A greenhouse tour of the Arid Zine Cactarium
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- Опубликовано: 3 май 2024
- Join me on a meandering journey through the 9sq m Arid Zine greenhouse, investigating some of the different cacti, succulents and caudex plants growing within. This video is organised within the different micro-climates of the greenhouse, focusing on a few specific plants - discussing their morphological features, cultivation advice and, in some instances, interesting stories behind them.
The species examined in detail in the video include:
Aloe pillansii
Pelargonium klinghardtense
Oxalis flava
Dendrosicyos socotrana
Boswellia sacra
Backebergia militaris
Trichocereus sp.
Euphorbia abdelkuri
Dorstenia gigas
Huernia zebrina
Ceropegia ampliata
Bulbine mesembryanthemoides ssp. namaquensis
Eriospermum paradoxum
Lapidaria margaretae
Dorstenia lavrani
Impatiens tuberosa
Haworthia truncata
Euphorbia francoisii
Euphorbia ramena
Image credits used under Creative Commons licenses:
Backebergia militaris (Audot) Bravo
observed in Mexico
by karel
Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
observed in South Africa
by Corné Rautenbach
Pelargonium klinghardtense R.Knuth
observed in Namibia
by Jean Audissou
Suggested attribution Dendrosicyos socotrana Balf.fil.
observed in Yemen
by Alenka Mihoric
Suggested attributionEriospermum paradoxum (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
observed in South Africa
by Petra Broddle
Euphorbia ramena
Attribution: Michael Wolf
The stapeliads & asclepiadacae, to me, are the most impressive of plants. Fantastical flowers & pollination biology. I even dream about the darn things occasionally.
Yes they’re definitely some of my favourites. I’ve got quite a few, and will do a video (or several) about them when they come into flower later in the year.
Sympathique amoureux des plantes .
Thanks
Now I have even more unobtainable plants to obsess about 😅!
Great video! Very enjoyable to learn about unique plants from around the world.
I'm in Portland, Oregon, USA, and we have quite a few plant stores here, but not many carry rare plants like yours.
I already collect whatever interesting euphorbias I can find, and I've just started collecting caudiciform plants.
It's great to find new ones to hope for some day!
Thank you!
Thank you for watching! Glad you’ve joined me, I’ve got some videos on Euphorbias and caudiciforms lined up in the next few weeks.
@@AridZine
I'll be watching!
Love the euphorbia abdelkuri, and it will go into the back of my head for some future find, maybe a grower in California will have one someday! Not a waste of time at all I say!!! Learned a little about Sydney and your little rodent friend that does your trimming... I have squirrels here that eat bulbs and watery leaves, so it is mostly thorny stuff I can keep outside in summer.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it!
Great plant collection. You’re a good teacher and very knowledgeable. However i would prefer seeing Bert views, and longer duration of the actual plants. You hold a plant up briefly, then we look at you while you are talking about it. I’d much rather have more time looking at the plant.
Thank you for your very educational info.
I especially like stapelia and similar starfish-type plants. Would love to see a video on that.
Thanks for your feedback. Working on it! Getting my head around what works and what doesn’t, this sort of constructive criticism helps. 😀
Nice collection
Thanks!
great/wonderful/nice/....etc collection you have. ❤BTW, you got new subscriber.
Thanks and welcome
Man I am very impressed by your collection & your knowledge about the plants. The internet has certainly made collecting a little easier... if you are allowed to import the seeds. When I had my collection I lost a lot of seed via customs.
The bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through to import seed are tedious and expensive these days… but makes sure they don’t get confiscated by customs at least.
Love your videos and the way you talk :)
Glad you like them!
Love some of your pots
Thanks! I’m always hunting for good pots
@@AridZine me too
Nice collection and I love your knowledge. Just a question what are all those birds in the background. I've never heard that sound before
Thanks! Those birds in the background are some of our local rainbow lorikeets, there are huge flocks of them in my area of Sydney.
Love your videos, backebergia was reclassified to pachycereus militaris I blelieve
Thanks mate - following updates to taxonomy is a bit of a nightmare; the latest species list by Joel Lode based mostly on genetic tests has taken Backebergia back out into a separate genus again. How long will it stay there? 😅😂
@@AridZine Definitely is a nightmare, lots of families have been on the chopping block recently. Really cool to see your appreciation for the Sonoran desert where I live. As used to the cacti and other plants as I am, Im constantly being surprised and amazed by these incredible desert survivors.
T that’s a cool euphoria
Definitely
Greetings from England.
Already love your channel!
