Quixote
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Scop/Pach hybrid, I'd say. Too light green and the spines are a bit too prominent to be pure scopulicola, in my humble opinion. The colour could be a trick of the flash and camera though. Try taking a pic in natural sunlight.
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Why stop there? I want a loph fruit smoothie...
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Don't bother with sulphur dust. Just let the cut dry thoroughly before sticking the cut end into the soil. Thoroughly means at least 2 weeks, preferably a month at room temperature.
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It seems especially strange that your cactus has made a pup immediately on top of another small pup.
I've never seen them pup from the tip without the tip somehow being damaged.
Maybe there's some bug or snail or infection that has damaged all the tips at once?
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On 6/2/2006 at 2:07 PM, Micromegas said:Yipee! It's weird, I was in the shop and I was going to overlook this specimen at first and then just as I went to leave it called out to me. I'd never seen a bridgesii before and in the car the word popped into my head.
When cacti call out to you, you are well on your way to achieve true cactus-consciousness.
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Looks like a severely dehydrated Pedro. Is it soft to the touch?
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Some good old Turbinicarpus would work well imo have had them in mostly shade with them flowering and stuff...very pretty flowers too!
Which species ? Looking at Wikipedia, there are many, and they seem very different.
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what about a soehrensia? theyre fat but ive not any experience with them so couldnt say for sure on flowering
rebutias flower like fireworks it seems from what ive seen of them theyre not that fat tho hmmm
what about a really old lophophora ?
they love flowering and love neglect - would be totally bored of them by now but they're so fwuffy, cute and fat
...and i dnno make ya weak at the knees , the little blue things
Rebutia looks like a good candidate - to me it looks short and fat in the picture on wikipedia at least.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebutia
Also of course Lophophora. I have one that gets older and more beautiful year by year. Never get bored of that
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Looks like a nice little cactus, but I was hoping to find one that flowers once in a while throughout the year. I guess such a cactus just doesn't exist, as in their natural habitat there's only one time of year suitable for flowering...
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Thanks for the suggestion. Was hoping to find a cactus that would be happy inside though, since the climate in Northern Europe is pretty dismal for at least 6 months a year..
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I'm looking for a short, fat cactus that has big and frequent flowers. Any ideas about what to go for? Ideally one that would flower all year round when living indoors in a pot in a window. But I guess there are no cacti like that.
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those skinny ribs are a giveaway.
can't stand 'em myself.
How come you don't like them?
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since pupping the main column is getting drained of its gearth. what can i do to help it bulk up again?
Call She-hulk
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When it comes to pots, bigger is better, I think. So it's mostly up to you how big pots you can practically handle. The cactus will happily fill any pot you care to give it.
And don't believe the stuff you read about gradually replanting into bigger and bigger pots. My experience is that roots quite quickly fill all the available space. There's no downside to having the unused soil sitting empty before the roots reach it.
As long as the pot is free draining in the bottom and has plenty of pebbles and coarse sand mixed in, the plant won't get waterlogged.
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Looks like a nice Echinopsis Pachanoi, AKA San Pedro, and I believe it to be what people call PC or the "predominant cultivar" - the most common type.
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Scopulicola. Not sure why it is so yellow though..
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Based on spines and the wavy shape down the ribs, the second cactus is also a Cuzco, I reckon. When it grows bigger, the spines at the bottom should start to turn very white. If that doesn't happen, I would guess it's a cuzco/peruvianus hybrid.
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On 13/8/2016 at 1:59 AM, Conv3rgence said:Mate just use white vinegar lol. A teaspoon per 4 litres for me, but everyone's water is different and you have to pH test yourself. From my experience you can have a neutral to slightly alkaline substrate with acidic watering and cacti seem to love it. (Water adjusted to between 5-6pH)
I just read the data about the water we have here, and I think I misunderstood something, because it's not that alkaline - only 7,2 - 7,8. But it's extremely hard water (dH30+). I thought hard water was always alkaline, because of all the linestone?
I wonder if I should add some acid anyway to make the water a bit acidic, because as far as I know, rainwater is around 5 pH. Also I worry about limestone buildup in the pots, and wonder if acidic water would take care of that...
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My tap water is full of limestone, and I really want to lower the pH, but I don't know how. I could chuck in some strong acid, the type used for cleaning the coffee machine, but I really don't how much to use. Any good suggestions? Would a tablespoon of acid for a litre of water do the trick?
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On 22/3/2016 at 9:30 AM, AbleKay said:cheers, yeah, will be interesting to see what next years growth looks like. presumably I'll find out what Cereus it is ,)
Cacti can teach us many things. This one teaches that it's not so important where you grow up, or if you're not the most handsome creature in the world. What matters is that eventually someone loves you and gives you some nice pot.
To grow in.
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Yeah it's a cereus mate. If it were a dehydrated Pachanoi, it would be all wrinkly and soft to be that skinny.
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On 16/11/2015 at 8:21 PM, sagiXsagi said:what about how we call them FOR NOW?
Echinopsis Spiderspinensis
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Isn't it just regular sunburn?
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I had no idea they could get this big.
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If the plant is endangered, don't take anything from it.
If you don't know if it's endangered, it's endangered.