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Astrophytum? #56538 July 19th, 2006 at 06:47 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Devon, England Huangrabarguar OP Member
OP Huangrabarguar Member Joined: Jul 2006 Devon, England	My curiosity has led me to Astrophytums... Browsing the internet and various books i've taken a liking to them, especially Astrophytum Asterias "Sea Urchin/Sand Dollar cactus". I've read that they're quite rare? Yet easy to grow from seed what with their naturally rapid growth. Does anyone have any info on them they could share, anything is appreciated...

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Re: Astrophytum? #56539 July 19th, 2006 at 04:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Rhinebeck, NY USA M margaret e. pell Member
margaret e. pell Member M Joined: Jan 2005 Rhinebeck, NY USA	They are lovely plants and stay small. The flowers are beautiful yellow with orange throat. They may be rare in nature, but almost anyplace that sells cactus has them at some point. Alas, they are quite rot-prone and must be kept drier than I kept mine. I'm thinking of getting another. I don't know about "naturally rapid growth," most cacti are pretty slow.

Re: Astrophytum? #56540 July 19th, 2006 at 04:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Rhinebeck, NY USA M margaret e. pell Member
margaret e. pell Member M Joined: Jan 2005 Rhinebeck, NY USA	Astrophytum Ornatum is another good one. Mine is larger than the ones in the pic but has not yet flowered. http://www.miles2go.com/images/5112.jpg http://www.miles2go.com/images/5446.jpg

Re: Astrophytum? #56541 July 21st, 2006 at 05:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Devon, England Huangrabarguar OP Member
OP Huangrabarguar Member Joined: Jul 2006 Devon, England	Thanks very much!

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