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Alpaca

Fell for this pot cover, so had to buy a small cactus as well (echinopsis 'Domino' I think) to fit it!



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looks very sweet Ange

27 Nov, 2023

 

It's Echinopsis subdenudata, has big white flowers. It may flower for you one day, it does so easilly.

Here's a link to a photo of the flowers on mine a few years ago :-
https://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/276650-echinopsis-subdenudata/member/hywel

The one behind looks like Echinocereus rigidissimus. Does it flower for you ? it has beautiful pink flowers.
Mine has died :)

Here's a link to a silly little blog I wrote many years ago, showing the flowers ...
https://www.growsonyou.com/hywel/blog/21319-the-teddy-bear-s-ears

27 Nov, 2023

 

Glad you like, Paul.

Thank you for all the info., Hywel, I shall look out your blogs. Needless to say there was no info on the cactus as to name, just 'cactus mix'. Now I shall know how to look after it better. The red-topped echinocereus was named. I have had it for 6 months, from the Malvern Show. I had read about it and think it is a very pretty one. They say it is not long-lived in the info I have been able to find. No flowers yet: it's a very small one!

28 Nov, 2023

 

It's very cute Ange.

28 Nov, 2023

 

Love it Ange. I've a beret made of alpaca wool and it is so toasty!

28 Nov, 2023

 

Thanks, Linda and Janey. At least it doesn't take up much space..

28 Nov, 2023



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