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Posted by cantharis UK (My Page) on

Tue, Nov 3, 09 at 6:26

About Xmas time I have my winter seed raising - it is lovely to see life spring anew from the soil.
This year I have Ariocarpus confusus, A. bravoanus, A. scapharostrus and A. kotschoubeyanus (what makes you think I am a fan of Arios?).
I have ordered Astrophytum caput-medusae (have found it impossible to obtain a plant). And there will be few of my old favourite, Lophophora williamsii.

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Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 3, 09 at 13:26

Good luck on the seeds - there are plenty of A. c.m. over in North America - it's a little odd it isn't more available in the EU.

I think the cost per seed is now less than $1 -- when it first came out it was >$20 per seed.

Here is a link that might be useful: Stigma of The Digit.

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Posted by cantharis UK (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 3, 09 at 20:43

Yes, but legitimate nurseries cannot send plants from the US to the EU without CITES documentation and a phytosanitary certificate - prohibitively expensive so forget it.
But you are right, the seeds I have sourced are cheap enough now. Looking forward to germination.

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Posted by tjicken (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 6:15

Expensive perhaps, but not impossible to find. A quick search revealed that it is offered by at least four nurseries in EU.

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Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 11:11

I think if you click the link you'll find reputable nurseries (at least one) located in the EU with plants and seeds.

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Posted by cantharis UK (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 20:55

Thanks boys, but I am growing them from seed, just one species as part of my winter seed fest.

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Posted by tunilla SE France 7 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 5, 09 at 7:29

Hi folks. I am about to rig-up a new indoor seed-raising unit. Got myself about a dozen or so fluorescent lights (5' long = 1.5 m) wich should be OK for something like a 5' X 4' bench. Must finish harvesting & cleaning seeds first, though! T.

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Posted by norma_2006 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 5, 09 at 11:35

And I am getting a large harvest of tiny rare gasteria, pollinated by my personal Hummingbird. I haven't seen any hawothnia coming up, but the leaves of the Sansevieria are doing well, I am trying to start this species in water. It's like tissue culture. Norma

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