Gymnocalycium ragonesei - The squished seedlings flower.
Below right show the grand show as all but one seedling produced flowers. The poor squeezed seedling in the bottom row, third from the left, did not produce a flower. They put on quite an impressive show and the flowers lasted about four days.
My plan, as mentioned in an earlier blog, is to show them off, squished as they are, at the plant show of the National Capital Cactus and Succulent Society on the first weekend in August. The show will be held at the Brookside Gardens educational building in Wheaton, Md.
After the show is over, I will release the ten seedlings from their cramped quarters and give each their own pot, even poor little seedling 10, which is being squeezed into a triangle shape. Gymnocalycium ragonesei is a great little cactus that stays small, flowers easily, and has spines that don't hurt you when you handle the plant. As a size reference the 10 seedlings are in a 9 cm x 9 cm (3.5 in. x 3.5 in.) pot. If you are in the Washington, D.C. area on August 3-4, 2013, stop by Brookside Gardens and visit the squished gymno seedlings.
http://www.washington-dc.cactus-society.org/
awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow these are awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks Candice. They are we overdue to be separated and given their own pots. I'm going to enter them in the seedling section of the Washington, D.C. Cactus and Succulent Plant Show in early August and after the show they will be given their own pots. I'm post some pictures here when that takes place. Thanks for stopping By.
ReplyDeleteAw I love the squeezed seedlings- they look like cookies that were placed too close together in the tray :D
ReplyDeleteI liked them too, but I also felt sorry for them being so squished, and it was my fault. They have now been liberated, taken out of the squeezed pot and each given their own pot. Some are a little misshaped, but they will eventually grow into fine, round cacti. I'll gather them all together soon and do a group photo. I think they'll like that. :)
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