Astrophytum capricorne x asterias superkabuto seedling pot, 210709

Description: About breeding Astrophytum Astrophytum is an extremely popular plant, and for a damned good reason. It's just one of the coolest groups of life-forms on the planet! I breed Astrophytum asterias, looking for characteristics I prize. I'm fond of heavily flocked Superkabuto types, where the plants are strongly covered with big patches of flocking. I also looooove red-flowering variants. While the normal flower is a nice yellow form, trying to breed for red-flowering plants can result in lilac, red, or garnet flowers. All that said, I sometimes create interspecific hybrids, mostly because folks ask me to. Here's a hybrid I made in 2021, involving a beautiful Astrophytum capricorne and a nice superkabuto Astrophytum asterias. I used these parents to create extravagant, interesting, well marked results. The plants are just starting to come into their own. You can see there are nine plants in the photos....you'll get them all. They are about 7-15 mm in size. All the photos are of the exact plants being auctioned, except for the last images of the flowering plants, which are of momma and poppa plants for your reference.I will ship the plants knocked out of the pot. I am doing this because it is important for me to check the plant before I ship it, as a hygiene check. If you REALLY want me to ship the plant in the pot, without a check, I can, but it will cost a bit more in shipping. (And also, remember, I lose a pot in this process.) Please don't ask me to split up this pot and sell only a portion of the plants. If you can buy quality Astrophytum hybrids plants anywhere else for less per plant, BUY THEM! General cultivationThese plants are somewhat challenging for many to grow. Rot appears to be the biggest cause of mortality. I don't have serious problems with the species, perhaps because I grow my plants in a completely inorganic medium. Since I do that, I must fertilize lightly with each watering. I grow this plant in light (30%) shade--they can burn if you grow them in full sun and aren't careful. If you grow them in heavy shade they don't do well. I let the plants get well over 110 F (43 C) during the summer, so they can take a lot of heat! They can take winter temperatures at or slightly below freezing, but be carefulI have never seen pests on it. As such, this pot of plants should be considered reasonably pest-free. Note, however, as with all plants, you should take suitable pest precautions when you incorporate them into your collection. Just before I ship the plant, I'll give it a careful lookover, to make sure it is free of bugs. If I find any problems with the plant, I'll contact you before shipping the plant, and we can discuss what to do. If you find bugs on it when it arrives, please contact me immediately. Shipping, and combined shipping, and add-onsPlease ensure that your shipping address will not expose the boxed plants to extreme conditions. Mailboxes in full sun can become dangerously hot, and I will ship to cold climates at your risk. If you want to buy a heat pack, you can. See my listing for a heat pack.If you want, you can buy soil packets from me to go with your plant purchase. I only sell soil baggies with my plant purchases as I want to sell plants, and not soil. You can get a baggie of regular inorganic mix, or my "juvenile mix" which has a bit of organic mixed in. See my listings for that. If you buy more than one item from me, just pay for it all up front. No, I do not use eBay's combined shipping tools as they are not appropriate for such irregular objects as plants. Instead, pay for all your items (yes, including all those shipping charges), and then when I box everything up I will calculate the new shipping charges, and refund you the difference via PayPal. This is fast and efficient, and this way the plant spends less time in a dark box.

Price: 40 USD

Location: Woodland, California

End Time: 2024-04-24T00:28:00.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD