Show off your freaks

[tripsis]

Currently on eBay. Not my cup of tea personally, but some of you will probably cream yourselves over it.

Edited November 13, 2013 by tripsis

[Hellonasty]

Awesome plants everyone keep the freakish porn coming

@ Hellonasty, that TPM is awesome!! Is it one of nitrogen's crosses?

Here is my TPQC x TPM . iv already got another 5 of these going on peres just from grafting tiny pups

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Yep it is from the first lot we got over here a couple of years ago, here is another one that is starting to look good;

[mushroomman]

Nice, I love how some start off looking normal then get there freak on! I have 20+ crested seedlings from his latest batch of seeds, never dreamed of having so many mutants

[mutant]

I saw the variegated crest in ebay. Didnt like it, but I have bought off this dude

and he has some awesome monsters and seems to sell such awesoime stuff often

highly recommended seller!

[tizocAu]

The evidence is here!!

[bogfrog]

Just visited my mum and her cacti are looking fantastic

This isn't really my freak to show off anymore but I will anyway cause its cute and it makes me happy how much my mum loves it.

It's one of nitrogen's mutant hybrids on a tiny wee graft, probably the smallest I have done.

At the time I gave it to her it was labelled simply '4', which corresponds to a list of hybrid names, and I was too lazy to find the book which I wrote the names down in, so months later it's still just called "number four"

And here's my mysterious purple ariocarpus

Albino Chamaecereus silvestrii (peanut cactus)

A bridgesii 'Quentin' on the left which I will be watching with great anticipation, and a sedum crest

Echeveria crest

[tripsis]

Used to have this little freak, but it died in the care of my ex sadly.

Was from J1 open-pollinated seed. Slowest Tricho I've ever grown; would have been maybe a year and a half old here, but only about 2 cm. Terminated at the tip and threw a new segment each time. Eventually it pupped at the base too. Would have been a great plant one day.

[GoOnThen]

Rosie 1 and Rosie 2 open pollinated

Cheers

Got

[Red]

This is one of my favorites. Cereus Peruvianus Monstrosus

This poor thing was laying on its side in a big puddle of water when I got it. Kind of a rescue.

I took it off their hands for $15.00

It recovered very well,Then blessed me with these.

[Red]

This I found on sale also. Its a so called Coral cactus. Really its a Euphorbia Lactia Forma grafted to E. Neriifolia. Repotted after I bought it. The rocks in the pic here are glued together. The pot had no drain hole.

[mushroomman]

My newest addition

[GoOnThen]

Nice.

Come on mushyman dont hold back I want more info what, were and how.

Is that one of Hellonasties ?

If you haven't already thought of it take a couple of small pieces off the bottom ( on each side) and graft them to Trich stock. It will make it easer to root / grow plus you will have another couple the same sort of size in around 12 months.

I have taken pieces off most of my Trich crest's and grafted them. I am wrapped with the results 0 fails.

Cheers

Got

[mushroomman]

Haha GOT?its not one of Hellonastys it's a pachanoi. I will be grafting one small peice of it soon and will use that graft to make a heap of others to get out there

[GoOnThen]

I new there was some thing different about it. Congrats mate I wont ask any more questions.

I have a grafted one I got of Tipz a while ago and it is starting to get going now but I haven't been able to find a spot where I can chop a piece off as yet ( its smaller than yours but quite fat )

I will post an updated pic of mine later.

Cheers

Got

[myco]

Anyone in W.A. With these crested nitrogen crosses I'd be happy to trade a pach crest

W.A. Only though sorry to anyone else but I just can't risk postage from anywhere else at the moment

Might have a TBM crest available for trade by the end of summer to

Edited November 29, 2013 by myco

[Stillman]

I've put this one up before but probably my favourite. Sickly, slow and frustrating thing but its still alive and starting to get some colours not sure if it will stay mutated or end up only variegated? when I first grafted it was pink and had no singular growth point. Hopefully I can keep it alive for a bit longer

[tripsis]

I don't really get the desire for sickly mutants. It one of the reasons I don't like variegated plants.

