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More than 40 years experience in growing cactuses from seeds. We have rare cactus plants. I begin my cactus collection in Russia in the early of the seventies. I lived in an apartment. My cactus seedlings I placed on the window sill that was faced to South-East. What cacti really need is light, better direct sunbeams – and warm. It can be said: the more shine the collector can give his cacti the better they will grow, the more species collector can choose to collect.
After a year I had no space for the next bought seedlings. I decided to use the pre-window glass-house outside the room. It was the best decision. Finally, I could maid a collection that count 250 cactus species.
Below is picture of from the picture of my cactus collection on the windowsill in Russia that had about 250 cactus species.
If you do not have experience in growing cacti on window-sill, I can email you a free article. My email address is mikglad@cox.net.
Cacti are a group of plants that are not only easy to grow, but offer a variety of shapes, color and form. They can be grown in any sunny, well-drained area. They require little maintenance. They make excellent houseplants and many hardy varieties may be grown outside.
The most beautiful Cactus genera are: Astrophytum (The star of cactus family); Barrel cactuses: Ferocactus, Echinocactus; Rare cactus plants
Conservation Status: Listed in CITES appendix I
Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA Zone 9-11
Description: Solitary, dull green stem, 1.2 inches tall (3 cm), 1.6 \inches in diameter (4 cm), barely showing above the ground; apex with short white hair; each tubercle tipped by numerous white pectinate spines, 1.2 mm long. Root- Taproot.
Blooming Habits Mid Spring, Bloom Color: Pale Pink, White/
Near White
Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Cultivation: This is a fairly easy species to cultivate. It needs a
very well-drained soil. Strong sun to part sun is required, in order to develop good spinal growth. Watering should be rather
infrequent, to keep the plant compact and not become
excessively elongated and unnatural in appearance. Keep dry
in winter or when night temperatures remain below 10° C, it
is hardy to -4°C for a short period. Assure good ventilation.
Suitable for growing in containers
Epithelantha micromeris
Common Name(s): Button Cactus, ping-pong ball cactus, Common button Cactus
Description: The rather small flowers are often followed by attractive red fruits which contrast nicely with the spines. Miniature globular cactus, erect, un branched or in small clumps, not deep-seated in substrate, appearing ashy grey and relatively rough in general aspect
Stem: Unsegmented, mostly spherical or obovoidal, rarely cylindrical, often flat-topped with a depressed center, 1-5(-9)cm tall and up to 2-4 (-7,5) cm in diameter, occasionally more; surface completely obscured by spines; cortex and pith are not mucilaginous.
Tubercles: Numerous, not confluent into ribs, hemispheric or short cylindrical, very small, ca. 1-3 mm; arranged in tight spirals around the plant.
Spines: Small at tips of tubercles, 1 mm long, nearly circular, elliptic when distended by flower or fruit, slightly woolly when young, copiously woolly only at sexually mature stem apex; areolar glands absent;
Sun Exposure: Light shade to full sun
Water Needs: Moderate water. The Button Cactus needs a soil mix draining particularly well, since it needs a deeper pot due to its tap root.
Cultivation: Although regarded as a choice and difficult plant, in cultivation it is relatively easy. It needs a particularly well-draining soil mix (rot prone). Water sparingly. Soil pH requirements:
Min Temperature 50°F (10°C)
Frost Tolerance: Depending on the variety, will take 10° F (-12° C)
Psycho-activity: The Epithelantha contains hallucinogenic alkaloids
Gymnocalycium saglionis
Common name: Giant Chin Cactus
Etymology: Gymnocalycium - Greek words Gymnos meaning naked and Kalyx meaning bud. Saglionis - For the Frenchman who was first to grow this plant in Europe
Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 9b-11
Description: Solitary barrel cactus, up to 12 inches in diameter (30 cm), slowly up to 3 feet tall (90 cm). This is the giant among the Chin Cactus. Its size makes it an asset for landscaping in area with a
moderate climate.
Stem: Dull-green or blue-green, Almost cylindrical
more or less flattened up to 30 (40) cm in diameter,
slowly up to 90 cm tall.
