26 March 2008
Fat Fraileas
Posted by Stuart under: Cacti .
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After reading the recent article in the BCSS journal, which suggested that the reason so few of us manage to flower them successfully is that we don’t give them anything like enough water, I decided to wake mine up with a reasonable drink. They were obviously ready for it as they’ve plumped up straight away.
From left to right: Frailea asterioides, Frailea cataphracta, and Frailea phaeodisca, all obtained from Richard and Wendy Edginton.