess we'll have to wait until it flowers to be sure. It's still warm here during the day, though temperatures go really down during the nights. There's no rush on trading, if I was a cactus I would prefer to wait for warmer times and not be cut off during a cold time when I'm preparing for dormancy... So no rush on trading man, lets wait for spring to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scientician Posted November 5, 2010 To me the one's you asked for ID on look like echinopsis pasacana. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egad Posted November 12, 2010 Gorgeous collection! Well done! Love the Mrytillo Monstrous. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFriendlyPlanter Posted November 12, 2010 Awesome, They look very aesthetic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yawning Man Posted November 14, 2010 It's cool how you can sorta guess the climate in which they grow by looking at them. I had a feeling you were'nt in australia lol. But yeah man, far out beautiful plants, and an awesome collection you have indeed. cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gnostic Posted November 14, 2010 i'd kill for your collection!!! It's amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2Deep2Handle Posted February 6, 2011 This is Cacti Pron indeed.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted February 6, 2011 hadn't noticed the taquimbalensis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted February 6, 2011 Thanks everyone! Now its chilly here and all the small friends are hibernating indoors, but all of the big trichs are outside and can take the winter as long there's no frost big time! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
