Succulents
- Some of my Gymnocalycium cacti started blooming
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/21540929
> This pic is of a big boy that looks a bit like a lophophora underneath the flower, and here's one of an amazing grafted ball of fun I got last year (rootstock is slightly sun bleached, but quite healthy otherwise): > > [!Gymno-Bloom2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/k2y9fVpz) > > Looking forward to more and bigger flowers soon!
Edit: one of my gymno triplets also started to bloom some time between 3 hours ago and now! I was hoping all flowers would open up together, but it's still pretty :)
[!Gymno-Bloom3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/5QQPZ1rC)
- Progress report: grafted bois growing big and strong!
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/21025473
> These were the first cacti my wife and I grafted ourselves at a workshop last year in August. Both took, and are growing FAST - love how healthy they are! > > For reference, here's a pic from last year (doggo for scale). Unbelievable how much bigger they are in less than a year! > [!Grafted-Smol-Bois.jpg](https://postimg.cc/ygjVvtsq)
- I've been asked to share my messy and disorganized collection, so here it is - feel free to point and laugh ;)
When the weather allows it, I keep most of my plants outside, so the main picture is a view that shows my balcony from the far end, just to better display the extent of my wife's and mine craziness.
Here are some closeups of different racks and sections - I will properly organize it one day, I'm almost certain of it ;) You can click the embeds for full-res photos.
[!Hot-Mess-2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/SJNL1ZDC)
[!Hot-Mess-3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/WhWGBMHK)
[!Hot-Mess-4.jpg](https://postimg.cc/BtCcgWcJ)
[!Hot-Mess-5.jpg](https://postimg.cc/mPPYBPxr)
[!Hot-Mess-6.jpg](https://postimg.cc/wypLXF1t)
[!Hot-Mess-7.jpg](https://postimg.cc/LnXf3J8V)
[!Hot-Mess-8.jpg](https://postimg.cc/dhZyggdk)
[!Hot-Mess-9.jpg](https://postimg.cc/rzgx41Mm)
I also have a rack in the living room, next to the TV, with some lamps: [!Hot-Mess-10.jpg](https://postimg.cc/HVhMZTJ1)
That's about it for now, at least until the weekend - might notice some more cute succ-ers when I go grocery shopping or whatever, and as you can clearly see impulse control is not my forte :P
- Went to Tokyo Cactus and Succulent Grand Bazaar today and didn't come home empty handed ;)
It was very hot, very crowded and yet still worth it - finally got not just one, but both known species of Aztekium without going bankrupt - I wanted one for a long while, but they tend to be stupid expensive in Japan.
Love the two cute jellybeans too - Conophytum burgeri. Hell, love all of them, that's why I bought too many yet again :)
Here are a few closeup shots: [!Tokyo-Grand-Bazaar2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/mzRYSqhs)
[!Tokyo-Grand-Bazaar3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/N5yHRYbX)
[!Tokyo-Grand-Bazaar4.jpg](https://postimg.cc/JD1XXkd7)
- Today's haul from one of the biggest cactus farms in Japan
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/19550520
> First bigger shopping trip this season, and I bought way too many again. > > I'm kinda tired now, so just a quick brag before I properly id them :) > > Here's some more shots: > [!New-Cacti-May2024-2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/xkdhq8Hc) > > [!New-Cacti-May2024-3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/QHwvVhmb)
- New Update from my Opuntia
Was grown from seed. Last time I posted about it: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/5241154
- New succulents - May 2024
Today's haul from a small succulent show in Tokyo. From the left, Adromischus marianiae var. herrei, a hybrid Orthonna (cremnophila X herrei), Myrtillocactus geometrizans also known as "Boobie cactus" (no, really!) and a pwetty wittle Pseudolithos cubiformis.
Love every single of'em already!
Here's another angle: https://i.postimg.cc/Ghgz2cSW/Succulents-May2.jpg
- Three Musketeers
Went to a succulent/cactus store today to get some repotting soil, came back with that, and these three little stowaways :)
From the left, Pseudolithos migiurtinus, a beautiful Pleiospilos nerii in bloom, and cute Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. calochlorum triplets.
- First new succulents this year
Went to a gardening store to pick up some rosemary and thyme (since I still have more than enough of sage and parsley;)) and found these beauties: a white(ish) Echeveria sold under a moniker "Queen", and a beautiful plump Pleiospilos nelii. First new succulets this season - looking forward to seeing them grow!
- Euphorbia lactea cristata
I bought it for relatively cheap at a grocery store but it wasn't kept well; the graft was very squishy and slumped over. It didn't regain posture at all, became worse even. Eventually, I used rubber bands and a chopstick to improvise a support and it actually worked! It is now way firmer and if I remove the chopstick it doesn't slump forward too far. !
- New year, new succulents, old me
I still can't stop myself from getting succulents. These two just arrived today - a fuzzy-wuzzy Mammillaria plumosa on the left, and a cute spiky potato (Pachypodium densiflorum) on the right.
