Cactus update

Miss seeing you to day ziggy.

 

Aww

Probably be up next week, heard the West Bay car boot has been moved to Swyre tomorrow so doing that

 

Hi Zigs, saw some pots with one rooted pad of prickly pear in, at Wyevales yesterday.
Can you believe, £25

 

They were big ones though.
Some though were not even showing signs of new growth.
Due to the fact they were dust dry.

 

Pete that's one expensive place mate ...you never leave with change

 

@pete and @Zigs you need to carm down before you blow a fuse

 

Things are turning ugly

 

Double trouble

 

You will like pic 2 when the flowers open.
Only last two days though, and close late afternoon, so, I usually miss them.
Had a large one with lots of flowers open today, but they had closed when I got home from work, might get a pic tomorrow if I'm lucky.
Its an Echinocereus.
Echinopsis pic 3, night time flowerer.
Often last the following day if you put then in the shade.

Does that Opuntia, pic 4 ,flower Zigs?

 

Hasn't yet Pete

 

Not found many that do, but that really prickly one I gave you does, eventually, especially if grown out side all year in a hot dry spot.

 

Indeed...


My Lithops seeds have germinated after 1 week , I'll post a picture when they are large enough to be captured in a photo i.e. in 3 years or so

 

Lithops seed, I find the seed capsules quite interesting, OK, so maybe I don't get out enough,

But they are, they sit on top of the plant and only open when they get wet, then the seeds fall out.
The opposite of most plant seed capsules, that release the seed when dry.