Hi willy, As i am very urgent to find a good supplier for this cusctus, can u suggest one nursery in this field or a good website for plant trade? Catherine ...
... For the species shown I doubt it very much that you will find one :-) They are commercially uninteresting, the sowing is tedious and cultivation is ...
I look forward to each new set of photos (it would be great to have IDs for species plants). Are these treasures Parodia? I'm just getting the idea of what...
... Thnk you :-) Yes the bulk of them are Parodia sensu strictu .. the few non Parodia are mostly Weingartia ... Well Backeberg himself once said that Parodia...
Beautiful Weingartia, Willy Jose Miguel ... De: Parodias <parodias@...> Fecha: Martes, Junio 7, 2005 11:03 pm Asunto: [South_American_Cacti] photos ......
The real start of the flowering season (and I mean "just beginning" all right!) Can you match it up ? :-) http://the-parodia.net/collection/match1.jpg ...
.. convince anyone ?? (and more to come in the next days ...) http://the-parodia.net/1006/ enjoy! Willy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Not really -- Preston-Mafham's book convinced me years ago that it is a genus worth growing. If you have the time and space, how about making the images...
... Given that you are looking at "P microsperma subsp microsperma" sensu Kiesling there is not much point in providing other "invalid" names is there ? :-) ...
... whoops sorry was too hasty to hit the "send" key ... Well I'm prepared to keep those pages up there .. but on the naming of the plants you may end up with...
... I have no problem with odd names, persornally. At least if there is a name (and/or collection numbers and location data) you can usually use Google or ...
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I must say this is very impressive. Frank ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Photos of species identified I hope you enjoy these photos, and please give comments if I've incorrectly identified any speciments. Many Thanks, James ...
Unidentified species Photos of species I haven't been able to identify. Help, please, if you can. Any and all comments are appreciated. Thanks, James ...
Good morning James, There are several books that can help, Hewitt´s Succulent encyclopedia, and others all accesible on the internet. The difference between...
When you mention "Hewitt´s Succulent encyclopedia", are you refering to The World Encyclopedia of Cacti & Succulents by Miles Anderson (Author), Consultant...
Good for you James, Sorry I am fuzzy with the name details, I go by memory, my library is down stairs. J. Borg is the best reference, a man from Malta,...
.. you would have a hard time to ID this as a Parodia .. it seems to belong to the "ayopayana" group .. http://the-parodia.net/collection/pspec.jpg Willy ...
.. a sowing test for microsperm Parodia .. the first hurdle has been taken .. they germinate .. ! notice the "seedcoats" sticking to the seedlings .. the...
Thanks Alan for your response. I'll look for the books you've recommended when I'm in the U.S. in August, since they are quite impossible to find here in...
Hi James, R u living in Isreal now? I wonder if many washingtonia filifera or Phoenix canariensis say 3-5m are available in Isreal. pls kind to confirm. ...
Hello James, I do not know Israel but I presume you have land for cactus, be careful with the temperature, many cactus cannot stand cold temp., such as 5C....
Hello Catherine, Yes, I've been living in Israel for the past eight years. I must admit that I know very little about palms, but I believe that Washingtonia...
