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P.Zappatecorum
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: ferrel_human] 1
#22079594 - 08/12/15 12:56 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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These are all clones of the same plant, you can see the mother where she's all fucked up from mite damage as an early graft, nearly lost her but I had patience and now this one of my favs, myriostigma nudum with a purple tinge and some frosting that temps me to call it hakuun, maybe not quite...
    These genetics I'm not too happy with, were sold as hakuun but look pretty plain-jane myriostigma to me.
  For some reason the pups I grafted from that first one seem to be getting better flocking, we'll see if it persists and these end up being as promised:
  Myriostigma cv. "lotus land" monstrose
 These myriostigma "fukuryu" are even more frustratingly slow than ariocarpus fissuratus. I lost so many seedlings and grafts, but have these two still going. I re-grafted them as they were stalled out, am hoping they'll catch and see some better growth on fresher stocks, they are brutally stubborn.
  This was supposed to be a superkabuto, seems like it has some myrio genetics with the slight point in the middle of each rib, but at least the flocking is pretty dense. 
 This was also supposed to be a superkabuto, but it turns out to be some kind of hybrid, asteriasxcapricorne I would guess. Maybe asteriasxornatum? Transferred it from pereskiopsis to pedro after it stalled.
 This is fucking crazy, this poor kikko-variegated asterias was one of my best plants and for some reason the seamingly healthy graft turned to mush out of the blue, luckily I had sealed the original pereskiopsis graft off with superglue mixed with leaf-gel. Suddenly, the glue shell cracked and a bunch of pups popped out of the vascular ring!?!?! Has anybody had a plant pup from vascular tissue rather than an areole before? I didn't know this was possible.
Edited by P.Zappatecorum (08/12/15 12:56 AM)
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karode13
Tāne Mahuta




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I've seen Lophs pup from the central vascular ring before but I don't think it's all too common. 
You've got some lovely Astrophytum grafts too. Enjoying the pictures.
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tropidolaemus
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You all have some beautiful cacti! My collection is small and really just starting. Recently I got these:

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olive
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nice man, gotta start somewhere ^^^
as the weather heats up here, I'll post some pics of my ladies.
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Spanishfly
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: olive] 2
#22292375 - 09/26/15 09:12 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hi, I thought I would show you Astrophytum lovers my prize-winning A. myriostigma.. About 17 years old now.

And an A. caput-medusae, that has just flowered for the first time. I grew it from seed, started about 3 years ago - plants on their own roots are still hard to come by. So fairly slow for an Astrophytum.

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Edited by Spanishfly (09/26/15 09:12 AM)
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P.Zappatecorum
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Spanishfly]
#22292379 - 09/26/15 09:13 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Absolutely beautiful man.
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Spanishfly
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My Astrophytum coahuilense is rather unusual - it pupped from the growing point, and the pups have now totally ubscured the original plant.

 EDIT: I found an old pic of that plant dated Sep 2011, when the pups first appeared - they had spines !!!which this species doesn´t have - now lost. The green mark is a growth line - where the growing point was when I got the plant.
Edited by Spanishfly (10/10/15 10:53 AM)
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spaceman101
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Spanishfly]
#22358063 - 10/10/15 08:43 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Holy shit that's a nice one buddy. I also love the Stenocactus behind it.
I've been wanting to get into growing Astrophytums but the best seeds are always expensive. I also want to get a nice collection of Stenocactus started but I can't find many plants available. How fast do they grow for you if you don't mind me asking? Like if that Steno was started from seed how long would it take to reach that size normally?
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Spanishfly
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: spaceman101]
#22358419 - 10/10/15 10:18 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the kind words - I often get Astrophytum seeds, but they are usually hybrid - however they do germinate and mature rapidly, so it is a good genus to practice with. Stenocactus is a lot slower - I have never grown them from seed, and that S. pentacanthus, I bought from Kakteen Haage (Germany)in 2012. It was probably about half the size then. There is no problem at all for me buying plants from other EU countries, all the EU is regarded as one entity for CITES purposes. There can be problems for nurseries sending plants outside the EU. They have to have the right licences etc. Private growers like me though feel no such restriction - if they get through your customs we are home free - and with US customs they always do.
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Edited by Spanishfly (10/10/15 10:55 AM)
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Spanishfly]
#22761376 - 01/10/16 12:22 PM (8 years, 19 days ago) |
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Does anyone know the flowering habits of Astrophytum caput-medusae?
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LSoares
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I have a few seedlings and a couple of grafted plants I bought at this year's ELK. These simply won't stop growing, and the "tubercle" on one of them seems to be throwing out a flower at the moment - very disconcerting.
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Spanishfly
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ferrel_human said: Does anyone know the flowering habits of Astrophytum caput-medusae?

