Illustro Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 These are the beginnings of my rare Mexican cacti collection, they are so much more interesting than columnar cacti. I think i may eventually get sell/swap my big columnar collection for more of these!My two Strombocactus disciformis (one is a rare twin header) - they seem to never stop flowering, totally awesome. :DMy recently acquired Turbinicarpus valdezianus (left) and Turbinicarpus klinkerianus (right), very cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Aw man nice pics! But I'd raise those cacti up out of the soil a little bit more next time you re-pot them, then again I like to plant mine "high". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illustro Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Cheers man, they are little gems huh?I like my cacti receded in the soil, like in nature. I just have to be careful with watering them, i have extremely well draining soil high in minerals with a low organic content - with a layer of coarse sand on top. And i only bottom water, which usually keeps the top few mm's of soil totally dry. That second pic was actually taken a few mins after a thorough soaking, as you can see the cacti are pretty safe from any damp soil.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KanJe Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) Strombo's are beautiful man, great work. Edit: typo Edited October 2, 2009 by KanJe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Love the community pots. Nice to see several plants together, rather than spread out amongst individual pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thanks for the contributions I'd love to see anymore pic of "Lost Peyotl" cacti you guys have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flora Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 probably my coolest cactus, is 12 years old leuchtenbergia. seed grown from a 25 yr old plant. i've had it < 1 year. nice fresh growth on it tooi will treasure it always , these are funky aspart of the attraction with cacti is their slow rates of growth. i like the thought of being 60 yrs old and still in the presence of plants i have grown long ago. beats having a pet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutant Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Yeah, flora, I know what you mean. I got a Leuchtenbergia too, maybe half the size/age though.... it seems to like the biggy pot... Havent't transplanted mine since I got it... It's got a taproot?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) Leuchtenbergia is awesome!It CAN be crossed with Lophophora! I've seen pics but I can't remember where!Check this hybrid out (Not Lophophora but still cool)! Edited December 2, 2009 by Teotzlcoatl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Here's the real treat you guys are in for when your Leuchtenbergia flowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedRampage Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 heres an ario leuch hybrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culebra22 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 heres an ario leuch hybrid Woah, now that is extremely sexy. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culebra22 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) ...It CAN be crossed with Lophophora! I've seen pics but I can't remember where!How convenient.. an extraordinary claim,backed up by a complete lack of evidence. I can't even begin to picture what a hybrid of the two would look like, and anyway I doubt that they are closely related enough for it to be even possible. Edited December 4, 2009 by culebra22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culebra22 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) here is a possible Astrophytum ornatum x Leuchtenbergia principis:http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7159/p7220030.jpg(with photo link included!) Edited December 4, 2009 by culebra22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadakuda Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 heres an ario leuch hybrid Reduced 69%Attached Imagelooks like a normal Leutch to me.with all these kinds of hybrids, unless your a lab person, your not going to know until you grow it out and it looks different....flowers are probably best.....but i think that a lot of people call the plants from seeds they crossed hybrids, when they are usually just selfed.... i have crossed many species, but almost none have come out looking like hybrids....no matter what way we want to look at it, we can only base things on whether it looks convincing morphologically or not....that alst link looks far more convincing,. but with teh dirty gene pool that is astrophytum, i am still suspicious...especially when there are some crazy kikko type mophs. it looks good, but we cant be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culebra22 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 hmm I see what you mean Kada, us growers merely looking at the physical appearance of a plant only and making inferences based explicitly on its morphology can only go so far... speculations really. I thought those ario x leucht in the pic have exceptionally rounded tubercles but maybe that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) See my response in proper thread.Let's stay on topic.I have another thread for discussing hybrid cacti. Edited December 5, 2009 by Teotzlcoatl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantoss Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Hi all I was wondering if anyone in Australia actually knows of where abouts anyine can get hold of the truly "lost Peyote" Lophophora williamsii? I have looked high and low to no avail... Are they even available without going to Mexico??? Any help would be great and feel free to PM me with anything too. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Lophophora williamsii = "True Peyote"All other genera of psychoactive button cacti from Mexico = "Lost Peyotes" such as Ariocarpus and Turbinicarpus.Hope that answers your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantoss Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Lophophora williamsii = "True Peyote"All other genera of psychoactive button cacti from Mexico = "Lost Peyotes" such as Ariocarpus and Turbinicarpus.Hope that answers your question. Thanks Bro..... You sure did!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezahualcoyotl Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Any updates on the "Lost Peyotes" over the years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 13 hours ago, Nezahualcoyotl said: Any updates on the "Lost Peyotes" over the years? Naw, we're still looking for 'true blue', ya know, that 'lost 'true blue' yote........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 I still have many of the plants growing but I haven't done too much testing since I began traveling. Hope you are all well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teotzlcoatl Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 I wonder if these plants will ever get investigated. Due to me traveling a lot I can't keep these plants like I used to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auxin Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Many of them have, its just that negative results dont get the attention positives do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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