Saturday, April 30, 2011

Lobivia (Echinopsis) 'Easter Bonnet'

The top photo is of a seed grown plant (Lobivia 'Easter Bonnet' x L. 'Easter Bonnet') which is a cross of two Easter bonnets that Lynn-Marie did. (We usually propagate by offsets rather than seed since seed from hybrids isn't always consistent or stable.) The result is as you see it. Easter Bonnet is always a bit variable in color and the two toned color may also vary. The spines are finer on the hybrid. Interesting.
There are a few other differences as well.
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  1. Marisol ArancibiaMay 1, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Las lobivias son un genero dentro de los cactus , muy bellos y dan una gran cantidad de flores, muy bonitas las tuyas, me gustaría saber ¿como haces para poner fondo negro a las fotos?.
    Saludos Marisol

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  2. UnknownMay 1, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Yes, Lobivias do produce beautiful flowers and 'Easter Bonnet' is a wonderful old fashioned cultivar. Regarding the photos, I use a black card or cloth background and then use Photoshop Elements unify and fill in the black background.
    Hope you had a wonderful Easter. Luther

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  3. FrankMay 2, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Luther,
    My children and grandchildren have all move to the Portland are. After 43 years in So Cal I'm returning to Portland to be near them. I have an extensive Cactus(cacti) collection and my plan is to bring 200-300 of therm with me. I'm looking into building a 600-800 sq ft greenhouse (atrium) and would appreciate your thoughts.

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  4. UnknownMay 2, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    First of all, welcome back. I'm no expert on greenhouse construction as we simply have a commercial, inflated, double-layered poly greenhouse. One has to consider the source of heat (natural gas or other)and provide excellent ventilation. The biggest problem is the wet-cold during the winter, so it's not just the cold but the moisture in the air. Hope you'll join the Oregon Cactus & Succulent Society when you get here. Others have experience in different kinds of greenhouses.

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  5. FrankMay 3, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    What do you do about the humidity?

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  6. UnknownMay 3, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Air circulation, air circulation, air circulation, including circulating outside air through the greenhouse periodically. During the Winter, the cold outside air holds less moisture, even when it's raining, than the warmer greenhouse air. For a similar reason, we don't water our cacti at all during the short colder winter season. Hope this helps.

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  7. FrankMay 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Thank you!! I definitely will join yoru Oregon and Succulent Society when I get settled up in Portland later this year.

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