Grow Out Bin

Cuttings are pretty easy to come by, but real estate to grow them out is pretty limited.  Instead of planting each of these cuttings in a separate pot, I'm using a shallow, wide pot to get them rooted (and give me more time to build out more plant benches).

The cuttings came from the Echinopsis calchlora I have that's been shooting out pups, the Mammillaria tetrancistra, a Mammillaria gracilis, a couple of unidentified Opuntia (Beavertail, basilaris and Snow, aciculata), and an Echinopsis chamaecereus.

Here's an updated picture with the other Opuntia

New Gymnocalycium Seedlings

These are seedlings growing from seeds I collected from one of the Gymnocalycium mihanovichii plants I have in the backyard.  Pretty quick response (less than a couple of weeks for germination).

Here is the parent plant.

I know these take a while to grow out - but observing should be fun.

More Pots 8/28/2017

Wanting to make the trip to the Hickam Ceramics shop worthwhile, Noe and I made a few more pieces.  I actually made a couple more on Sunday evening - a square tapered pot and a round full body pot - but apparently I didn't take pictures of them.

If we are lucky, these will be out of the bisque firing by this Saturday afternoon (when I'm predicting the glaze firing will be done).

Rarer Than a Total Eclipse???

Tavaresia barklyi and Tavaresia barklyi x Orbea variegata both flowering at the same time???  A rare sight indeed -

Euphorbia canariensis f. viridis

Euphorbia canariensis f. viridis - according to literature on this plant, it originates from the Canary Islands and is light green in color.  There is another variant that is similar in structure but is bronze in color.  They grow in the lava fields between sea level to 3000'.  They are regularly exposed to high humidity and high temperatures (sounds familiar).  Here is a small cutting going through the rooting process.

As always - looking forward to growing this -

Autumn Leaf Drop or Plant Revolt

Either way - the Ficus petiolaris is bare.  I hope it is the former, and the plant is just getting in a rest period.  If it is the latter, the plant is telling me to pack sand because I repotted it.

There are leaves that look like they could unfurl soon - similar to what some of the other plants have been exhibiting - but only time will tell.

Noe Topping Her Plants

Having heard similar advise from a few different people on how to get your caudiciform plants to get fatter, Noe took the step to top some of her plants today.  A couple of Adeniums and a Euphorbia milii.

Potted Up 8/26/17

Here's a shot from this afternoon after repotting these plants.

I also brought home a Myrmecodia tuberosa - but I didn't repot it yet.  In fact I think I'm going to try and grow this Myrmecodia indoors (Master Bathroom).

Huernia kennedyana

And I got one of these also!!!  Huernia kennedyana!!!

Next to the Tavaresia barklyi, this is the asclepiad I'm stoked to be able to grow.

Euphorbia alluaudii - Normal and Crested

Perla sent these home with me - Euphorbia alluaudii.  This is the crested form

And this is the normal form

I got the sorted out and repotted.  I'll post those pictures tomorrow.  UPDATE: here is the picture of these plants potted up -

Visiting Perla's Garden

We love checking out Perla's plants - always something new to see!

And she gave us some plants to take home!

8/26/17 Glazed Batch

These five pieces were in the bisque shelf.

The lighter colored glaze is "Sun Valley" and the darker one is "Carbon Trap Shino".  The glaze shelf was really full so these should be done next Saturday afternoon.

Mammillaria elegans

Mammillaria elegans for sure -

The symmetry is mesmerizing.

Mammillaria bocasana roseiflora

Here is a non-FRED version of the Mammillaria bocasana.  I divided up the three-headed cluster into single plants with the intention to grow these out individually.

They look fluffy, but there are hooks at the end of the central spine - tiger in sheep's clothing!

Mammillaria zeilmanniana (likely NOT - more like Mammillaria unidentified) - Update - Mammillaria camptotricha

This was labelled as Mammillaria zeilmanniana, but the internet provides different images when searching that name.  This one is going to be a guessing game...

All potted up

Update - I stumbled on this from a post on Facebook - Mammillaria camptotricha