mu! Posted March 30, 2009 Isn't this just the standard bridgesii cultivar? Thats exactly what i thought when i came across Eileen for the first time! its a funny world.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
random fly Posted March 31, 2009 Pardon the mini-hijack, what is meant by 'standard cultivar'? How can you call a certain strain 'standard' when in reality, it's all just individual genetics within a species that have been labelled by human beings? Or does this just mean that one specific clone is extremly common within the community at the moment? By the way gilligan, Mike looks beautiful, and that flower is STUNNING! The petals remind me of dove feathers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrogen Posted March 31, 2009 Can you post some comparison pics with Psycho) and MumnDad please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilligan Posted March 31, 2009 (edited) Can you post some comparison pics with Psycho) and MumnDad please? Ummm.. not until thursday/friday, i'm away atm... And mum and dad is very small still, but will post pics as requested... Cheers, Fly, I was really impressed as well.. pity it was only one of them... I've got two nice big lengths in a terracotta pot, and hoping these will flower in bulk in the next year or so, will be an awesome sight... Edited March 31, 2009 by gilligan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted March 18, 2010 Can you post some comparison pics with Psycho) After seeing the tip cut in marshas sale thread id really really like to see some pics of mike if anyone can put a few up? Be good to see how the new growth looks etc, it may have been the angle of the pic marsha took but man it looked exactly like psycho0. X pollination of the clones is in order!!! pics please!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted March 19, 2010 Doesn't look like my psycho0 cuts, but yeah. A x pollenation would help define. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2010 This is the largest one that i have at the moment There are a number of other photos that have been posted before by Bush turkey and Fenris I think they both posted pics of the mother plants as well I will try and find them later today Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted March 19, 2010 yeh that one looks alot diff GOT, Im sure they are different the tip marsha put up just looked so much like psycho. There is only one way to be sure i guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2010 I know what you mean PD when I saw Marsha's tip it didn't look the same From what I remember the mother plant showed the same form as my plant I’m not saying that marsha's plant is wrong it’s just interesting May be its just growing conditions I will try and pull all of the pics and post them all together Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Turkey Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Mike mother plant Mike new growth Mike Pup Psycho0 Edited March 19, 2010 by Bush_Turkey 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2010 Ok this all of the pics i could find I think what is throwing me is the number of ribs on marsha's if i can count right there are 7 where i think on the other plants there are 5/6 Mother Plant Pic Bush_Turkey Fenris Pics Gilligans And mine Marsha's What we need are good pics of the mother plants Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marsha Posted March 19, 2010 only 3 arms of my many are seven ribs tho one of the potted stumps that has only 5 and six ribbed arms is seven ribbed all were sourced directly from the wonderful old man michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Turkey Posted March 19, 2010 mike likes to drop/gain ribs. i had one that went from 5 to 7 then back to 5 ribs. which kind of made it look ugly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2010 Hey BT You edited you post with pics I thought I was losing the plot Great pic of one of the mother plants is that the one further down the back of Mikes place? Hey marsha Michael is a fantastic old boy I loved talking to him when I visited his garden I have no doubt your Mike is Mike it just looked a bit different. All of mine are quite small and have 5/6 ribs so i get so used to seeing that form. Can you post a pic of your largest Mike? Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Turkey Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Hey BT You edited you post with pics I thought I was losing the plot Great pic of one of the mother plants is that the one further down the back of Mikes place? na thats the one closer to the front. i dont think there is much of the mother plant left. a mate went there about a month ago and reckons alot has been bought ill post a pic of a local bridge mother plant i found that looks like a fat Mike! Edited March 19, 2010 by Bush_Turkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted March 19, 2010 Yeh well from the pics there seems to be fair amount of difference in the 2 clones. I blame marsha and all her sexy sexed up sexness for my confusion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Turkey Posted July 7, 2014 Sadly, Mike passed away 2 years ago. Only found this out today. I know a few members were trying to get ahold of him 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilligan Posted July 7, 2014 I'm glad I got some of his barrels, and the bridge. And some cleistocacti too :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nut Posted July 8, 2014 I know of one of mikes barrels that has gone through three different owners,since he passed,I was lucky to go there a couple of times,he was a real gentleman. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites