Change Posted October 16, 2015 ^^ ill second this i had some pollen sent over from a really kind international donor, a freebie i might add which was really appreciated as i had no other source of pollen that year but i couldnt get my flower to accept the pollen. in previous years i had crossed it was fresh pollen and made fruit, Because my international pollen came from a respected breeder i do not doubt it was collected and stored correctly, but we cant control what happens in the mail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysubtleascention Posted October 16, 2015 you'd be amazed how quickly previously frozen pollen goes bad in transit thru the mail system, most especially traveling internationally. consider sending next day air... Zelly,have you experimented with sending fresh /desiccated/ pollen overseas /not a frozen one /.. I also wonder if a second round of desiccation, for the previously freezed pollen, will increase the chances of successful overseas pollination.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) what about some sorta icey chem pack? i'll bet there's some kinda chemicals floating around somewhere being utilised to keep things cool in transit somehow... and of course in a safe and appropriate manner... maybe thinking of heat packs for tropical fish imports and reversing variables made me think that I guess ... so there's gotta be someway of keeping a delivery frozen with a bit of ingenuity somehow surely? wish i could think of it but stumped for now.. how do the spermers do it? i know some of our zoo's buy panda spung from overseas in Asia and fly it in but validus pollen seems far more important so I'm sure there's some kinda provision hiding somewhere and on a side note .. perhaps there is a best time of year or season for the transit dependent upon destination and travel path? and another side note .. bet ya glad it was gone-off pollen arriving rather than spoilt-batch panda spung eh? Edited October 16, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master B Posted October 18, 2015 A few pics of my recently aquired purpureopilosus flowering☺such a beautiful flower! Pollinated with last years scop pollen... Not holding my breath though. Sorry for the quality of the phone pics... 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2XB Posted October 19, 2015 A few pics of my recently aquired purpureopilosus flowering☺such a beautiful flower! Pollinated with last years scop pollen... Not holding my breath though. Sorry for the quality of the phone pics... 20151018_223517~2.jpg 20151018_223550~2.jpg 20151019_061055~2.jpg 20151019_061049~2.jpg Was that the one sab sold on ebay?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master B Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) No mate not from ebay..i have nearly stopped looking at ebay, prices are just stupid. Can i ask how much the ebay one went for? Edited November 14, 2015 by Master B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2XB Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Like 10.50 or something, i was spewing i forgot to bid ;-) Just checked, 13.50$ Edited October 19, 2015 by doublebenno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Señor Corrochio Posted October 23, 2015 pc bud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted October 30, 2015 First ever buds on this PC, bit of a surprise it's taken this long as it's a good 9 foot tall by now. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyChesnutt Posted October 30, 2015 Hey Snowfella, nice flowers. Listen, are you sure that's a PC plant? It looks kind of normal pach (to me) with those 'V's, spines and ribs.. maybe that's just what a healthy fat PC looks like though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted October 30, 2015 ^^ i thought the same thing i still cant be certain i know what a PC looks like, because post 333 and 334 look very different to me Very nice looking plants though, thanks for sharing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master B Posted October 30, 2015 Señor Jefferson's plant has the classic pc look. ( i think it is pretty amazing for a pc that small to be flowering) How tall is that pach Señor? I would bet my left testical that Snowfellas is a true pachanoi...v grooves, areole shape and direction, but the dead give away is the black flower hair. Snowfella is there any chance of a few more photos?its a really sexy looking pach. I would also be super keen to trade for some of the pollen from that plant if your keen? Cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Señor Corrochio Posted October 31, 2015 Señor Jefferson's plant has the classic pc look. ( i think it is pretty amazing for a pc that small to be flowering) How tall is that pach Señor? Yeah it's pretty tiny, 45 cm height and 5 to 5.5 cm diameter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) To be honest I have no real idea what it's heritage is, picked it up a few years back from Hamilton's as a less than a foot long cutting. Didn't do much while in a pot but once out in the ground it's gone nuts with growth. Seem to suck up any moisture it gets, to the point that it splits badly down by the base. See if I can hustle up some more shots, anything in particular I should focus on? And pollen can be done, never collected it before so would need some pointers though. Edit: here's some more shots of it, both old and new ones from this afternoon, tossed them up in their own topic for good measure. http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42276 Edited October 31, 2015 by Snowfella 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyChesnutt Posted October 31, 2015 Nice! Snowfella, that looks identical to what i call kk339 in my own collection. Much like others have also concurred, i wouldn't call that plant a PC - just a nice, cool pachanoi You should collect pollen like Master B suggested, there are going to be heaps of cool flowerings this season... I have a scopxpsycho0, as well as an 8 year old Icaros that have buds... I'm thinking we need to do some sort of pollen trading thread. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted October 31, 2015 Finally broke out in full bloom tonight, thought it was last night but walked outside a little while ago and the smell was unmistakable! 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted November 11, 2015 A totally uncommon hybrid columnar, Borizicactus x Matucana (sorry, I dont know the sub species of either) I hit it with some pollen from a Matucana that had flowered a day or two before, hoping it took.... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZS Posted November 12, 2015 This PC has never flowered in 15 years. Then, a few stems fell over and broke off. I left them un-rooted all winter before finally rooting them in the spring. Now they are blooming like crazy! ... even got a few pollinated 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted November 12, 2015 Some things getting ready to pop here at Casa de Zed. Anakie Candicans Chilensis #1 Chilensis (Have pollinated one with BBs Scop and one with Yowie already) Fields Pach Knuthianus Norma Pachanoi found by me recently, may have some cuts to trade. 2 scops Short Spined Terscheckii Super Pedro Tipz Macro 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysubtleascention Posted November 12, 2015 pulsating - warm .. thermometers rare hybrid fever ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted November 13, 2015 And a couple more on the way. Grandiflorus PC is popping in a few places of the garden - these are my large grafting stock so will keep a few of these to flower, (4 or 5 I guess), and cut and graft onto the rest. Peru with no name Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted November 14, 2015 If anyone is local to the Hunter Valley and has some flowers popping up, you should contact me for a pollen swap I think the first one is going to open up tonight, this is the earliest flower ive had, normally they dont pop out till Xmas for me 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highdesertcacti Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) A totally uncommon hybrid columnar, Borizicactus x Matucana (sorry, I dont know the sub species of either) BorzicactusXmatucanaFLRDSCN0678.jpg BorzicactusXmatucanaFLRDSC_0193.jpg BorzicactusXmatucanaFLRDSCN0676.jpg I hit it with some pollen from a Matucana that had flowered a day or two before, hoping it took.... matumadiDSCN0628z.jpg if it seeds, would they be made available on your website????? ....PLEASE! Edited November 14, 2015 by highdesertcacti Share this post Link to post Share on other sites