Cactus Cultivars

Cactus Cultivars => Specialist cultivation techniques => Topic started by: fanecchissimo on Thursday, 19 September 2013 - 12:20:11

Title: questions on harrisia martinii
Post by: fanecchissimo on Thursday, 19 September 2013 - 12:20:11
hi all. any of you ever tried this stock? harrisia martinii is a harrisia plant that is invading australia... is it frost hardy? is it a good stock?

thank you in advance for infos!
Title: Re: questions on harrisia martinii
Post by: robinast on Thursday, 19 September 2013 - 16:11:12
H. martinii is far too spiny for my taste... I have used it occasionally - but I prefer H. jusbertii in any case.
Title: Re: questions on harrisia martinii
Post by: fanecchissimo on Friday, 20 September 2013 - 09:47:43
h. jusbertii is good, but it is so hard to find seeds! >:(
Title: Re: questions on harrisia martinii
Post by: robinast on Friday, 20 September 2013 - 10:09:02
Quote from: fanecchissimo on Friday, 20 September 2013 - 09:47:43
h. jusbertii is good, but it is so hard to find seeds! >:(
Try Succseed: http://www.succseed.com/seeds-cacti/harrisia/harrisia-jusbertii.html (http://www.succseed.com/seeds-cacti/harrisia/harrisia-jusbertii.html)
Title: Re: questions on harrisia martinii
Post by: fanecchissimo on Saturday, 21 September 2013 - 18:05:53
i am going to try!