Not the best time for potting, but I saw them online and couldn't help it :)
- I'm dumb, and Ceropegias are succulents that look really cool, so here's one together with a cute little opuntia
Went shopping for something else, and just randomly saw them at a flower shop - couldn't pass them up, and here they are! :)
- An absolutely stunning grafted Gymnocalycium specimen that I got just now
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/7021128
> Ordered online, and it looks even better than in the photos! Just extraordinary - instantly became my favorite one in my collection!
- As promised, my haul from today's cactus/succulent show in Kyoto
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/5395771
> Got these before my wife physically dragged me out of the venue to prevent me from buying any more ;) > > Group pic above, and here are indiividual shots, filenames are the name of each plant: > > [!Tephrocactus-articulatus.jpg](https://postimg.cc/S2981Lfg) > [!Tephrocactus-articulatus-var-papyracanthus.jpg](https://postimg.cc/2qsLWbNh) > [!Cephalocereus-senilis.jpg](https://postimg.cc/nj17tFNm) > [!Neoporteria-senilis.jpg](https://postimg.cc/fJyd6hC3) > [!Mammilaria-hahniana-f-lanata.jpg](https://postimg.cc/vcwRKQbh) > [!Mammilaria-bocasana-Fred.jpg](https://postimg.cc/06BF0vVp) > > The last two photos are both mammilarias - kinda neat how varied they can get within the same genus :)
- Some photos from a cactus/succulent show in Kyoto that I just went to
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/5389176
These were the exhibition pieces, not for sale. Some impressive specimens there, in some cases I didn't even realize some of these can get so big...
The link is to an image gallery - embedding that many photos directly in the post is probably not the best idea.
I'll post my haul from the show later, I'm still on the train home :)
- New friends
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/4925114
A lovely Mammillaria parkinsonii on the left, and a super cute Echinofossulocactus on the right, but I'm unsure of the species - maybe some experts here can help?
Anyway, love the way they look - lucky finds, both of them!
- Went to a big succulent bazaar in Tokyo and brought home some new friends :)
I love the pseudolithos and the cute little conophytum in particular, but they are all great!
Here's another shot from a different perspective: [!New-Friends.jpg](https://postimg.cc/ZWwYckWM)
- The bark of a succulent tree – Nolina parviflora (syn. N. longifolia), "Beargrass"
From the Hortus Botanicus Leiden
- Tentacle plant
Does anyone know what kind of succulent this is? I've been calling it my tentacle plant, but it seems unlikely to be the official name. Thanks!
- Three new specimens I was hunting for
Trying this fancy cross-post function for the first time:
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/2387799
> Found them online, and I'm super happy that they're now mine. > > Group pic on top, and the bottom row from left to right are a really cute Mammillaria perezdelarosae, a Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus I decided to grow in water after my previous one suddenly and unexpectedly died on me for no discernible reason, and a Pseudolithos migiurtinus that looks like it came from space and I love it :)
- I was hunting for a white Euphorbia Lactea Cristata for my wife's collection for a while...
...and I finally found one, so here it is! Love the coloration of this one - such a beauty!
Here's a group pic of the whole team: [!lotsa lacteas](https://postimg.cc/svBkJvYq)
Next target is a yellow one - saw a nice one online, but it was already bought by someone else, hope it can find another!
- Some new purchases
Went to a couple of succulent shops and farms today to get some rootstock for my grafting experiments (cue evil scientist laugh), but they didn't have any for sale, so I got these instead :)
Time to properly ID them and repot them into something prettier and more comfortable.
Edit: as far as I can tell, the purple one in the bottom left is a Sulcorebutia Rauschii Violacidermis, the other two (including the grafted one) are species of Frailea, the one in the bottom right is a Pelecyphora, and the succulent with beautiful red outlines is a Cotyledon. Do correct me if I'm wrong - in sure there are some expert cactus growers here.
- Went to a cactus grafting workshop with my wife - both our grafts took!
First time we tried it., but it seems to have gone well - looking forward to them growing quickly (the teacher said most people are really surprised at how fast grafted cacti grow).
Bonus: my dog going "can I eat these?": [!dog tax](https://postimg.cc/1fMDjmgm)
- From seed to small cacti | Opuntia ficus-indica
I forgot to mention, that the picture is a bit old already (my bad). Here is an up-to-date one: https://imgur.com/a/XhtOGc7
- Does anyone know what's going on with my jade plants?
I have had this issue with my jade plants for several years. All leaves develop a scaly texture after a while. New leaves regrow green and healthy. Some smaller leaves quickly turn silver and just fall off. All of my jade plants have this, but none of my other succulents seem affected. It also doesn't kill the plants, they are all several years old.
At first, I thought it might be sunburn since I have them under a grow light. But then the pattern on the larger leaves almost looks like something is eating through them. In addition, most images of sun burned jade plants I found online look a little bit different (the patches seem to be rounder and have a different texture).
Could this be some sort of fungal infection?
I found this old reddit thread which seems to be about the exact same issue. However, the OP never found the underlying cause.
- Next round of shopping therapy ;)
Look who just got delivered! Gonna need to get some planters soon, but to be honest the slitted ones this store ships them in are really great for water drainage...