See if you can ID these little cacti for fun and profit.
It's like a crossword puzzle!
Are these the same cactus? Big one is in a 4" pot. I can't remember if I grew the small one from seed or not.
Please don't hate me. I'm going to repot these. I'm interested in all except the Echeveria. Can I do anything with whatever to top one is? It didn't grow until I put it outside last year. (See red one below.) What about still having the cacti together in a good pot and mix?
I'm assuming I have two of the same type here--above and below (Trump-like hair). Rina informed me that the one below (top one) is Pilocereus (italic). They were both pups, I think. I'm afraid the one above was burnt in the summer and the one below is too skinny. Then the other one below is different, which grows well, unless it's supposed to be round.
I love this one, but it won't grow, even outside. Is it rekd? Those scars. It was a discounted rescue from a plant store a few years ago,not even in a pot--sniff. It has strong roots.
Deadly hooks. I can't tell if it's even alive. I have a smaller one in the above dish garden, but it doesn't want to grow much either.
One more with hooks. This is a great plant. I have three, but have no idea what it is. Easy to pupulate.
I have more, but this is probably too long already. Thanks.
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Jeff (5b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMother of bottom plant about 8 years ago. With renewed interest in succulents, I now want to know what everything is to try to grow them better.
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA
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Comments (12)The soil line trunk will take time A pic demo that helps speed thicker base line trunks up Slightly over potted in a 10 inch oval clay pot that is being used for room to manipulate the workings when I water I move the grits upward to cover the base line area I want to thicken Two days later I just slide the material back to a flush area as seen in pic one this plan is to helps speed it up to be thicker it doesn't make it faster to thicker/wider but does very good at preventing bottom soil line foliage growth from developing branches that commonly get hung up in the works will often happen but to remove by hard cutting also removes from the over all top canopy of a desired look and often initiates lower growth than often takes a-lot longer to be part of a disired top canopy Pic demo of a shorter thinner crossing branch that adds to the canopy with explaining the red arrows show where I had removed a pair of leaves lower red area was the first pair of leaves removed two months ago it's callused over and left a very slightly thicker branch that's still crossing Just as the right side branch is also crossing several pairs of leaves had been hand twisted off over the past year I tend to rotate this area away from brighter light more often when sun is stronger and toward the less brighter sun when sun provides less brightness Intentions: For the base line of trunk is to avoid base line growth by covering the trunk for minimal to no sun exposure saving eons of time for lower growth to be part of the top canopy, while establishing inner & thinner crossing branches to thicken wider and accept wiring for direction. Your pot size is right size to do a few very nice things with it but as your planing may be different than what I am doing. Other comments as feed back: There is a-lot more in two dimensions than what meets the eye Train your eyes to look in not at. Often a sketch or a simple stick drawing of what you want others to see three years from now is also helpful as a guide for you. It doesn't have to be any formal artist drawing just do it, pick up a pencil and stick man draw two or more sides of it's current branches with out foliage now and what you would like others to see for branches three years from now Lower the expectations they don't grow fast...See MoreJeff (5b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIn Photo #2 (I should have numbered them, thanks), do you know what the green one is?
I'm surprised the two in #3 are the same, however, when looking for a photo of the mom, I found this of the mom and the second one in #3. The ones below are the same mom before it got tired of having babies.
I can't imagine the G. ever flowering. It would be fantastic if it
ever did. Do you know what I can do to try to get it to grow more? I
need to research fertilizer. I don't use much.5. No flowers. Best
photo I have is this. I'm afraid it's a goner. I'll look at the roots.
But I think you're right about it being a M. duwei after looking at other photos.
I will do better in taking care of these. Thank you so much for helping me.
Jeff (5b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
6 years ago
SpanishFly - (Mediterranean)
6 years agoJeffO - those hooked spines are so neat. Does anyone recognise this pretty little cactus with long, black, hooked spines?
Jeff (5b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoJeff (5b)
6 years agoKara 9b SF Bay Area CA
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSpanishFly - (Mediterranean)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoLOL - this hobby is becoming dangerous - Cactaceae with fish hook spines and Euphorbiae with toxic, caustic sap. I acquired that little beauty mainly for its wicked hooked spines - I think they are gorgeous - makes repotting a bit of an art, though. It is actually Cumarinia odorata - a monotypic genus and self-fertile. Hard to find - I couldn´t get a plant but could get seeds - about 4 years old now.
And another that makes repotting a bit tricky - Thelocactus lausseri.
The only tribe totally banned from my collection are any Opuntiae - those irritating glochids are just too much.
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA