Good afternoon dear friends,
In 2006 I have bought some seeds named Astrophytum asterias cv UFO from Koehres-Kakteen. Now I have only one plant that looks like an classic Astrophytum asterias. I will add a picture tomorrow. I am trying to find a suggestive picture with this cultivar but I cannot. The only picture that I found are under this links:
http://www.koehres-kaktus.de/shop/images/Bildergallerie/koehres-kaktus-Bilder/Kakteen/Astrophytum%20asterias%20cv%20UFO.-.-.01.jpg
http://www.cactus-miroshnichenko.com.ua/photoalbum.php?photoalbum_id=6&n=Astrophytum+cv+%27Superkabuto%27#
Do you guys know about this cultivar? Does it have to have a hole in the apex or what? I asked the source of seeds about this, how they should be and they answered that they have the seeds from an Japanese collector and they do not know.
If you have any pictures with this form please add them.
Thank you,
Lucian
Hello! We are not so sure the name is properly used as japanese cultivar, but it should identify flat and starshape asterias.
Hi Lucian, I have 3 plants with that name, I bought the seeds too from Koehres. Germination was 3 out of 10, they all came out different. I will upload the best for you to ENJOY...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zwPAvYNifUI/TmtB-h2Q-KI/AAAAAAAAoMg/vptXOnHL2_4/s640/153-Astrophytum-asterias%252C-c.jpg)
Astrophytum asterias, cv. UFO Japan
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6gD8m_sK-WY/TmtB_Io7hoI/AAAAAAAAoMg/w-lvucSqtqQ/s640/154-Astrophytum-asterias%252C-c.jpg)
Astrophytum asterias, cv. UFO Japan
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rdqdcQgJAHo/TmtCCmhtosI/AAAAAAAAoMg/Acg_bfAX7-8/s640/156-Astrophytum-asterias%252C-c.jpg)
Astrophytum asterias, cv. UFO Japan
Hi Lucian, I will upload a photo of the 3 plants together soon.
marazz53 - thank you very much fr the uploads. I'm sorry that I didn't had time to upload some pictures with mine, I hope I'll do it today. Although my plants are so different from yours. I'm waiting impatient for the other photos.
Interesting...
Hi there!
Here is my UFO:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0glATN-taSc/US5ZrpVKzeI/AAAAAAAAzWY/CigmqV_unmk/s640/198%2520Astrophytum%2520asterias%252C%2520Japan%252C%2520cv.%2520UFO.jpg)
198 Astrophytum asterias, cv. UFO Japan