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Gardening Area => Growing questions and answers => Topic started by: Da-1 on October 22, 2013, 07:58:53 PM

Title: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Da-1 on October 22, 2013, 07:58:53 PM: Hi ev1

Please may I ask for help on I'd'ing this cactus, I have had them for 3 years there was 3 of them but I cut the small pup off as a gift to a m8 of mine, it is starting to flower on 1 and 3 on the other, I wanted to know would I be able to pollinate 1 with the other? The only problem is the 1's flower will be ready before the other, I have no clue on what species it is and if its possible and hope a more experienced grower may help me, thanks in advanced for all help and thank you for reading.

Regards, Da-1
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Sunshine on October 22, 2013, 08:00:29 PM: The form kind of looks like a lophophora but it has big spikes. Lophs don't have spikes like that. Sorry I can't be more help...
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: nobody on October 22, 2013, 08:33:01 PM: Looks to be a Gymnocalycium of some sort, would need a pic of the flower for a better id. The flowers should be self fertile, but cross pollinating usually makes stronger seeds.

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Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Da-1 on October 22, 2013, 08:50:34 PM: Hi ev1

Thanks Sunshine for the help that's the reason I bought it as it looks like a lophophora but has spikes, and thanks nanashi u the 1st person to help me I'd this cactus I have just google'd it now and will look @ the different species there are 70 but this is the closest I have been to an id, + 1 for you when I can give it, many thanks again.

Regards, Da-1

P.s forgot to ask how may I save pollen? As the 1 will be ready before that other? And thank you for the welcome nanashi.
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Sunshine on October 22, 2013, 11:21:20 PM: If you rub the flower with a q-tip the pollen will become embedded in the fibers. You can then use that 1-tip to pollinate other flowers. Pollen can be stored indefinitely.
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Da-1 on October 23, 2013, 05:58:37 AM: Hi Sunshine

Thanks for the tip literally ;D I will do that and like this method, may I ask when should I do this? When it opens? Open a few hours? I am not sure, so I need help with this also, thanks for your help and time.

Regards, Da-1
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Sunshine on October 23, 2013, 06:41:17 AM: I imagine it would probably be best to do it right after it opens before the pollen starts falling off.
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Da-1 on October 23, 2013, 06:50:22 AM: Thanks Sunshine

I will do that it looks like its ready 2 open any day now, the other 3 flowers on the other 1 looks like it will take about a month to get ready, I will upload a pic when the 1st opens, thanks again for all help.

Regards, Da-1
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: happyconcacti on October 23, 2013, 08:14:15 AM: Check out "thelocactus" genus

Possibly thelocactus hexaedrophorus.

Not sure though,
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Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Da-1 on October 23, 2013, 08:39:12 AM: Hiya Hcc

Thanks for the I'd and info that does look more closely related, I will upload a pic when it flowers and try save the pollen and get seeds, thanks again for all the help and warm welcomes ev1.

Regards, Da-1
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: New Wisdom on October 23, 2013, 06:39:12 PM: That looks like a Gymnocalycium to me
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: happyconcacti on October 23, 2013, 09:43:45 PM: I think NW and nanashi are correct.
Title: Re: Cactus I'd please
Post by: Da-1 on October 23, 2013, 09:49:31 PM: Hiya New Wisdom

I think you and nanashi are right, I been going over cactus guide all 8 pages and I found about 4 that look really close, not easy from my mobile I must say, thanks again for ev1 that helped I really do appreciate it.

Regards, Da-1