Go back a few posts and there is a pic of my A. caput-medusae in flower last summer - there were two flowers a few weeks apart. Like other members of the genus there appears to be no rigid flowering time - flowers can appear throughout the season. I was pleased to be rewarded eventually by a seed pod containing 20 seeds. I don´t think this species is self-fertile, so presumably the seeds will be hybrid. I will sow them in a month or so.
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Spanishfly]
#22856111 - 02/02/16 05:39 PM (7 years, 11 months ago) |
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Spanishfly said: My Astrophytum coahuilense, pictured in 2011, when it started pupping profusely from the growing point. Interestingly, the pups initially had spines, and this species is spineless.

And this one taken October 2015 - the original stem is totally hidden.

No damage visible or any obvious reason why it should do this. We never stop being surprised in the cactus growing game.
I feel bad no one commented on this spanishfly and i know why. You got the wrong thread. This is the trichocereus grower$ unite. I bet you were thinking the astrophytum growers unite. Sorry to say.
Btw, that is an absolutely stunning cactus. I have always wanted a pupping kind. How did you get it that way?
Dont answer it yet. I commented on the other one.
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spaceman101
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Spanishfly said: My Astrophytum coahuilense, pictured in 2011, when it started pupping profusely from the growing point. Interestingly, the pups initially had spines, and this species is spineless.

And this one taken October 2015 - the original stem is totally hidden.

No damage visible or any obvious reason why it should do this. We never stop being surprised in the cactus growing game.
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ferrel_human said: I feel bad no one commented on this spanishfly and i know why. You got the wrong thread. This is the trichocereus grower$ unite. I bet you were thinking the astrophytum growers unite. Sorry to say.
Btw, that is an absolutely stunning cactus. I have always wanted a pupping kind. How did you get it that way?

Very Nice Plant Bro. I wish it was mine
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: spaceman101]
#22907313 - 02/15/16 12:40 PM (7 years, 11 months ago) |
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Astrophytum caput-medusae seedlings.

Now ive had seedlings befor and upon reading around they like regular waterings. Something of which i never did before.
Its mild outside and i will sow the rest of my ACM seeds in the coming days.
Here is the pride of ny collection. Just dont let the others know. 

Some of the areoles are real pronounced which leads me to believe it will flower this year. Hopefully, if what i believe is true, its 2 plants grafted to the stock, which is Ferocactus glauscens. I think thats how its spelled. If both flower i will hopefully get seed. So i can grow this prized specimen some more.
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LSoares
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Not to burst your bubble but that type of graft is usually performed with a split tubercle - hence, it's the same plant. It's very nice, though, and you should show it to the young ones so they can have something to look up to. 
(it's Ferocactus glaucescens, BTW)
The seedlings will eventually catch up, don't worry. I believe they are strong and not too hard on their own roots.
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: LSoares]
#22911129 - 02/16/16 08:47 AM (7 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's cool. It's very pretty anyways. We had a really good fog today and everything is soaked. I'm not going to water them today as was planned. As for those seedlings I really hope they make it to adulthood. I've never had success with those.
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ferrel_human
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Look at those areoles.
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LSoares
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That's going to be quite a sight when all those blooms open!
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: LSoares]
#22969077 - 03/03/16 11:14 AM (7 years, 10 months ago) |
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Astrophytum myriostygma. May flower in sync with my caput-medusae.

Whats the likeliness of a cross.
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