"John Rye" wrote in message
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Hello Spider

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Spider wrote:

"shazzbat" wrote in message
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This cactus flowered this week. Admittedly in a slightly barmy way,
because there was a shelf above it, so it went for the glass. But since
it puts out only one flower for one day, and it's a stunning flower, I
thought I'd share it with you.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...uly20th005.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...uly20th004.jpg


Steve

Excellent bloom! I've never succeeded in persuading a cactus to flower,
despite my best neglect techniques. You make me want to try again.
Thanks
for sharing it.

Some cacti need to be quite old before they flower, so the first hint to
growing flowering cacti is "Buy a plant that is flowering". If it is
flowering when you buy it then there is every chance that it will flower
next
year, given reasonable care.

Centrally heated houses are generally too warm for cacti in Winter. They
need
to be cool and dry. Some cacti can stand a bit of frost. My collection
spends
the Winter in a greenhouse which is just heated enough to keep out the
frost.

John

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Thanks, John. I'll take your advice (and add it to Kay's!) and buy a
globular flowering cacti next time. My non-flowering cacti was kept in the
downstairs hallway which, although heated, was not nearly as warm as a
living room. I now have a (cold-in-winter/hot-in-summer) garden room, so
perhaps I'll over-winter my new cacti there - with a frost-stat of course!

Spider