spooge Posted June 25, 2015 its not mine.....yet, and may not be at all it is a graft. opinions are sought as to whether the growing tip of this plant has terminated? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted June 25, 2015 toasted cheers man, the seller maintains that it is sun burn and that the plants is healthy lolish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted July 14, 2015 Some pics from the last few weeks 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myco Posted July 19, 2015 i get much better success rates using a pair of tweezers, plucking pollen laden anthers and depositing them directly onto the pistils also much easier to clean the tweezers between pollinations etc Tweezers are the go thats exactly what I do paint brushes are annoying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irabionist Posted July 27, 2015 Had to cut these fellas stock as it was starting to die down south. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nut Posted July 27, 2015 What cv are they and where did you get em?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irabionist Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) grown from seed, they're the turtle shell cv's of asterias EDIT: "REAL" name is "Astrophytum asterias Kikko Kaini" but it's the muscle form/turtle shell form Edited July 28, 2015 by Sabry 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadStar Posted July 28, 2015 I grew a few astros one year from seed but had the shelf fall over and i lost all but this one. I think i got the seeds here from a giveaway awhile back. so i will have to go back a few years to find out the x. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myeloblast Posted August 18, 2015 kohyo nudum and kohyo nudum variegata kikko nudum variegata flowered today myrio hakuun hybrid variegata and asterias V-type 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanishfly Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) May I post a few of my Astrophytums ?? A. capricone this one had massive rot back in 2011, had to be severely cut back and re-rooted. But it made a complete recovery - flowers regularly. Edited October 14, 2015 by Spanishfly 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanishfly Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) A. caput-medusae started from seed about 3 years ago - recently flowered. One of the few flowering plants on its own roots. Edited October 14, 2015 by Spanishfly 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanishfly Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Some A. asterias - a group all started from the same batch of seeds I traded. I need to do some grafting soon - and got in a bit of practice - grafted one to a M. geometrizans. It was a successful attempt, has grown and flowered - interestingly, its compatriots still on there own roots have actually grown markedly better and flowered more profusely! Edited October 14, 2015 by Spanishfly 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanishfly Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) My A. myriostigma - I have had this one for about 16 years. Edited October 14, 2015 by Spanishfly 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanishfly Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) My A. coahuilense has been interesting - in 2011 it started to pup, unusually, from the growing point - the pups had spines, which this species doesn´t usually. The pups now completely obscure the original stem. Edited October 14, 2015 by Spanishfly 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conv3rgence Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) That 16 year old myriostigma is amazing, looks like something from Uncle Chorn's Cabin. Edited October 15, 2015 by Conv3rgence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted October 15, 2015 myrio of my dreams [/url] 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nut Posted October 15, 2015 That^ looks a lot like uncle Chorns plants there? I am pissed I missed out on going there again in June. It's not the kind of place you just visit once if you can help it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanishfly Posted October 15, 2015 Hey, change, now that is beautiful !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myeloblast Posted November 4, 2015 Here's a current pic of the same plant above, kohyo nudum. Changing colors nicely as fall moves along... 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 4, 2015 ^^^^^ yesterday's (same ones in the above post) Todays......... 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 5, 2015 Thursday (2 posts above) same plants 2 days later, hopefully most will form seeds some old plants Plants from the post above, pollinated today 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
