LOPHOPHORA

LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII - PEYOTE CACTUS Much has been written about this strange curiosity- a spineless, blue 'button' cactus. MANY excellent websites contain in depth information... such as peyote51.co.uk.

THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST PLANTS IN THE WORLD. PLANT SALES WILL BE FORBIDDEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BUY ONE OF NATURES 'CUDDLY-CACTI' WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

20 LOPHOPHORA Williamsii SEEDS (DLS20) 4 + 1.50 P+P = 5.5 EUROS
6 YEAR OLD LOPHOPHORA (DLS6)
3+ cm WIDE, 28 + 14 P+P (RECORDED) = 42 EURO'S

ECHINOPSIS

A robust group of diverse plants with huge, colourfull blooms. Able to withstand dry frost and years of neglect. Echinopsis Subdenudata
is almost spineless and quick growing, producing many large, white trumpet blooms over summer. The typical echinopsis is white, but many breeders such as schick have created wonderfully colourfull hybrids worth seeking from a specialist
BUY 50 ECHINOPSIS SUBDENUDATUM SEEDS
3 + 1.50 P+P= 4.5 EUROS

ASTROPHYTUM

A genus of four species and many fascinating hybrids (kabutos, for example, from the Japanese and Thai breeders). From Mexico - Spineless Astrophytum Asterias, Astrophytum Capricorne with crazily twisted and contorted spines, Astrophytum Ornatum, and the spineless Astrophytum Myriostigma. Astrophytum Asterias and Astrophytum Myriostigma are, undoubtedly, Cacti from Outer Space.

LOPHOCEREUS

Lophocereus schottii mieckleyanus (MONSTROSUS)
In 1931 the American botanist and explorer Howard Gates was travelling down the Baja peninsula on unmade dirt roads and came across a colony of strange monstrose plants growing in a very soft sandy and gravelly soil. As this monstrose form of Lophocereus schottii does not apparently flower or seed, all specimens also in cultivation must have at one time been propagated vegatively, unless a species plant now and again yielded a fasciated seedling. The stems are slim, lightly pruinose with broad rounded protuberances roughly branched and poorly defined. The areoles are few and insignificant and flowers and seeds virtually unknown. Stems are ascending and branching, occasionally at higher levels reverting to normal species growths. However I have not observed the cluster of hard grey needle like down pointing spines that occur on species plants at stem ends. In habitat and cultivated specimens, the stems mark quite badly in age due to blowing sand, weathering and old age. Usually, only a few inches of growing stems remain in pristine condition. As we do not live in a perfect world this form is not recommended for growing on as a show plant. The habitat of this plant is a fairly small area NE of El Arco, about halfway down the Baja peninsula. Plants there are heavily weathered and badly marked with just the newest growing tips being in good condition. The plants are in quantity and grow together in small thickets allowing one to walk amongst them freely, but with each step sinking a little into the soft sandy soil. Fortunately this plant cultivates well but grows on rather slowly. It also branches, just from the base, which the species does not. The monstrose plants enjoy a warm sunny environment and for more speedy growth a light position on a higher shelf with light feeding and rainwater given to the bottom of the plant will ensure success, especially with rooted detached branches, which do well in these conditions. A 7cm long tip or branch is most suitable for propagation. Allow to dry off and root in spring in gentle heat and being very careful with the watering for a start, using a gritty compost. Often plants can be seen with a root or two projecting from a lower stem.