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MichaelCactus Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 293 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-06-24
| Subject: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:58 pm | |
| I should know all this, but yeh i dont. I thought that A.Asterias was ment to have a yellow flower with a red throat, but my Asteria's are just a full yellow flower like Myriostigma, where as my SK has a red throat. I see that my SK and another Asterias are still flowering, but the other ones flower has died, does this mean anything? | |
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trigonus Admin & Cactus Fiend
Number of posts : 879 Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C Registration date : 2008-01-23
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:54 pm | |
| That's strange it should have a red throat. Possibly a hybrid.
The fact that the other flower died off may well mean that your flower was pollinated, here's hoping. | |
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:33 pm | |
| you mean the ones you posted in 'spring cacti flowers'? unless i'm colour blind or the photo colour is deceiving i think i can see red in the middle of all of them..? | |
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Kada Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 204 Location : International Registration date : 2008-04-05
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:11 pm | |
| trigs avatar is a flower pic, yours like that? | |
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MichaelCactus Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 293 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-06-24
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:44 pm | |
| Nope, the flower is yellow completely, my SK is red like Trigs. | |
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:11 pm | |
| asterias cv. 'yellow flower'? http://www.astrobase.de/Asterias/Bilder/Bluete2/index.htm http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150132857577&ih=005&category=2033&ssPageName=STORE:PROMOBOX:ENDSOON | |
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MichaelCactus Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 293 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-06-24
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:58 pm | |
| Hmm im not sure if it is, as the flowers are closed now. (it rained today) But from what i can remember from it today(that makes me sound old) its most like this one. Does this mean i will not be able to cross them with my SK or Capricorne's?
http://www.astrobase.de/Asterias/Bilder/Bluete2/Seiten/00001716.htm | |
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MichaelCactus Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 293 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-06-24
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:05 pm | |
| Looking at Astrobase, in the compared flowers section, it seems myne is not pur yellow, as it has red tinges on the outside of the flower, unlike the pure yellow. Possibly there is a little bit of red in there, but its just not as prominent as my SK flower. | |
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: Astrophytum Asterias flowers Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:24 pm | |
| - MichaelCactus wrote:
Does this mean i will not be able to cross them with my SK or Capricorne's? you certainly will be able to. it IS an asterias, the flower just doesn't want to show it. and btw almost all astros will hybridise, it is just EASIER to cross the red centre ones with each other and the completely yellow ones with each other as a very general rule. | |
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