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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: Other exotics

Not sure if this is the right category, but they are exotic,heheheh.

A few pics; some of my cacti in bloom, well I forgot to take pics of some them in bloom so a few pics after blooming Laughing

Main pic of cacti actually in bloom is stunning a beautiful flower! A

Tillandsia thrown in for good measure to.

If anyone wants to see pics of my fossil collection, all collected locally. Let me know and I will post em up.

No I dont own an anorak. Laughing

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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:24 am Post subject:

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Chantal · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:08 am Post subject:

Rick, does your catus bloom every year????

You have a green thumb. Very Happy

I love catuses and mine never blooms. They were bloomed when I first bought them but never since. Does it mean that I have some very unhappy catuses??? Rolling Eyes

If you have any more pictures, let me see them.

Chantal · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Other exotics

Rickeezee · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:

yeah they bloom every year regular as clockwork mainly in the springtime.

In winter time; keep cold and water once per month, sparingly. Increase watering and feeding as the weather warms up, then they should bloom.

They enjoy being pot bound, enjoy a free draining gritty compost, and hot dry arid conditions in the summer, always worth putting them outside for a few months at the hottest part of the year, do this gradually so the full sun exposure does not cause them to burn after being indoors. They enjoy fresh free circulating air.

I have a lot of tropical / exotic plants that I keep in my conservatory. Also have quite a large collection of various bromeliads. They don't flower till they are mature, when they do the parent plant usually dies and then continually shoots out pups that can be clean cut and planted up when they are established.

I plan to raise a few more to use in substrate based set ups, i.e. dart frogs, salamanders etc. Another interesting part of the herp hobby.

Will post some pics up at some point of the other exotic plants in the conservatory. Very Happy

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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Other exotics

Jackie · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:

Wonderful collection of cacti you have Rick. The flowers are stunning. We have an easter flowering cactus which flowered in June last year. My grandad used to keep lots of cacti species but now only has one. His favourite Christmas flowering cactus. Every year from the end of September to the middle of December he covers the top of it in a black bag. It certainly does the job because he has stunning blooms from December right through until the end of April.
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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:

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Very nice,
buy an arum or two- would look very impressive.
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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject:

Arum lilly, I have some of them in my front garden, they have been flowering with all the rain and the sun we have been having.
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