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P.Zappatecorum
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Astrophytum Growers Unite! 4
#21263226 - 02/12/15 10:31 AM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Think it's time we had an astro thread. Here's what I'm growing at the moment.
Edited by P.Zappatecorum (03/25/16 12:16 AM)
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musiclover420
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Very nice looking cacti man, I can't say I have seen those before.
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ferrel_human
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Sweet! 

I said in the other thread that I don't have any astrophytum asterias and I lied. I do. Totally forgot about those rock babies.
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P.Zappatecorum
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: ferrel_human] 1
#21263361 - 02/12/15 11:03 AM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice! I still haven't gotten any ornatum. I lust after one of these hannya:

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MrGiraffe

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Lemnaminor
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Contribooting, but first 2 are old photos that i already uploaded in other threads


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MrGiraffe

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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21263756 - 02/12/15 01:06 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks to this thread, I just sowed a few asto mixed seeds. Nice flowers Lemnaminor
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2shoes
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: MrGiraffe]
#21266845 - 02/12/15 10:50 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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DAMN!!! these are some good looking cacti!
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21275125 - 02/14/15 10:23 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lemnaminor said: Contribooting, but first 2 are old photos that i already uploaded in other threads






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P.Zappatecorum
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Beauties! Can't wait to see these flower in person. Spectacular. Anybody have any hanazono?
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Lemnaminor
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Obviously those pics are taken form the internet, just wanted to dump them here Actually i don't understand how is possible that from 4 Species (Ornatum Myriostigma Capricorne and Asterias ( You could include Senile, Caput.Medusae and Coahuliense but those seem to be mose Var.)) to get so many hibrids of wonderful colors and shapes (when i say color i don't refer to variegation, but to white woolly spots and areas)

Some are just Rad, totally Rad
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300315 - 02/19/15 06:19 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lemnaminor said: Obviously those pics are taken form the internet, just wanted to dump them here Actually i don't understand how is possible that from 4 Species (Ornatum Myriostigma Capricorne and Asterias ( You could include Senile, Caput.Medusae and Coahuliense but those seem to be mose Var.)) to get so many hibrids of wonderful colors and shapes (when i say color i don't refer to variegation, but to white woolly spots and areas)

Some are just Rad, totally Rad
you can thank the Japanese for them. They have their own book on the whole cultivar thing.
This is where I saw it. 
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Mostly_Harmless said: Some of the Japanese hybrids are crazy!
This is a good pdf about them :
"The history of Astrophytum in Japan" by Sumihiro Saeki SAISENEN nursery

Edited by ferrel_human (02/19/15 06:22 PM)
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2shoes
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300329 - 02/19/15 06:23 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Lemnaminor said: Obviously those pics are taken form the internet, just wanted to dump them here Actually i don't understand how is possible that from 4 Species (Ornatum Myriostigma Capricorne and Asterias ( You could include Senile, Caput.Medusae and Coahuliense but those seem to be mose Var.)) to get so many hibrids of wonderful colors and shapes (when i say color i don't refer to variegation, but to white woolly spots and areas)

Some are just Rad, totally Rad
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MrGiraffe

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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300353 - 02/19/15 06:28 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Haha any chance you'd go through the trouble of labeling those pics with species/cultivars? I was going to ask about a few of them. Then realized you're right, a lot of rad cacti in your post.
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Lemnaminor
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: MrGiraffe]
#21300481 - 02/19/15 06:48 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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uk, kinda difficult to label them, i suggest you to go for reverse search with google, all of those are found easily on the net
This one actually is one that you wont find , since a friend of mine has it He dais is a normal Astro Miriostigma "Round form" variegated (but i sense some Asterias genetics in those areole)
 I could buy it, he asks 70 € and it probably worths it, but i prefer expend the same amount of money in seeds What do you think about this price? would you buy it?
Edit I red some sentences i wrote down here, english is not my first lenguage, sorry if i talk like Yoda
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Edited by Lemnaminor (02/19/15 06:50 PM)
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2shoes
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300527 - 02/19/15 06:55 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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depends on the size/age grafted or not. That's like $85 US I'd have to pass right now but if my money tree flowers I'd buy.
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MrGiraffe

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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300529 - 02/19/15 06:56 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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70 would by so many seeds lol. I guess it would depend on how much you fancy that particular cactus and if you had the space to grow out that many seeds. It is a pretty sweet looking cactus, but I'm a cacti noob.
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2shoes
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: MrGiraffe]
#21300562 - 02/19/15 07:03 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's true, tons of seeds!! possible crest or monstrose!! It would be like the lottery!!
Edited by 2shoes (02/19/15 07:04 PM)
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