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Video: S1 E86 How To Pollinate a Cactus Flower (Trichocereus / Echinopsis)

How to pollinate a cactus flower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bwqKeNDdHA&app=desktop In this video I pollinate a cactus flower, in particular the flower of a Trichocereus and collect pollen in the process. By pollinating your plants, you make sure that you get lots of seeds from your plants. Most Trichocereus species are self-sterile, which means that you need pollen from another plant to produce seeds.

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Trichocereus litoralis – Echinopsis chiloensis ssp. litoralis

Trichocereus chiloensis ssp. litoralis

Trichocereus litoralis is definitely closely related to Trichocereus chiloensis and the current taxonomy is treating it as a variety or subspecies to it. Trichocereus litoralis always was a problematic species because there are so many intermediate forms between Trichocereus chiloensis and Trichocereus litoralis that it is extremely difficult to draw the line somewhere. While some…

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Trichocereus Facebook Group Echinopsis Growers Worldwide

Trichocereus Facebook Group Gruppe Echinopsis

Hi guys, today I wanted to give you a preview from our Trichocereus Facebook group called Trichocereus & Echinopsis growers worldwide. It is one of the oldest Trichocereus groups on Facebook and was funded sometime around 2014. Photo: Jason Hollinger After all these years, our Trichocereus Facebook group has almost 17.000 members and we´re getting…

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