tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post1735188025884598366..comments2023-03-23T06:05:12.445-07:00Comments on Cactus Hill Adventures: Collecting Obesa SeedBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-63315878690384115252021-08-28T08:51:09.576-07:002021-08-28T08:51:09.576-07:00Good luck on collecting your Euphorbia obesa seed,...Good luck on collecting your Euphorbia obesa seed, and good luck on planting and germinating your seed. Fresh seed seems to germinate well. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-33831074994260448562021-08-27T20:26:54.582-07:002021-08-27T20:26:54.582-07:00I had the same issue, where i purchased 3 small o...I had the same issue, where i purchased 3 small obesas and they were all female. I read somewhere that the ratio is skewed toward more females obviously. I had to email sellers if they had known males they would like to sell. thank you for the advice on successfully capturing the seeds. i lost a few in the last few days. Now i know what to do. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14319642381454467876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-2995237375538726002013-09-01T22:54:30.215-07:002013-09-01T22:54:30.215-07:00Thanks Petra. I've been growing Euphorbia obe...Thanks Petra. I've been growing Euphorbia obesa for a number of years. They are generally easy to grow from seed. I collect several hundred seeds a year and usually give away or sell most of them. It's an attractive and neat looking plant. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-47073025965337213202013-09-01T22:44:18.426-07:002013-09-01T22:44:18.426-07:00Great post! It's very interesting to see the f...Great post! It's very interesting to see the fruits of Euphorbia obesa and how you collect the seeds, especially since I have never seen this before.<br />Thanks!Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478095986709225443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-66227954292940641422013-08-27T22:09:40.512-07:002013-08-27T22:09:40.512-07:00Yes, a lot. I'm not sure how many because I h...Yes, a lot. I'm not sure how many because I have a lot of small ones. I took 25 3 cm diameter obesas to the recent Washington DC C&S Society show and sale and sold them all. <br /><br />Cotton wool is a neat idea. Do you know how they hold it in place? I have no idea of how E. obesa is pollinated in nature. There's a nice article about the globose euphorbias, including E. obesa, in the Euphorbia Journal No. 1, but no info in the article on natural pollinators. It's ants here in Maryland. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-42766859718145873332013-08-27T21:48:08.755-07:002013-08-27T21:48:08.755-07:00Thank you. I like obesas. A Euphorbia obesa was ...Thank you. I like obesas. A Euphorbia obesa was one of the first succulents I tried to grow. It was a female bought at a garden show and it lasted about 2 years before turning to mush. I bought three more obesas, and all turned out to be female. I put an announcement in my local C&S society newsletter asking if anyone had a male I could borrow for the summer. Someone did, and I borrowed it, and then I was in the obesa seed production business. :) Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-63273211583617998982013-08-26T14:05:13.158-07:002013-08-26T14:05:13.158-07:00You have a lot of Euphorbia obesa! I have seen peo...You have a lot of Euphorbia obesa! I have seen people use cotton wool over the seed pods to collect the seed. Do ants pollinate in the wild?SUCCULENT SUNDAEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561490964563796192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886283268382743646.post-3066995218649986042013-08-26T13:20:38.661-07:002013-08-26T13:20:38.661-07:00Beautiful obesas :)
I like your plants!
Maybe the...Beautiful obesas :)<br />I like your plants! <br />Maybe the wind of an opened window did the job of the invisible ants?!Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650789166653843631noreply@blogger.com