Recent content by pflanzjaeger

You know...my first time with capensis seeds, I did some on peat/sand and some on lfs. The lfs ones germinated quickly, but they all died quickly, too, while the peat/sand ones kept going. Anyone else ever have that experience?

The one on the left is a gymnocalycium - and you're right, two of the flowers are real. As far as the one on the far right, I can't see any flowers, but the bright yellow body of the plant IS real - it is a chlorotic sport of Gymnocalycium mihanoviochii. Don't know the name, but it's related to...

As of a couple of days ago, I've been told that Taylor doesn't mention two different forms. He does say that the flowers can be a "pale mauve." There were formerly a different species and a variety (treubii) relegated to synonomy w sandersonii. Maybe that's the blue form (Thanks to ICPS-bob for...

Has anyone ever compared "blue" to the description in Taylor? Particularly the traps? Does Taylor mention both? (I haven't gotten around to picking up the monograph yet, but it's on my short list). The two just seem SO different to me - is it me, or are the leaves quite different? I know there...

Sorry about the confusion - the seeds were covered as in the cup was covered with a sheet of plastic wrap. Thanks for the replies, folks

FWIW, they started germinating this past weekend. D. capensis seeds that I purchased recently (who knows how old) germinated inunder two weeks.

About 2, 3 weeks ago I started some seeds of D. tokaiensis. They were quite fresh (less than a week after the fruit dried). I spread some on an open pot of 1:1 peat/sand, a covered pot of 1:1 peat/sand, and moist (dead) long-fibered sphag, also covered. All are about 8" from 6 4' t8's and so...

Arise, Zombie Thread! But I do this with a good reason - I still see "coccicaulis" being used in the trade and hobby, and I have a question. While it's easy enough to find discussions about "coccicaulis" simply being a "nomen dubium" or whatever the term is, from where did that particular...

Are there any issues with shipping leaves?

Just backing up what cthulhu said. The ones I have growing in live sphagnum actually spread that way when I have the water level even with the top of the sphag - the leaves produce plantlets once they start to wither. It makes me wonder how many patches of rotundifolia we see in the wild are...

It's been so long since I even though about those...do people still do the clay-chimney-liner thing?

My wants and my available-for-trade Hi there, all. I'm a noobity noob (not to plants, but to the forum) but I figured I'd start right off mentioning what I want for my eensy collection, and more important, what I've GOT. Not much in the way of CP's for trade, but I do have some groovy...

Hi there, all. I'm a noobity noob (not to plants, but to the forum) but I figured I'd start right off mentioning what I want for my eensy collection, and more important, what I've GOT. Not much in the way of CP's for trade, but I do have some groovy succulent extras. AVAILABLE FOR TRADE...

As a longtime tilly grower, the number one most important thing (aside from respecting light requirements, but that's true of almost every plant everywhere...) is AIR FLOW. More important than getting the humidity or the ideal lighting just right is air flow. Keep that in mind and you should...

Nice monanthes! Haven't seen one in a long time. Since you're an Agave victoria-reginae fan, have you ever seen the cv "himesasanoyuki" (sometimes spelled/misspelled "himesanoyuki")? A NICE compact dwarf form with lots of leaves. Tends to offset a little too much when young, but that means you...