Logan
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That looks nice Zigs
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The Cactus Thread
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This thread features a comprehensive discussion on growing, identifying, and propagating cacti and succulents, highlighting community observations, practical troubleshooting, and individual species behavior.
- Cold Hardiness Limits: Community members noted that several species, including Oreocereus celsianus and cold-tolerant Echinocereus varieties, can survive extreme freezing temperatures down to 0°F (-18°C) as long as their soil remains completely dry throughout winter.
- Water Therapy Propagation: A specialized method of suspending rootless or severely dehydrated cacti like Astrophytum over water with rubber bands was praised for encouraging rapid root initiation within just a few days.
- Lighting and Dormancy Requirements: Members cautioned against placing desert cacti in dark indoor rooms or relying solely on basic grow lights, emphasizing that full sunlight and a cool winter dormancy period are necessary to induce blooming.
- Pest Management Practices: Effective solutions for mealybugs include direct application of isopropyl alcohol and systemic insecticides, while using volcanic ash grit helps prevent sciarid fly larvae infestations.
Zigs
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- Kent, England
Ta Logan 
Another few flowers this morning
Then it was off to the Annual Cactus Show in Dover
Another few flowers this morning
Then it was off to the Annual Cactus Show in Dover
Logan
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- Redditch west midlands Worcester
They look pretty and have a good time at the show, Zigs.
Zigs
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- Kent, England
Cheers Logan
Planted this rescue out in the bed today
Had it a few months and it's not shown any signs of top growth but it's certainly made some root growth in that time.
Planted this rescue out in the bed today
Had it a few months and it's not shown any signs of top growth but it's certainly made some root growth in that time.
Anniekay
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- Quitman, Ga.
@ Zigs would you be so kind as to look at this cacti I have. It was not labeled and was just one little hairy ball when I got it 4 years ago. I take it in in winter (we have wet winters) and have it planted in sand and grit. It gets little pink flowers in summer.
I have no idea what it's called.
I call him "Cousin It " .
I have no idea what it's called.
I call him "Cousin It " .
Zigs
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- Kent, England
I think Tetters is right with Mammillaria bocasana 
Are the spines hooked and does it develop long red seed pods sometimes after the flowers have gone? Has it been re potted recently as the pups are usually bigger?
I've had a few that look like cousin IT as well
Are the spines hooked and does it develop long red seed pods sometimes after the flowers have gone? Has it been re potted recently as the pups are usually bigger?I've had a few that look like cousin IT as well
Zigs
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- Kent, England
The Devil's Backbone 
Zigs
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- Kent, England
The Devil's Fingers have flowered
Meadowlark
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- East Texas
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
We weren't at all sure on this one, so I checked it out. and it appears to be the seed pod and flower of a red yucca.
I think you will hear from Zigs shortly. It's a lovely plant, and I believe, a native to Texas It is both heat and cold hardy, and its right name is Hesperaloe parviflora.
I think you will hear from Zigs shortly. It's a lovely plant, and I believe, a native to Texas It is both heat and cold hardy, and its right name is Hesperaloe parviflora.
Zigs
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- Kent, England
Think Tetters is right, nearest I've got to it is a Kalanchoe but it isn't that one...
Zigs
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- Kent, England
Couple more flowering, Parodia ottonis...
And Astrophytum asterias...
And Astrophytum asterias...
Zigs
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- Kent, England
A young Echinopsis this morning
Zigs
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- Kent, England
Our first ever outside cactus flowers
Not something that normally happens in England.
Not something that normally happens in England.
Zigs
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- Kent, England
This is the outside cactus bed...
Logan
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- Redditch west midlands Worcester
Looking good Zigs and that's a bonus flowering outside.
I have to agree Logan, the cactus are not really 'my thing' but I didn't expect he would achieve a flowering plant that had seen so much cold weather. It wasn't only the snow and frost, but those horrible easterly winds we had as well. That first flower was a bit of a miracle, I thought.
Logan
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- Redditch west midlands Worcester
Yes it was.
Zigs
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- Kent, England
Ta Girls
Next thing we'll have a pigeon eating the seeds and spreading it all over Kent, then it'll be declared a noxious weed like it is in Australia and all because no one thought it would survive outside here
As far as we can work out, this Parodia leninghausii is about 100 years old
Next thing we'll have a pigeon eating the seeds and spreading it all over Kent, then it'll be declared a noxious weed like it is in Australia and all because no one thought it would survive outside here
As far as we can work out, this Parodia leninghausii is about 100 years old
