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Post by yakram on Oct 24, 2007 13:33:14 GMT 1
Hi Mick & AF members. Am a technophobe re loading up pictures on Boards, so hope these are OK. 4P suggested Mick might be interested in my small collection. I also have a Rhipsalis in a hanging basket and Christmas and Easter cacti (not in flower at the moment) Here are links to my photobucket album (I hope)   |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 24, 2007 13:39:31 GMT 1
2 good pictures and some very healthy plants Yakram.
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Post by sweetleaf on Oct 24, 2007 13:40:54 GMT 1
Hi Mick & AF members. Am a technophobe re loading up pictures on Boards, so hope these are OK. 4P suggested Mick might be interested in my small collection. I also have a Rhipsalis in a hanging basket and Christmas and Easter cacti (not in flower at the moment) Here are links to my photobucket album (I hope) Wow!  Im impressed Yakram, how old are the large ones and what are they called?  |
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Post by emseypop on Oct 24, 2007 14:28:01 GMT 1
they look great yakram, what a display, and I caught a tantalizing glimpse of your greenhouse too! ;D
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Post by yakram on Oct 24, 2007 19:04:31 GMT 1
The big one is called Spike (for obvious reasons!). His real name is Pachypodium lamerei. To his left is Euphorbia trigona and Mammilaria Hahniana. Below is Aloe Vera and a Cycad.
On the windowsill and just below are: Cereus peruviana, Notocactus roseoluteus, Opuntia (probably out of picture); I think an Aloe ferox, also a Mammilaria spinosissima and cristata. There are some what I call cushion or teacosy cactus, the names of which I do not know as the grandchildren moved the labels some time ago and I have not found them yet!
There is also a Watchstrap Cactus to the right of the gnome.
My greenhouse is full! It will be a cold greenhouse (no heating). I bought it as a retirement present to me and it is sited just by the covered back porch/yard area so I can get into it without getting wet! It is near the house so that the three little boys next door are less likely to boot it with their football.
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Post by 4pygmies on Oct 24, 2007 20:56:20 GMT 1
Thank you Yakram! I like Spike - he's beautiful. As are the rest - they look great. I do like Cacti - I am just starting to collect them - I'd love a display like that.
Now about that greenhouse............ ;D
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Post by yakram on Oct 24, 2007 20:58:51 GMT 1
Hi 4P
I've just edited my previous post as I forgot the watchstrap cactus.
Here's what I said about the greenhouse, which is 10 x 6 ft (to fit in the space where an old shed once was:
My greenhouse is full! It will be a cold greenhouse (no heating). I bought it as a retirement present to me and it is sited just by the covered back porch/yard area so I can get into it without getting wet! It is near the house so that the three little boys next door are less likely to boot it with their football.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 26, 2007 12:12:52 GMT 1
The big one is called Spike (for obvious reasons!). His real name is Pachypodium lamerei. To his left is Euphorbia trigona and Mammilaria Hahniana. Below is Aloe Vera and a Cycad. On the windowsill and just below are: Cereus peruviana, Notocactus roseoluteus, Opuntia (probably out of picture); I think an Aloe ferox, also a Mammilaria spinosissima and cristata. There are some what I call cushion or teacosy cactus, the names of which I do not know as the grandchildren moved the labels some time ago and I have not found them yet! There is also a Watchstrap Cactus to the right of the gnome. My greenhouse is full! It will be a cold greenhouse (no heating). I bought it as a retirement present to me and it is sited just by the covered back porch/yard area so I can get into it without getting wet! It is near the house so that the three little boys next door are less likely to boot it with their football. I've never heard of a watchstrap cactus and I can't make it out from the picture. If you want to photo the ones that you can't identify and post them I'll try to help. |
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Post by yakram on Oct 27, 2007 19:02:00 GMT 1
Hi Mick. Thanks for your reply. The 'watchstrap' cactus I was given by my 'old' horticultural tutor. It has very thin and braided stems, and I don't know how it stays upright! It can meander over the ground. I might be seeing 'old' tutor next week at a social event, but his memory is not what it was. I'll take a plant along for ident, just in case his recall is OK on the night.
The others which I cannot specifically name with certainty are forms of Gymnocalycium, Echinocereus and Rebutia. Thanks anyway.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 29, 2007 10:01:09 GMT 1
Hi Mick. Thanks for your reply. The 'watchstrap' cactus I was given by my 'old' horticultural tutor. It has very thin and braided stems, and I don't know how it stays upright! It can meander over the ground. I might be seeing 'old' tutor next week at a social event, but his memory is not what it was. I'll take a plant along for ident, just in case his recall is OK on the night. The others which I cannot specifically name with certainty are forms of Gymnocalycium, Echinocereus and Rebutia. Thanks anyway. I think it's a Crassula - lycopodioides. |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 29, 2007 11:32:48 GMT 1
Some great plants there, Yakram. The more I see plants like this and the more Mick and SL talk about them, the more I think of getting a few. Need to find space for them, first. Keith |
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Post by debbiem on Oct 29, 2007 12:13:33 GMT 1
They look great yakram - looks like you've chosen the perfect spot for them. |
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Post by yakram on Oct 29, 2007 20:26:27 GMT 1
Wow, Mick - I'm impressed. I typed that name into Google and got to www.cactuscenter.com which gave a picture and the name 'watch chain plant' and a synonym of muscosa. So thank you for the ident. The plant shown next to the gnome in the cactus trough seems happy enough with its cactus companions. The other couple of plants I have are busy entangling themselves with some aloes on another windowsill. It is easy to propagate, and sometimes does it all on its own in another plant's pot! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 30, 2007 10:10:45 GMT 1
Wow, Mick - I'm impressed. I typed that name into Google and got to www.cactuscenter.com which gave a picture and the name 'watch chain plant' and a synonym of muscosa. So thank you for the ident. The plant shown next to the gnome in the cactus trough seems happy enough with its cactus companions. The other couple of plants I have are busy entangling themselves with some aloes on another windowsill. It is easy to propagate, and sometimes does it all on its own in another plant's pot! Incidentally Yakram that's a nice Aloe next to the name. Nice growth pattern. |
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