"Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever..

[cohan]

Remember though, an English summer is probably a lot cooler than yours! I gues where you are you might run into problems with burning?

hmm--just how cool is your summer? heat is certainly not something i associate with this particular climate: at around 1000m and not far from the foothills of the rockies, we can see 30, 32C(records around 34); the number of such days varies greatly-last year there were scarcely any, the year before quite a few; however its nearly always cool at night-15/16C would be a very warm summer night, 10, or even single digits are not uncommon..

we don't have a midsummer hot period when gardens slow down--midsummer is virtually the only summer we have..lol


however-my plants are all on windowsills, so that is a slightly different issue, as nearness to the glass i think creates a different kind of heat

[pel1]

Doesn't sound like high temperatures would be a problem!
Here are a few of my pteros with the roots exposed, they look a bit tatty at this time of year I'm affraid.............

[Lesley Cox]

Some time ago and on another thread, there was some interest shown in the lovely (but monocarpic) succulent Sedum pilosum. I have a little seed if anyone would like it, perhaps for 2 people. There was a lot more but it fell before I noticed it was ready. If interested, pm me with postal address.

[cohan]

Doesn't sound like high temperatures would be a problem!
Here are a few of my pteros with the roots exposed, they look a bit tatty at this time of year I'm affraid.............

yes, i seldom think of high temperatures being a problem here  of course underglass is another story, but i dont have that problem yet!

the pteros are looking good--thanks for the full view, that shows their special character..

[cohan]

this cactus usually flowers on my windowsill beginning in late january; it just made it this year before month's end; each flower lasts only a few days, but they are produced over some weeks.. this one didn't open to its full potential, as it was cloudy/foggy for those days, hopefully i will get more/better shots later on;
i have this as
Gymnocactus ysabelae
the genus gymnocactus has been subsumed in the genus Turbinicarpus,according to some, although there are some characters arguing for distinction;
the lumper's name, i think, would be
Turbinicarpus saueri ssp ysabelae
i've had the plant for several years, (4inch/10cm pot) and it has not appreciably changed in size, nor is it showing any inclination to offset; it does grow, but then compresses the old growth at the base-when i bought it, it had some slight splits around the bottom from overwatering at the nursery, presumably, those have been pushed down into the old growth at the base and are no longer visible; i have it in a very mineral substrate, no overwatering here

[Armin]

Cohan,
a quite attractive cacti with its cotton collar

[Carlo]

Lesleys offer of Sedum pilosum seed seems to have gone unanswered...don't pass this up folks. S.p. is a honey of a plant. (OH, perhaps you've contacted her privately...good for you.)

[Lesley Cox]

One pm so far. Could probably stretch to 2 more.

[cohan]

Cohan,
a quite attractive cacti with its cotton collar

thanks, armin--especially valued flowering at this time of year when there is not much else yet inside, and outside is pure white!
btw, i got a few replies about your corfu cactus, but nothing that sounds definitive yet..

[cohan]

One pm so far. Could probably stretch to 2 more.

i was tempted indeed, and had to sit on my typing hands twice--but seriously, i am quite sure i have more seed (of various things) than i can sow!

[cohan]

Very interesting and fabulous pictures. When I was a student I had a small collection of cacti but gave it up when I moved my flat.
But I'm still fascinated.
Below 2 shots were made in a monastery in Corfu/Greece June 2009.
I think it is a Selenicereus sp.. It was the largest I've ever seen.
If you can ID and give a name I would be glad.

a friend posted the photos for me on the epicactus group, and i posted them on my c+s group, and consensus was Selenicereus hamatus; oh, and lots of drooling over the specimen i told them as long as they have a sunny spot the size of a monastery roof, they could grow it like that too

[Alberto]

Very interesting and fabulous pictures. When I was a student I had a small collection of cacti but gave it up when I moved my flat.
But I'm still fascinated.
Below 2 shots were made in a monastery in Corfu/Greece June 2009.
I think it is a Selenicereus sp.. It was the largest I've ever seen.
If you can ID and give a name I would be glad.

 

Armin, it is Selenicereus hamatus, the largest I have ever seen!

Alberto
 

[Armin]

Ciao Alberto,
thank you for the identification. So I was already on a good way with correct family ID.
I googled a bit and this seems to be the real "Queen Of The Night" then, right?

Yes, it is an amazing cati. In Mexico, its origin, it is called "living fence". Each cacti branch can reach a lenght of 4m.
Do you grow it yourself?

[cohan]

Ciao Alberto,
thank you for the identification. So I was already on a good way with correct family ID.
I googled a bit and this seems to be the real "Queen Of The Night" then, right?

Yes, it is an amazing cati. In Mexico, its origin, it is called "living fence". Each cacti branch can reach a lenght of 4m.
Do you grow it yourself?

good thing you got over here for the message, i meant to email with the results but kept forgetting 

[Armin]

Cohan,
no problem!