The tall Pachycereus pringlei evidently enjoyed its time in the Winterbourne Arid House – planted out only five years ago it grew almost 4 ft to a height of 9 ft and is now almost touching the glass roof. Cutting it down will be a major operation… and that operation is imminent! The Euphorbia ingens […]
We need your ailing plants for discussion at our plant clinic this coming Tuesday, 21 May! In addition, Mark O’Connor will give a talk on cochineal farming: the use of a certain type of scale insect for the production of dye. Cochineal are commonly farmed on Opuntias. All welcome.
Over on the main BCSS website you can read an online article on Disocactus phyllanthoides (Plant of the Month in May), written by one of our members, Mark Preston. He gives regular talks on epiphytic cacti at other BCSS branches – in fact, he will be giving a talk on Schlumbergera at the Birmingham Branch […]
Some members of the branch went to see Rene Geissler‘s marvellous collection in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, last weekend. We were made very welcome, the cake was fantastic, and yes, we all bought a few plants off Rene too. It is a great place to visit – see the photos below.
