Optimystic Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) seems like alot of work to find out if its possible not that I have any trich flowers yet I tried to get one to self pollinate last year with cement and wellI got bored with that pretty fast but if someone close enough wants to try i'd be happy to ship some pollen I just know nothing about how to do that or if it can remain viable long enough Edited August 19, 2014 by Spine Collector Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) what seems to be Espostoa blossfeldiorum I had more shots of the flowers (multiple ones) before but I lost it somehow... cant find them.... it seems this flowers (or can flower) more than once a year... Edited August 20, 2014 by mutant 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) I'm curious if it is in the ground or in a pot?..just saw it in id section..so it is in a pot & flowering. I have an 1200mm Espostoa, but read they don't flower in pots.... Edited August 20, 2014 by Dreamwalker. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted August 20, 2014 its in a small pot too! but I got it some 5 years.. its been slow... will measure it .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) pc pachanoi fuzzballs.......pc pachanoi will grow out these fuzzballs 1-2 yrs in advance, which may or may not develop into full blown flowers in that same time frame. Fuzzballs occur mostly on the tips of mature stems, although they will form on newer, younger columns as well. edited to add this pic, a branch pup of SS02xSS01 that grew buds & flowered.... and a kimnach bud..... Edited August 20, 2014 by zelly 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted August 20, 2014 hey zelly what is that echinopsis looking cactus, mid photo? looks like the "ruby visions" clone i got from sab that seems to chronically suffer from mealies and some nutricient defficiency or you dont talk to me anymore? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted August 20, 2014 hey mutant, thats my red flowered grandiflorus.....a couple of stems are variegated....stems in the pic were once part of a larger cluster. see my website misplant.net for more pics 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted August 21, 2014 see my website misplant.net for more pics Great pics on there! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted August 27, 2014 hey interbeing do you have any pollen for that? How tall is the plant? I'm guessing it was cut from a mature plant? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted August 27, 2014 hey interbeing do you have any pollen for that? How tall is the plant? I'm guessing it was cut from a mature plant? Didn't grab any from that one but I have a couple more coming on, pm me if you want some. The cutting was about 90cm when I got it a few months ago, didn't see a pic of the parent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) thanks for the offer ..but I'd be surprised if any of my pilos flower this season...I have 2 about a m high but seed grown and my pilos Az. is only 150mm high............just wonder if they would fruit, with their own pollen or hybridise with another...... I wonder if Mutants would have x with yours.. Edited August 27, 2014 by Dreamwalker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted August 27, 2014 I'm of the opinion P azureus is self fertile.....I've only one and it threw out a couple of flowers for me, both resulted in fruits with no assistance from me.. Mature stem 3 meters tall or so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solaritea Posted August 27, 2014 Some terscheckii buds, blooms, and bloomed. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Optimystic Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) oooh did you cross em (or send some pollen to Zelly) im curious how tall/age? they're shorter than the fence? Edited August 27, 2014 by Spine Collector 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solaritea Posted August 28, 2014 It's about 3m/10ft. Been in the ground 6 years, it was just .6 or .9m (2-3ft) when I planted it. It was pollinated with another terscheckii, PC pachanoi, a peruvianus (from eBay Jessica, Spine Collector), the Berkeley botanical garden peruvianus in my profile pic, and a nice grandiflorus. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Optimystic Posted August 28, 2014 awesomeness those will be some great crosses that BBG looks gorgeous I think i know what you mean @ Jessicas peruvianus, I remember the really long one you got I think I grabbed a couple shorter ones and then screwed up on one. saved it with a graft... just starting to see growth on them too.. the big one turned yellow, then greened up, then yellow again, I ferted, and now its started to green again and showing the hints that its starting to grow.. im pretty sure the super duper well balanced compost I bought last year was infertile due to sitting long with too many sticks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted August 28, 2014 Those will make for some interesting hybrids............if the grandiflorus takes ...you could get a giant coloured form... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) received this super fat eileen cutting a couple weeks ago to find a nice surprise Anyone got some pollen stored away they can share? Edited September 18, 2014 by mushroomman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted September 17, 2014 Noticed this, would be the first flower buds ive seen. This cactus was id`d as T. shickendantzi or something. How long until it opens roughly? Would love to have a go at pollinating if anyone has spare pollen. Nice plant, i havent heard of many crosses with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted September 18, 2014 dome pollen curious, whats dome pollen? (knowing what it was, mebbie I could help ya out.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted September 18, 2014 Lol thanks zelly. bloody keys are to close together on my phone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted September 19, 2014 well what kind of trich pollen do you want? i've got peru, bridge, pach, juuls, arboricola & a few others...all this years fresh, q-tip collected, stored in 1.7 ml sealable microcentrifuge tubes 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrogen Posted September 19, 2014 curious, whats dome pollen? (knowing what it was, mebbie I could help ya out.... I think that's what they called e back in the day before they started calling it molly.. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted September 22, 2014 My T Pasacana has some flower buds starting to develop. I will definitely be collecting as much pollen as possible from these as well as trying to fertilise these and get seeds. I suppose I have about 2 months to wait. I'm kind of surprised at how early they are showing this year. And yeah, it's not a columnar but it's the first time this melocatus has flowered. It popped about 3 days ago. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites