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help needed on cactus
hi iam after some help i have just got the cactus from a friend and i have been told that it needs pollenating can anyone help i have also no idear what name it is i have attached a picture hope someone can help
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"dave1972" wrote in message ... hi iam after some help i have just got the cactus from a friend and i have been told that it needs pollenating can anyone help i have also no idear what name it is i have attached a picture hope someone can help +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: DCP_1296.JPG | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2878| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- dave1972 What do you mean 'it needs pollinating'? What do you think will happen if you dont get it pollinated? [ironic its another 'holiday cactus' after the recent thread!] Its a "Christmas cactus" there are lots of different varieties I'm sure someone will come up with something it looks quite like, but I'd guess there are 50 varieties that also look quite like that. For care and feeding look up 'Christmas Cactus' -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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"Tumbleweed" wrote in message ... "dave1972" wrote in message ... hi iam after some help i have just got the cactus from a friend and i have been told that it needs pollenating can anyone help i have also no idear what name it is i have attached a picture hope someone can help +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: DCP_1296.JPG | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2878| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- dave1972 What do you mean 'it needs pollinating'? What do you think will happen if you dont get it pollinated? [ironic its another 'holiday cactus' after the recent thread!] Its a "Christmas cactus" there are lots of different varieties I'm sure someone will come up with something it looks quite like, but I'd guess there are 50 varieties that also look quite like that. For care and feeding look up 'Christmas Cactus' Agreed. It doesn't 'need' pollinating. It will continue to thrive and flower next year - if it is not killed by kindness (too much water, sun and heat). It is one of the Zygocactus varieties, from humid tropical forests, so it appreciates an occasional spray with water, an occasional drink of water at the roots, no direct sunlight and moderate warmth. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 04.11.2005 |
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You so-called friend is playing with you. Ask the joker what in the heck
they are babbling about. Your plant is doing fine as it is. Don't change anything. "dave1972" wrote in message ... hi iam after some help i have just got the cactus from a friend and i have been told that it needs pollenating can anyone help i have also no idear what name it is i have attached a picture hope someone can help +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: DCP_1296.JPG | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2878| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- dave1972 |
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You are really on top of things, Ned.
Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum. Actually they grow wild in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil near the Tropic of Capricorn and not hot equatorial tropical rain forest as many assume. "ned" wrote in message ... "Tumbleweed" wrote in message ... "dave1972" wrote in message ... hi iam after some help i have just got the cactus from a friend and i have been told that it needs pollenating can anyone help i have also no idear what name it is i have attached a picture hope someone can help +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: DCP_1296.JPG | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2878| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- dave1972 What do you mean 'it needs pollinating'? What do you think will happen if you dont get it pollinated? [ironic its another 'holiday cactus' after the recent thread!] Its a "Christmas cactus" there are lots of different varieties I'm sure someone will come up with something it looks quite like, but I'd guess there are 50 varieties that also look quite like that. For care and feeding look up 'Christmas Cactus' Agreed. It doesn't 'need' pollinating. It will continue to thrive and flower next year - if it is not killed by kindness (too much water, sun and heat). It is one of the Zygocactus varieties, from humid tropical forests, so it appreciates an occasional spray with water, an occasional drink of water at the roots, no direct sunlight and moderate warmth. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 04.11.2005 |
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hi thanks everyone for your help i was told if it wasnt pollenated it wouldnt flower next year but as you all say it will flower again next year if its still alive lol well thanks for all your help this is a good group for help thanks everyone
dave |
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Cereus-validus-........... wrote:
You are really on top of things, Ned. Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum. In the UK Zygocactus was still in common use until at least the 1970's. I know the taxonomists rename things with monotonous regularity but hobbyists and garden centres seldom relabel their plants as a result. I suspect these days most are sold as Christmas/Easter Cactus or PC variant Holiday Cactus. If you pollinate it you will get fruit and seeds potentially but nothing serious happens if you do nothing at all. Regards, Martin Brown |
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In article ,
Martin Brown wrote: Cereus-validus-........... wrote: You are really on top of things, Ned. Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum. In the UK Zygocactus was still in common use until at least the 1970's. I know the taxonomists rename things with monotonous regularity but hobbyists and garden centres seldom relabel their plants as a result. Especially as the taxonomists often reverse their opinions, and a lot of them are unreasonably dogmatic, anyway. Epiphyllum is still in common use, as is geranium (for the genus Pelargonium), nasturtium (for Tropaeolum major) and Viburnum fragrans. Regards, Martin Brown Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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thanks for that martin but does anyone know how to pollinate it so i can get seeds from this plant i would like to try if i can as iam new to plants lol please any help is welcome |
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Martin Brown wrote:
Cereus-validus-........... wrote: You are really on top of things, Ned. Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum. In the UK Zygocactus was still in common use until at least the 1970's. I know the taxonomists rename things with monotonous regularity but hobbyists and garden centres seldom relabel their plants as a result. I suspect these days most are sold as Christmas/Easter Cactus or PC variant Holiday Cactus. If you pollinate it you will get fruit and seeds potentially but nothing serious happens if you do nothing at all. Sorry, seem to have missed the post from Serious-pedanticuss. :-) OK, so my grey hairs are showing. And I'm not so involved with the succulents as I used to be. But, I can assure our Cereus that Zygocactus truncatus was still acceptable in the late 1980s (and distinct from Schlumberga gaertneri) when I was picking up class awards and medals at the BCSS National Shows. So, the language has changed since then. History has not. ;-) -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 04.11.2005 |
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Keep on dreaming, Nicky boy.
It just ain't gonna happen anywhere else. "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Martin Brown wrote: Cereus-validus-........... wrote: You are really on top of things, Ned. Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum. In the UK Zygocactus was still in common use until at least the 1970's. I know the taxonomists rename things with monotonous regularity but hobbyists and garden centres seldom relabel their plants as a result. Especially as the taxonomists often reverse their opinions, and a lot of them are unreasonably dogmatic, anyway. Epiphyllum is still in common use, as is geranium (for the genus Pelargonium), nasturtium (for Tropaeolum major) and Viburnum fragrans. Regards, Martin Brown Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Your friend is daft.
It is more likely the other way around. If you pollinate it and it sets fruit, it is less likely to flower the following year because all the energy went into seed production instead of growth. "dave1972" wrote in message ... hi thanks everyone for your help i was told if it wasnt pollenated it wouldnt flower next year but as you all say it will flower again next year if its still alive lol well thanks for all your help this is a good group for help thanks everyone dave -- dave1972 |
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Yes.
Obviously there are those out there who are well versed in hybridizing epiphytic Cactaceae. Did you check out their website? "dave1972" wrote in message ... Martin Brown Wrote: Cereus-validus-........... wrote: You are really on top of things, Ned. Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum. In the UK Zygocactus was still in common use until at least the 1970's. I know the taxonomists rename things with monotonous regularity but hobbyists and garden centres seldom relabel their plants as a result. I suspect these days most are sold as Christmas/Easter Cactus or PC variant Holiday Cactus. If you pollinate it you will get fruit and seeds potentially but nothing serious happens if you do nothing at all. Regards, Martin Brown thanks for that martin but does anyone know how to pollinate it so i can get seeds from this plant i would like to try if i can as iam new to plants lol please any help is welcome -- dave1972 |
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