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Posted By: April07 Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - December 16th, 2006 at 09:02 AM
Hi
Just need your help.
do you know what the name for these cactus?
Thanks you in advance.

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/april07_07/album/576460762373908497

thank you
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - December 16th, 2006 at 02:02 PM
Both of them are beautiful, and very happy to be offsetting so well. I don't know what you've got at first look, but we'll work on it. Cacti are classified at the genus level mostly by their blooms, although there are other clues for identification. Both could be rebutias or mammilarias (or something else) so let me ask you some questions. How large are the heads and at what age did they start to offset (rebutias are small and cluster and flower at a much younger age than most others)? Has #1 ever bloomed? If so, where did the flowers come from (the growth point[not rebutia or mam], part way down in a not necessarilly complete circle [mam!], from the bottom [rebutia], was the flower right up close to the plant or did it have a stalk (if a stalk, was it smooth or spiny?). The same questions for #2, except I can see 1 flower in probably last year's new growth. This makes me think mam except I only see 1 flower and they generally put out multiples (but not, darn them, always).
Anyway, you've got BEAUTIFUL plants! Don't change anything you're doing! And happy Summer Solstice!!!
Posted By: April07 Re: Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - December 16th, 2006 at 02:52 PM
Oops I forget to mention it is not mine but a friend.
She ask if anyone knows it name.
Anyways, I will tell her. =)

Actually I am getting each one of the baby. Hope I able to grow them as cute as in the pic. Not sure when they will grow that big. =)
Posted By: plants 'n pots Re: Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - December 16th, 2006 at 10:46 PM
They look so healthy!!! How nice that you'll be getting some plant babies!
Posted By: April07 Re: Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - December 17th, 2006 at 08:01 AM
Yes, Plants "n Pots... =)
I wish they will like being with me.
I loves cactus even they are spiky.
Wish someone knows their name.
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - December 19th, 2006 at 01:51 AM
Ok. My best guess after some looking around: #1 is an echinopsis and #2 is a rebutia. Chech here http://www.realrebutias.com/ and here http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Echinopsis
Good luck with your beautiful plants!
Posted By: April07 Re: Do anyone know what the name this cactuses? - January 12th, 2007 at 08:41 AM
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Originally posted by April07:
Hi
Just need your help.
do you know what the name for these cactus?
Thanks you in advance.

thank you
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