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Georgia (Zone 8a)             Hamwild Mar 14, 2018 6:56 AM CST |
Hi folks,  I bought this Mammillaria last year and still haven't figured out which one it is. Any ideas?  No blooms yet, so I'm unsure on bloom color.   |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Mar 14, 2018 7:26 AM CST |
| Erm, meant to add... could it be M. mystax? |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI Mar 14, 2018 10:33 AM CST |
| No, I don't think so. I'm surprised it hasn't bloomed. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Mar 14, 2018 10:50 AM CST |
DaisyI said:No, I don't think so. I'm surprised it hasn't bloomed. I am too about the blooms! I can't remember when I bought it last year, but I'm hoping with a cold spell in the garage, it'll produce some blooms for me this Spring sometime. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Mar 14, 2018 2:00 PM CST |
| Those periodic long spines and the spiny tufts (as opposed to cottony tuffs) at the base of the tubercles should help with an ID. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild May 11, 2018 1:21 PM CST |
If anyone is still following this post, we have buds!  Not to sound like I'm not excited here, but I'm not surprised that it looks like they're going to be hot pink. |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild May 14, 2018 1:54 PM CST |
@daisyI, does this help ID it now?  |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI May 15, 2018 5:48 PM CST |
Well, you would think so but no, not yet.  Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild May 15, 2018 5:58 PM CST |
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Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI May 15, 2018 8:30 PM CST |
| The problem, which should be the solution: 1 central spine and 5 radials all seem short but heavy bristles instead of wool in the areoles New spine growth is dark and fades with age Pink flowers low on the body so on second year growth, not first year bright green body, not glaucous Tubercles seem square but with rounded corners and well packed inThat's all I've got and it doesn't add up to anything at all. Any sign of dichotomous splitting or offsets? Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild May 15, 2018 8:48 PM CST |
that is rather detailed! It would help if there weren't oodles of species to pick from.  Nope, no splitting or offsets. |
Name: Thijs van Soest Tempe, AZ (Zone 9b)          mcvansoest May 15, 2018 9:21 PM CST |
| I think you should reconsider M. mystax: An excerpt from the description of M. mystax in Pilbeam's Mammillaria book from the Cactus File Handbook series: "This name covers a wide spectrum of variation. ..." "It is described as solitary, cylindric (but more often globular or flat globose), with bristles in the axils , often very prominent, and the reason for the name I have always believed ("mystax" means "moustache"). Radial Spines 3 to 7 (to 10) are white, spreading, 4 to 8 mm long. Central Spines (1 to) 3 to 4 (to 7), are very variable both in length and coloration, from about 2 cm to about 7 cm (Added by me: but I have seen them shorter in specimens positively ID'd as M. mystax) in a sometimes present more centrally-placed spine, stout, tortuous, and interwoven, purplish brown at first, later grey tipped black. Flowers are rose purple with a brownish mid stripe on the outer petals, 2.5 cm long and wide. ..." One more useful comment regarding the central spines: "maximum exposure to sunlight will encourage the best spination." So while the plant is not picture perfect for M. mystax, I think it has more characteristics that make it fit than not. Flowers are not quite as open as you often see, but I have had that happen to many plants, often due to issues of light exposure/temperature It is what it is! |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI May 15, 2018 10:41 PM CST |
| I agree that M. mystax fits better than anything. All this hunt has really done is make me drool all over my keyboard looking at all the incredible Mammillarias out there.  Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Thijs van Soest Tempe, AZ (Zone 9b) mcvansoest May 15, 2018 11:04 PM CST |
| I wish I had my camera on me today as I was visiting a neighbor to pick an Agave pup from her, who is a long time member of the Cactus and Succulent society here in Phoenix, she wins a lot of prices at the yearly show... pots and pots with clusters of mammillarias that I could only drool over. Of course 40+ years of growing and clearly expert care is something I cannot yet boast for any of my plants (going on year 12 in the desert and year 11 of serious cactus collecting), but there were some absolutely breath taking specimens in her collection. It is what it is! |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild May 16, 2018 8:52 AM CST |
| I was considering M. mystax, but wasn't sure. I'll tag it as such. |
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