[myco]

I think the rarity is a big factor for alot of people

I don't really know why I love them the rarity of some definately makes me want some things more

but not only that for me a normal plants growth is pretty predictable

while something that's crested or monstrose can be very VERY interesting to watch grow

the strange shapes and unpredictable growth patterns can be amazing

my monstrose pach is doing some crazy wierd shit at the moment Not sure if it's gonna start cresting or wat is going on its got some really wired growth happening on the top and not a single areole is putting out spines

And when it comes to variegates to me they don't always look sickly a good variegate with a good portion of greens to photosynthesize can still be a very healthy and happy plant the different colors just give them an interesting look

[tripsis]

Oh I understand the love of cristate and monstrose plants, as it's something I share. The unpredictability of their growth makes them fascinating to watch. But variegates..I don't like them. The lack of chlorophyll just makes me think of them as having a disability, especially those which struggle as a result. Anything that can't grow on its on roots I have no interest in.

Even monstrose/cristate plants that grow like some cancerous tumour hold little interest to me (e.g. some of the plants from Nitro's most recent batch of seeds, all those fucked up chimeras are just hideous in my eyes, and Mammillaria bocasana cv. Fred). It took me a long time to warm to that TBM crest. Of course, that's just my opinion and everyone has different tastes. I would just prefer to grow happy, healthy plants, not fucked up cancer-plants.

[naja naja]

I am certainly focusing my attention on those of nitro's X's that show the most vigor and robust growth. I have named two clones: These are both named in honor of our passed members Wandjina and Chemical Shaman.

Here are some pictures:

TPM X (SS02xPach)

Chemsha clone- Chosen to represent his avatar which I think of everytime I think of him. I think this one looks like the head of the Alien from the Aliens movies, the way it's spines come out remind me of the aliens teeth and the protruding extra set of jaws from inside it's mouth.

And: A TPM X N1

The Penny clone AKA Wandjina

And this one reminds me of Penny because of the resemblance to a cockatoo's crest. Of which the sulphur crest was her totem animal.

I have called it the Penny clone and not wandjina clone as to distinguish it from wandjina gardnes for future generations.

One strange growth habit I am noticing on a few of the crests is a tendency to crest 3 ways. I did admitedly graft alot of tricolyledon seedlings, so this may explain their 3 ways cresting habits.

I am also happy, one clone seems to be a thin crest thats going very wavy and is starting to resemble coral like growth pattern. Maybe even a brain in the future.

Edited November 30, 2013 by naja naja

[tripsis]

Those are both awesome plants Naja.

Would love to trade for a cutting of either of them down the line. Reckon I've got some plants that would interest you.

[mushroomman]

Very nice naga that TPM x N1 crest looks a lot like my one. My psychoo x tpms are my most vigorous I haven't grafted any yet but there are some awesome looking plants in the mix 9 crested/monstrose mutants that are all pupping like crazy.

Edited November 30, 2013 by mushroomman

[myco]

some freaks of mine for your viewing pleasure

TBM crests

grafted piece

Astrophytum Asterias Vtype Kikko crest (multiheaded)

this guys growing to fast for its own good it keeps splitting everywhere

i think its time to chop it and do some new grafts with it

pach crest

Astrophytum Asterias Kikko crest (lizard skin / muscle form

grafted piece

my largest grafted super x j3 crest

fat ass Lophocereus schotti monstrose

and his buddies

eulychnia castanea var spiralis

monstrose pach

this is the guy i really dont know what hes upto almost looks like he's starting to crest to me

[mushroomman]

Awesome plants myco, you should do a couple areole grafts of that monstrose pach

[upside]

I have crest envy so much haha they're all fantastic! If anyone would like to empower me to join the club I'd love to purchase my first :-)

Anyway,, here's a cupl of my spunky freaks