Spines: 3-4cm long, yellowish-brown , reddish or
black becoming grey with time which contrast well
against the green body.
Flowers: Pale pinkish white, with reddish throat up
to 3-4 cm long, 2-3 cm in diameter, with a very short
flower’s tube. The flowers have a hard time coming
through the dense mass of spines.
Blooming time: Appearing repetitively during the
growing season. ..
Fruits: red, globular.
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Water Needs: Little water when established
Cultivation: Keep this plant almost dry in winter at
a minimum temperature of 0°C, prefer a low pH
compost otherwise growth will stop altogether. The
plant tolerate extremely bright situations but are
likely to suffer from sun scorch or stunted growth if
over exposed to direct sunlight during the hottest
part of the day in summer. Since they are big sized
plants need plenty of space for their roots, re-potting
should be done every other year or when the plant
has outgrown its pot. This species makes a great
landscape cactus in moderate climates.
Min Temperature 50°F (10°C)
Frost Tolerance: 20°F (-7°C)
Propagation Methods: Seeds (It don't produces offsets)
Ferocactus latispinus
Common Name(s): Devil's Tongue Barrel, Crow's Claw CactCommon Name(s): Devil's Tongue Barrel, Crow's Claw Cactus us
Etymology: Ferocactus: From the Latin word ferox, meaning fierce and the Greek word kaktos, meaning thistle. Latispinus: From the Latin words latus, meaning broad or wide and spina, meaning thorn or prickle.
Description: Globular cactus. Ferocactus latispinus is fairly popular in cultivation because it blooms very early, many young plants will bloom when they reach 4 inches in diameter (10 cm).
Stalk: 10 to 16 inches in diameter (25 to 40 cm);
Ribs: 14 to 23 ribs
Spines:
Central (S): 4 large central spines, the lowest central is wider Radial (S): 6 to 12 1-inch long radials
Flowers: pinkish purple or yellow flowers, 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter (2.5 to 3.5 cm). They come in late autumn to early winter, and need a fair amount of bright sunlight to form.
Water Needs: Little to moderate water when established
Min Temperature: 50°F (10°C); Frost Tolerance: Hardy to 25°F (-4°C)
Ferocactus glaucescens
Common Name(s): Blue Barrel Cactus
Description: It can be a very neat, compact and attractive addition to any collection. Generally solitary, barrel cactus, bluish green stems up to 22 inches tall (55 cm), 20 inches in diameter (50 cm);
Spines: Straight white-yellow spines Central (S): 0 or 1 central spine
Radial (S): 6 or 7 radials, 1 to 1.6 inches long (2.5-4 cm).
Flowers: Yellow flowers, 1.2 to 1.5 inches in diameter (3-4 cm), in summer
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Min Temperature: 50°F (10°C) Will take some frost
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Austrocylindropuntia vestita
$4.00 New offer for Holidays only-$3.40
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Shrubby cactus; stems not segmented, up to 20 inches long,
1.2 inches in diameter (3 cm); persistent leaves, up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm); hairy areoles with thin long white hairs. Beautiful bright red flowers
It is very attractive in Home and Office collections.
Uebelmannia pectinifera Ø5-6 cm $22.00, grafted. Grafted plants grow 4 times faster. Grafting is used also for species that are very sensitive to rot. Uebelmania pectinifera have highness sensitivity to fungus.
It is one of the most beautiful cactus species having a dark brown green, firm, almost lizard-skin textured 'skin', nice angularity to it's overall spherical shape and linear arrays of not-too-viscious black spines down it's sides on a white fluffy background. It's a striking cactus and most people seem to notice it before all others in the garden.
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Uebelmannia pectinifera
Stem: Although usually globular or slightly elongated in cultivation, it is reported to grow to as much as 800 mm tall and 10-15 cm wide. It is dark reddish-green to reddish-brown, with off-white scales. (In cultivation the color of the plants depends on sun exposure, the plants grown in shadow are green with white stripes, while the ones in full sun take on a dark frost brown or purple color)
Ferocactus rectispinus Ø8 cm Rare Cactus Sale. Long Spined Barrel Cactus for sale for $9.30 Old price $10.00
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