t st tantra Posted July 27, 2009 it must have been over 6 months ago i visited a cactii garden about 60km from my home. it was a strange windy day. there were a wide range of cactii ,esp different trich variants. all the plants had a similar growth habit,short ,thick and with much pupping. this was on an open flat plain. the plants were mainly the same green,there was almost no glaucousness,even on bridgesii! there were a number of plants that had come from my garden to this new environment.....i didnt recognise most of them!!! so i ended up somewhat in shock at the change in appearance which can occur over just 60km and still feel similar even now........... t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFriendlyPlanter Posted July 30, 2009 Interesting! More sunlight maybe. Do you mean that you are still surprised/ shocked 6 months on? All I can say is that cacti never cease to amaze. esp Trichs lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted July 30, 2009 yes,still shocked! dont know what to say about it.......yet...... t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted July 31, 2009 yep, cacti can change there appereance quite a lot according the conditions. 60km you say? well the same thing happens even in the same town. very often one thinks oh, thats a new cacti and once you grew it at your own home for a while, you realise it's that common pedro, haha. cacti obviously respond very close to any aspects of cultivation, and this is enough to make them look totaly different. lot's of water = v notches are spaced wide little water = v notches packed closly lot's of direct sunlight = non glaucacious shade = very glaucacious so to proper id a cacti, one needs to home grow them for a while, before jumping to conclusions. i collected quite a few cacti over the years thinking, oh, it's a new one, and once they grew at home, most turned out to be already excisting clones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanJe Posted July 31, 2009 Heaps of people have collected cacti from the wild. Two plants of the same species, only one at the bottom of a hill side and one at the top. Then they get called two different varieties. Seems silly to me to distinguish a species based on environmental conditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenTara Posted August 1, 2009 What's glaucousness? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenTara Posted August 1, 2009 Seems silly to me to distinguish a species based on environmental conditions. Maybe they sing different songs? donnno if that should be visible in thir names though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted August 1, 2009 Glaucousness in google, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/glaucousness 1. Of a pale grayish or bluish green. 2. Botany Covered with a grayish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating or bloom that is easily rubbed off: glaucous leaves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenTara Posted August 1, 2009 Btw don't mean to miss use these threads by asking questions I can research elswere. Just that im only starting to get used to using internet n computers as ways of communicating and reaserchin. So thanks for help full links. Can u tell the potency of a cacti by it's Glaucousness? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted August 1, 2009 i believe not...... t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted August 1, 2009 but it's purdiness level increases as the glaucous does Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogdog Posted August 1, 2009 I have seen massive changes in Cannabis in different environments, clones cut at the same time, rooted in the same place, some go to shady yards, some to windy hilltops, you would not believe they had anything in common. Sure cactus is slower growing, but different soil and microclimate does incredible things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
