Some photos from the Melb Cacti show

Had a gr8 time looking at all the exhibits, some of the plants were just awesome. My daughter got 11 awards in the novice section and picked up some tips on how to show cacti.

Bought quite a few new plants at some very decent prices. Found and purchased a Mamm. pectinifera and an Astro caput medusae, hope I don't kill em, lol.

The pictures can be viewed at the following url coz I can't work out how to upload images here, sorry.

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=37871&l=f5da8&id=664104865

yep.. great show. the exhibit plants were incredible.
i went saturday, kinda went crazy buying stuff.
ia ya digi one of em pereskiopsis grafts? there was a few there and they got snatched up pretty fast.

yes Lewis it is a graft, I think I got the last one, which I snatched up, lol.

^ it should thrive.
i spent a bit of money.. well its kinda hard not to when you can get a $5 sulcorebutia rauchii and a $4 variegated+monstrose in one Astro myriostigma x asterias.

Some real nice plants Thanks for posting.

Your welcome HN.
Lewis - I spent a bit more than I planned to as well, but you are right - the prices were fantastic - and where else could you get em for the prices they were asking?
I ended up with about 25 new plants, lol.

Great photos Vicki. Lot of good looking graphs there and a monster of a Caput Maduesa(however you spell the damn thing). Mr LW is looking good too with a flower. Well sone

Vicki thanks for the photos so glad to be able to see some of the plants that were there

What the leafy plant along side of the astro that opened in your boot?

Betty

Betty, it's some type of euphorb that my daughter purchased. Even the seller wasn't sure what it was, asked some other peeps and they couldn't put their finger on a name either, only to say its not capsaintemarias (spelling prolly wrong lol).

Looks like it was a great show Vicki. Looks like you scored some nice plants too! Thanks for putting those pics up for us.

Some of those 'multiple' peres grafts are totally amazing, bit of food for thought there.

Awsome Vicki! So your the person i saw walking around with the Hakuun and some other great buys hahaha Fantastic show.

Yup Michael that woulda been me I think that was my second time around, lol.

Hahaha i was interested in it, but i already had one
Me and Lewis must have done 100 rounds hehe.

MichaelCactus wrote:

Hahaha i was interested in it, but i already had one
Me and Lewis must have done 100 rounds hehe.

haha yeah.. good stuff to see there. we got a fair few astros between us eh?

Few..?

.. yeah i guess that's an understatement

wish they'd have a cactus show here.
these places are just too far away. i think that there really ought to be a traveling cactus show

Well I'm glad you had a hakuun and I was able to purchase it. Seems like you 2 had a great time, wd.
Travelling cactus show? Might not get 2 far before they needed more plants, lol.

I'm shattered I missed the show. It sounds like it was great. Luckily Kanje scooped up a few plants for me, a 'Super Kabuto' and a Siningia I think he said.
Hopefully theres another meeting before the end of the year, anyone know if there's one set for november?

prier wrote:

I'm shattered I missed the show. It sounds like it was great. Luckily Kanje scooped up a few plants for me, a 'Super Kabuto' and a Siningia I think he said.
Hopefully theres another meeting before the end of the year, anyone know if there's one set for november?

prier check the website:
http://cssaustralia.org.au/content/view/53/92/

again , more pics loaded under the shows and events heading.
here's the link,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21764421@N06/sets/72157608607641864/show/

heard that possibility of Rudolf Shultz being next guest speaker at Melb meeting for Nov.

Fantastic photos Gracie - really shows what was there, wd.

accodades go to Hubby , photographer and driver.

Gracie wrote:

heard that possibility of Rudolf Shultz being next guest speaker at Melb meeting for Nov.

All I know is that he is back in Oz sometime this month.

Great photos Lois give you other half a pat on the back

So what did you end up buying a boot load full or not?