$10 Cactus

[cisumevil]

Hi folks

Brought this one this morning for $10 :D has a heap of pups & I couldn't resist her

Anyone know what she is?

Thanks

[cisumevil]

And a pretty litle Air-plant flower

[occidentalis]

I think your cactus might be a mammilaria.

[cisumevil]

Yeah maybe Mammillaria demispina or Mammillaria rhodantha

Thanks for reply

[naja naja]

Awesome little brommeliad flower on that airplant!

[cisumevil]

Yeah it's a stunning little flower

Colors in real life are so intense! My partner collects those little Airplants and I never even new they flowered until I saw a pic of a flower on one of the labels! She just mists them with water and seasol every now and again.

So after seeing the label I wanted a real flower! so I used some of my flowering nutes with water in a 20lt bucket and submersed the whole plant underwater for about 25minutes and 4 weeks later a flower

Now I've been told I have to soak all 40+ of them

[naja naja]

Those flowers look exactly like brommeliad flowers. I'd say they are in the same family. If they are, Id check before making them all flower, because when brommeliads flower it is generally a sign of the mother plants dieing within the next year or two, after it's thrown out a couple o pup's.

Just sumthing to keep in mind.

[cisumevil]

Thanks Naja will research, anything to save me dipping 40+ of them would be great & I have other plants that need those flowering nutes

Edited August 27, 2006 by cisumevil

[prier]

I've seen a few airplants, but never one in flower. That flower looks great.

[ergoamide]

EDIT: Whoops didnt close nuff at the pic, not what i first thought so i think it's a mammilaria.

Edited August 30, 2006 by ergoamide