The Cactus Thread
- Thread starter Zigs
- Start date
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
No worries Nigel
I'll take a pic of my bigger monstrose one tomorrow, and I'll see if I can find a pic of my Brother's one too You've given me an idea to compare 2 identical subulatas over a year, one fed and one unfed, see what happens.
I've got a Mammillaria bocasana like your Ferocactus
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I was given this cutting last year. I believe it's a type of Monkey Tail (Cleistocactus). Will be re potting it soon before it wakes up and before the Caveman tries to make a Thagomiser out of it 
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Thagomizer - Wikipedia
CrazyCactusLady
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Wow what a stunning plant, awwww the Caveman is adorable I need some of these little guys, I need helpers in my crazy cactus world hee hee and it’s growing and getting biggerI was given this cutting last year. I believe it's a type of Monkey Tail (Cleistocactus). Will be re potting it soon before it wakes up and before the Caveman tries to make a Thagomiser out of it
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Thagomizer - Wikipedia
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Some pics of the Echinocactus grusonii at different stages. In the smaller pics you can see the aureoles (the pointy nipple bits) are spaced out evenly...
As the plants grow the aureoles align vertically to form the ribs, before that it's easy to confuse them with other barrel cacti.
As the plants mature the ribs become more prominent as they take on the classic concertina shape.
As the plants grow the aureoles align vertically to form the ribs, before that it's easy to confuse them with other barrel cacti.
As the plants mature the ribs become more prominent as they take on the classic concertina shape.
CrazyCactusLady
Member
Ahh that makes sense, so my baby one will loose that feature, I just wasn’t sure when I saw it that’s why I thought I’d ask you cause about it, cause my big barrel hasn’t got it, but that’s so cool to see the different growing fazes
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Ahh that makes sense, so my baby one will loose that feature, I just wasn’t sure when I saw it that’s why I thought I’d ask you cause about it, cause my big barrel hasn’t got it, but that’s so cool to see the different growing fazes
It should do if it is an Echinocactus, a lot of them look different till they get bigger
CrazyCactusLady
Member
Yeah it was nice to see the stages of it growIt should do if it is an Echinocactus, a lot of them look different till they get bigger
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
No worries Sarah
I thought I'd share this video, it's by our friend Ana who grows cacti in the Nevada desert. She did a small field trip to see cacti in habitat
Although Ana is far away I do have one of her Rainbow Hedgehog Cacti in my Cactus House
I thought I'd share this video, it's by our friend Ana who grows cacti in the Nevada desert. She did a small field trip to see cacti in habitat
Although Ana is far away I do have one of her Rainbow Hedgehog Cacti in my Cactus House
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
This is one of the aforementioned Rainbow Hedgehog Cacti or Echinocereus rigidissimus rubrispinus
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Going back to the Echinocactus that we mentioned earlier, there are some more of these, one of them being Echinocactus platyacanthus. This is very slow growing but can grow bigger than a human and live about 100 years or more 
I have a few of them that I've grown from seed but they'll take a few years to reach saleable size.
You can see a large one on the Lliffle page -
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I have a few of them that I've grown from seed but they'll take a few years to reach saleable size.
You can see a large one on the Lliffle page -
Echinocactus platyacanthus
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Just got this email, thought it might be of interest to a few of our cactusy people @CrazyCactusLady @Euphorbia king
@CrazyCactusLady @Euphorbia king
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I've been updating the cacti for sale section of my website over the past few weeks, still got a few more plants to add/photographs to take but it's getting there
This is one of my favorites, the sheathed cholla
Needs very careful handling or the spines will grab you by the Warleggans
This is one of my favorites, the sheathed cholla
Needs very careful handling or the spines will grab you by the Warleggans
CrazyCactusLady
Member
Oh wow, I absolutely love the Euphorbia plants, the male and female I got off Daz is a Euphorbia Obesa/symetrica, il take a copy of this on my phoneJust got this email, thought it might be of interest to a few of our cactusy people
wow that’s a stunning Cholla I certainly need to add one of those to my prickly spikey collectionI've been updating the cacti for sale section of my website over the past few weeks, still got a few more plants to add/photographs to take but it's getting there
This is one of my favorites, the sheathed cholla
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Needs very careful handling or the spines will grab you by the Warleggans
Anniekay
Well-known member
- Location
- Quitman, Ga.
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I think I'd be safe because I had my Warleggans removed years ago !!I've been updating the cacti for sale section of my website over the past few weeks, still got a few more plants to add/photographs to take but it's getting there
This is one of my favorites, the sheathed cholla
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Needs very careful handling or the spines will grab you by the Warleggans
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Oh wow, I absolutely love the Euphorbia plants, the male and female I got off Daz is a Euphorbia Obesa/symetrica, il take a copy of this on my phone
wow that’s a stunning Cholla I certainly need to add one of those to my prickly spikey collection
I'll put one on the Crazy Shelf for you
I think I'd be safe because I had my Warleggans removed years ago !!
Careful, they grow back sometimes