Your vast knowledge, varied collection of rare plants (many of which are new to me) and your ability to teach and present are fantastic.
It would be great if you could add species names on screen for reference purposes too.
Exactly what I'm looking for.
Excited to watch and learn. Thanks
Great idea about species names on screen. I’ll do that for future videos. Thank you!
Love your videos and your knowledge about each plant. Unfortunately, I live in high desert and elevation northern New Mexico now and have had a very hard time growing caudiciforms and most cacti and succulents because of the harsh winters. Indoors most don’t do well either so my collection has dwindled. My property is covered with cactus that are winter hardy but those aren’t my favorites. Hope to live somewhere in the future where I can have all the plants I love.
Thank you. I have a predilection for lots of tropical plants that aren’t greatly suited to my fairly temperate conditions so I can only imagine how frustrating it would be to be limited only to cold-hardy stuff.
@@AridZine yes especially because when I lived in California most of my life I had hundreds of cacti and succulents since the age of 8 years old. But I couldn’t afford to live there anymore.
@@jcwolfe1751Yo, you have to cut back water at the end of the growth season, completely ending all water by mid to late Sept at the latest. Then you bring them inside for the entire winter before it gets too cold (MUST BEAT THE FROST, no frost) and YOU MUST keep them completely dry until next mid April!!! You trigger them into winter dormancy. Believe me, my winters are worse than yours, and I have been collecting for years. I keep everything from Pachanoi to Copiapoa.... Astrophytum to Eryosice.... Mammilaria to Thelocactus.
Great video. Love your presenting style.
Thank you!
That is a hell of a lot of cacti 🌵 😮
Sometimes I wonder - too many? 😅
This was awesome.
Future idea Euphorbias? I definitely saw a few rare ones ❤
Almost certainly will spend some time meandering through Euphorbias… they’re the best!
This was ace, especially loved seeing the pelargonium klinghardtense!
Thanks dude!
Gracias por el interesante video, yo tengo Huernia Zebrina en otro color, como le puedo enviar de la que yo tengo yo vivo en Los Angeles California
Thank you - that’s very kind! But Australian customs don’t allow plant imports, they’re very strict.
I really enjoy your videos and knowledge. Have you any Euphorbia Stellata and info to share please.
Thank you! I’ve got a few E. stellata that I’ve raised from seed. Generally I find they need quite typical care - gritty soil, plenty of sun, regular water over warmer months. Main point of difference is that they need a deeper pot due to their caudex, which should only be raised after reaching the desired size.
@@AridZine Thank you so much for your reply. Hopefully one day you would share your collection and knowledge in one of your videos as well.
One asclepiad that I have absolutely no luck with is Edithcolea grandis ( now Ceropegia maybe). I have purchased this plant numerous times- it tends to be expensive. None have ever lasted more than two years regardless of the culture that I give them - and I have tried many different methods. Do you have any experience with this plant? The flower is fantastic- I have only had it bloom once, and then it melted away completely
I’m gradually expanding my collection of Asclepiads, and Edithcolea is right up there as a plant I aim to grow - up to now, I’ve been turned off due to its reputation for being so sensitive. But I might try to sow some seed this spring and see how I go.
@@AridZineThank you for the reply. I will follow your content and look forward to maybe seeing any results. If you were in the US, I would gladly send you one of my most recently purchased Edithcolea ( have 3 now) just to watch what you do with it. Unfortunately, it is not very feasible to ship it internationally.
Great videos. Just subscribed. I started growing cacti and succulents from seed about 6 months ago here in Perth and love the hobby. I'm really keen to get some Aloe Pillansii seeds but have found them hard to come by. Have you found a reliable source for them at all? Thanks mate.
Hi mate, thanks for watching! Pillansii seeds are real hard to source. I got mine a few years back from Mesagarden.com but they don’t seem to list them anymore.
@AridZine appreciate the reply. I will keep looking 👍
Hey! Also in Perth trying to source seeds but having some troubles. Currently waiting to see if some make it to me from Plantemania, have you had any luck getting anything sent to Perth??
I like Huernia and Stapelia but don’t do well with them. I was up to 34 different plants, a few were Orbea as well. The mealy bugs hit them hard. I have 4 left. lol I’ve been working on my Copiapoa collection now. I do better with spiny things. lol.
Yeah, Asclepiads are really prone to mealy bug infestation. It’s a shame because they’re really delightful plants to grow otherwise. Copiapoa is a good new direction to head though, they’re stunning! I’ve just started a few Copiapoa from seed just recently myself.
You need a systemic insecticide x1 a year for stapeliads.