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shaxhome (Frog Rock, Australia 9b)
8 years ago
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G'day, all. Not a cactus lover, as I live in Australia on 100 acres of (nearly) virgin bush, and Oz natives are my horticultural passion. I don't think there are any cacti native to us. But over the past few years, I've noticed a few stands of these coming up. Probably from seeds spread by birds...(do cacti even have seeds?) I don't normally give them much thought, but this morning, they flowered. And by this afternoon, the flowers had died...
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Comments (2)Try this instead: Whole plant: http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=161 Top: http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=163 Bottom: http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=162...See MoreHelp ID'ing vining miniature, experts welcome
Comments (7)I'm w/ Mike on this from the flower description. Ceropegia woodii blooms are small white, pink or lt. purple rather phallic-looking blooms (excuse me, but they are); I've had them bloom in white (slightly smaller than an inch long) & have seen the lt. pink/purple blooms on the varigated version, but never seen red Ceropegia blooms. I'd agree abt Dischidia, maybe searching for blooming Dischidia images would show it, but from the description, color & size as well it sounds like it. I've seen blooming Dischidias in both white (D. picta I think) & red, maybe D. phillipenses. Also, the mention of the inflated leaf, golf ball size is something I've read happens in some Dischidias, those I believe are sometimes referred to as Ant Plants. Actually there's a Hoya Forum post that shows the small red bloom, I'll check & if I find it I'll post back....See MoreNeed positive IDs - experts only please.
Comments (5)It's very hard to ID a rose with absolute certainty. And it takes more than a picture of a spent bloom to do so. Pictures of the leaves, stems, thorns, buds and fresh blooms would help as well as any description of it's growing habits. I'm assuming that since you don't know what any of them are that you got them with the house. You've inherited a lovely rose garden. It looks like it was well thought out and planted. I can't believe that they are not labeled. Have you dug down around the base of each rose to see if there is a tag maybe buried in the mulch or soil? Sometimes after several seasons the tags do end up underground. Regardless of what they are most roses all take the same basic care. Sunshine, water and fertilizer is what all roses need. Pruning out dead wood on any rose is good. They look like they are all modern roses, hybrid teas, floribundas and shrubs, so you can hard prune in the early spring (you don't give a zone or location so I can't give you any idea what month would be best for your area) and light pruning as you deadhead for shape and size should keep them growing and blooming. If they get diseases or insects go to your local nursery with a sample of a diseased leave and ask for the right product. Or better yet, find a local rose society or consulting rosarian! They would be the best source for information on growing roses in your particular location. They may also be the best people to be able to ID them for you because they can come over and look at them in person. You can find information about societies or consultants for your area at the American Rose Society's web site....See MoreFlooring help from billv or other tile experts please
Comments (8)what is the difference between rectified porcelain and non rectified porcelain? Conventional porcelain, like any other ceramic tile, is stamped out, and then baked in a kiln. The problem with that is that clay will shrink as it's baked, and unfortunately, that shrinkage is not consistant, which is why you get siing of the tiles, inlcuding porcelain. This is the reason you need to have the larger grout joints, so you can take that sizing into account when setting the tiles. Rectified porcelain, on the other hand, is baked in sheets, and then cut to size AFTER it's "cooked" so the tiles are MUCH more accurate in sizing, and can be set with a much tighter joint. However, they're made to be set like stone tiles, and therefore, are usually priced out like stone on the labor. in addition, the purchase price is usually more than conventional porcelain. Is all porcelain what they call "through body" color? All UNGLAZED porcelain is through body color. However, there are many porcelains that are glazed, and they're not. I'm not a fan of broad grout lines so could I have it done with 1/16th grout lines no matter what kind of tile I buy? No, for the reasons I explained above. Lastly, I've read on posts you've written that epoxy grout is harder to install and more costly... best handled by a professional but regardless of cost; would it give me the best quality result within the parameters I gave? yes. I'm estimating my living area is about 900 sq. ft. so what kind of cost should I estimate? I'm hoping to keep it to about 8K You might have a problem with that. I'll give you an idea based on my prices. My base price for stone install is 7.00 a foot. You want to use a large format tile. For that, you can add another 2.00 a foot, between the fact that it's more difficult to work with, and being that rectified porcelain (and stone) is very unforgiving, that subfloor needs to be just about dead pancake flat so there's going to be alot of prep, or extra time spent setting it. You also want to use epoxy grout. Depending on WHICH epoxy, my prices run from 1.50 a foot for Spectralock to 2.50 a foot for most others. Even figuring Spectralock grout, we're already up to 9450.00, and that's just for the labor. There's going to be alot more thinset used with large format tile, because the installer will need to use a heavier notched trowel to account for any slight imperfections in the floor, or "warpage" of the tile, to make sure the tile is fully supported. Epoxy grouts are also about 4-5 times more expensive than conventional grouts. And that's all IN ADDITION to the cost of the tiles. Now, you live in South Florida, where prices are much lower. But once you get into custom work like this, you're still looking at a fair chunk of change. If you're anywhere near Homestead, shoot me an email, and I can send you the name and number of a top notch custom contractor down there....See More
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThe flowers are typical of Trichocereus, now reclassified as Echinopsis. Pollinators are indeed bats. Flowers open in late afternoon, and remain open for about 24 hours or a little more. There are No cacti native to Australia, so these must have started from bird-transported seed.
Brad
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8 years agoG'day again, all! Thought I'd revive this oldish thread to show another discovery I made this morning, while spraying a few acres of Tree of Heaven...I'm starting to appreciate these guys now, at least for one month a year. (But still no love for Opuntia!)
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6 years agoJust dragging this old thread back (didn't realise it was 2 years ago!) to show the growth of the plant in the very first pic. These cacti are popping up all over my 100 acres now...probably 30 or 40 clumps I know of. I need to watch that they don't become too invasive, but I have no idea how I'd remove them. Much bigger than the more prolific Opuntia. (Click on pics to enlarge.)
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