Up-Date on Hechtia

Back in 6/16/2010 I bought two Hechtia's from Guy Wrinkle. This is a up-date on those plants.

They came with little or no roots (see photos). I have to say they did not root to fast it had taken months ( good part of a year) for any roots to take place.

One year later Hechtia sp. Chilpancingo Guerrero is still not rooted all that well.

Hechtia sp. Sierra Guingola did much better and is rooted well.
This is what it said on Guy Wrinkle web-site about the plants.

Hechtia sp Chilpancingo Guerrero

Found only on grey weathered limestone in southern Oaxaca. The red color can be washed out with too much shade and or water. Shade and water helps in getting Hechtia rooted but after this is accomplished give the plant more dun and less water to bring the color back out."

Hechtia sp Chilpancingo Guerrero

6/16/2010



Hechtia sp Chilpancingo Guerrero

6/30/2011

 




 

Euphorbia's

Their is something about Euphorbia's. Lots of different form types to choose from. They come in all sizes from trees to small ball. I'll show some of what I have (don't have that many) and like the best.

 Euphorbia geroldii 

 Euphorbia milii hyb

 Euphorbia barnhartii

 Euphorbia millotii

 Euphorbia tortilis

 Euphorbia iharanae

 

 Euphorbia lactea v. variegata White Ghost

 

Euphorbia leucocephala

 Euphorbia milii  variegated

Euphorbia ambovombensis

Dyckia choristaminea silver

I picked up this dyckia a few months ago with the tag reading Dyckia choristaminea silver (RC Brazil). ↓

It doesn't look like a Dyckia choristaminea to me the leafs are to fat and to short.

But it does have silver over a redish leaf. Look at the new offsets coming with a nice redish color. ↓

 This Dyckia choristaminea I have had for years, notice the leafs. ↓

This one I picked up last year. But it was labeled Dyckia elisabethae. Only time will tell if it is a Dyckia choristaminea or what the tag reads. Who knows it may get larger and start to look like Dyckia elisabethae. ↓

Two other Dyckia chorestaminea's that come up if you do a Google search are:

Dyckia choristaminea 'Frazzle Dazzle'

Dyckia choristaminea - DWARF Purple Form

I think I need them.

Summer sale at Tropiflora

Tropiflora had it's summer sale today so I had to go and see what they had.


It is a Stock Reduction Sale and you never know what they are going to reduce, I'm hoping dyckia.

But no dyckia in the sale. All is not lost I did buy a few dyckia's at full price.

 Stock Reduction Sale in under the tents

It was HOT out there today and it's only 9AM

 

 Dyckia milagrensis

A species had to get it.

 Dyckia reitzii v. rubra x Snaggletooth

I just love the color of this one.

 Encholirium horridum hyb

They said it might be a F2

 Orthophytum sanctum 

I know it looks like Orthophytum glabrum but it's not.

Werauhia sanguinolenta  Rubra 

I had to get it for $5

Shopping for plants

We did visit a few cactus and succulent nurseries. Out of the nurseries we went to B &a B Cactus Farm was the friendliest.   

Before

After

I'm done, no water or anything to drink and did I say it was HOT OUT

I'm not sure where this is

Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro

Carnegiea gigantea - Saguaro

Rooting Plumeria Cuttings Using The Egg Method

Rooting Plumeria Cuttings Using The Egg Method


Anyone ever hear about this method? I just found out about this today, it sound very weird. This is how it works:

First of all ensure that your cutting has had time to callous over at the bottom.
If it a freshly cut cutting leave it to dry for around 7 days.
Fill the bottom of your pot with a well draining compost.

Then this is the weird part, place a whole egg still in the shell on top of the compost followed by another inch of your mix.

Then place in your cutting.
Then fill the pot up with your potting mix.
Then your pot must be kept as warm as possible and given a spray with water every couple of days to increase the humidity.
Bottom heat is an important factor in this method and a heat mat is ideal.
Cuttings using this method have been known to root in as little as 3 weeks and not only is this a faster method but it also produces a lot more roots.
The theory behind this method is that an anaerobic decomposition takes place and the escaping gases from the egg nourish the cutting and help speed up the rooting process.


I don't know if you remove the egg or what. It might be a good way to get those hard to root Hechtia's to root if it does work.


Am I the only one that was not heard of this? Has anyone tried it? Does it work? What happens to the egg?

Whats what

The plants in the photo's below came to me with the names you see.
But they all look the same at this point.
Could they all be mislabeled ( not by me )?
The only thing I am sure of is you cannot believe what the label reads when you get a dyckia.

 Deuterocohnia or Dyckia
I got this plant from Ray at Tropiflora about a year ago and he didn't know what it was of the two.

 Dyckia aff. pulquinensis

Dyckia Silver Spurs

Big Cypress National Preserve

Just a few Tillandsia's I saw at Big Cypress National Preserve on the drive back home from Key West.

 Tillandsia balbisiana

Tillandsia balbisiana

 Tillandsia fasciculata

Tillandsia fasciculata

Tillandsia utriculata