Sorry, still didn't get this.
Dan
BTW, here's the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: M. boolii

I see the pic. What a great display. I'm glad I got one from you.

Dawn

Very nice. I've never owned a mam, but the temptation may be hard to ignore now :-).

randy

Randy,

You absolutely MUST own at least one Mamm! You are sure missing out. You can tell they are my faves : ) They bloom easily & are easy to grow, beautiful. Dan, those flowers are gorgeous, I love this one.

Jen

Jen

I guess I've had this 'thing' about mamms. Even my neighbor's dog grows them :-). Oh well, might as well join the crowd.

randy

Very nice display!
Whats that very spiky cactus top right?

Thanks Dawn, hope you have good luck with yours, I collected lots of seed this winter from them.

Randy, I agree, you need at least one Mammillaria, Look through www.deserttropicals.com to get an idea how diverse they are. Large flowers, bright colors, creepers, big, almost barrel types, Owl's Eye types (divide dichotomously). Almost anything you want, even hard to grow types ;-)

Thanks Jen, these and M. wrightii are my fav purple flowered ones.

Larry, all grown from seed, the cactus on top right is Machaerocereus eruca (creeping devil) from seed.

Thanks all for you comments.

Dan
Lincoln, NE USDA 5

I got one of these early last year and had it flower in the summer. Really nice plant, I'm glad I got it.

Nice display you got from your bunch, lol.

Toni-Marie

Toni-Marie,
Aren't you from the Echinopsis group on Yahoo? Wonder if that group will ever come back to life? Maybe next spring/summer! Good to see you here.
Dan
Lincoln, NE USDA 5

I saved that photo, Dan, they look fantastic!
Can you tell us what age they start to bloom?

Thanks for sharing,
Rodica

Rodica,
Those that are blooming were sown June of 2000 and bloomed for the first time July of 2003. There are more that were sown March of 2003 and bloomed for the first time the summer of 2005. So 2 to 3 years from seed? I have a tendency to grow mine a little hard, completely dry and cool winters, very porous soil. Hope this helps.
Dan
Lincoln, NE USDA 5

Many thanks, Dan.
I use to grow my cacti the same. The less you give them, the more you got from them!

Rodica

Dan...are you growing your M. wrightii outdoors? I have two seedlings in a pot in my garden and they seem to be making it! of course our winter this year is not as severe as most but we did have some nasty weather in Dec.

Dave
Milwaukee

Dave,
No I haven't tried them outdoors yet. I only have the one plant from seed (has two heads even young) and would be willing to try some outdoors if I had more, I have some more seed and will buy more this year also. Thanks.
Dan
Lincoln, NE USDA 5

Here is a link that might be useful: Mammillaria wrightii

Hello

Yes, I am a member of that group, lol. I do always glance at it when I skim through my groups list to see if there has been any activity and I'll go in and contribute a bit when I see some. Still, in winter when the plants are all sleeping, it is hard to really start any convo.

I've been visiting Metamogs echinopsis site a lot though, some great photos being posted in there.

Toni-Marie