Rebutia Then and Now with Ralph Martin
April 1, 2024 11:17 pm Comments Off on Rebutia Then and Now with Ralph MartinTime: Tuesday 9 April at 7.30pm (BST)Join Zoom Meeting We are delighted to be able to bring you a talk... View Article
Author Archives for Paul Doyle
About Paul Doyle
Artist, retired ecologist, growing a variety of C & S including National Collection of Aylostera, Rebutia & Weingartia, including Sulcorebutia in the North-east of Britain.
Monilaria pisiformis (Haw.) Schwantes (Winter pearls)
April 1, 2024 9:31 am Comments Off on Monilaria pisiformis (Haw.) Schwantes (Winter pearls)A rummage through the jungle of my benches sometime turns up an unexpected flower. Here, on my mesemb bench, there... View Article
Cultivation Notes on Turbinicarpus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.
March 15, 2024 12:14 pm Comments Off on Cultivation Notes on Turbinicarpus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.About the genus Turbinicarpus is a genus of choice, slow-growing cacti, which has had many names changes and has included... View Article
Cultivation Notes on Phedimus Raf.
March 15, 2024 11:59 am Comments Off on Cultivation Notes on Phedimus Raf.About the genus Phedimus is a genus of the succulent Crassulaceae (stonecrop family), with about 18 species, distributed in eastern... View Article
Ecuador Adventure with Edwina Pfendbach
March 3, 2024 8:54 am Comments Off on Ecuador Adventure with Edwina PfendbachTime: Tuesday 12 March 2024 at 7.30pm (GMT) Join Zoom meeting We are so honoured and pleased to welcome Edwina... View Article
Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem., subsp. greenwoodii (Curly Wurly)
March 1, 2024 7:11 am Comments Off on Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem., subsp. greenwoodii (Curly Wurly)This plant (Fig. 1) is in a friend’s collection in the USA. Photographed in 2014, it was a huge plant... View Article
Parodia magnifica (F. Ritter) F.H. Brandt
February 1, 2024 9:03 am Comments Off on Parodia magnifica (F. Ritter) F.H. BrandtParodia magnifica (F.Ritter) F.H.Brandt, is perhaps just as well known by its ‘older’ name Notocactus magnificus. Or even the name... View Article
Succulent Masterclass with Dr Gillian Evison
January 28, 2024 11:35 am Comments Off on Succulent Masterclass with Dr Gillian EvisonTime: Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 7.30pm (GMT) Join Zoom Talk We are excited to welcome Dr Gillian Evison who... View Article
Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss.
January 1, 2024 11:53 am Comments Off on Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss.Distributed throughout Southern Africa, Euphorbia ingens is one of the largest of the tree euphorbias reaching up to 10 meters... View Article
Evolutionary history of four Gymnocalycium species of the Sierras Pampeanas at intra- and interspecific level
December 23, 2023 11:01 am Comments Off on Evolutionary history of four Gymnocalycium species of the Sierras Pampeanas at intra- and interspecific levelInvestigators: Rahul Raveendran Nair, Diego Ezequiel Gurvich, and Alicia Noemi Sérsic Institution: Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, IMBIV, FCEFyN-CONICET, Universidad... View Article
Cultivation Notes on Maihueniopsis Speg.
December 19, 2023 11:19 am Comments Off on Cultivation Notes on Maihueniopsis Speg.About the genus Maihueniopsis are a small genus of mound-forming opuntias predominantly from Chile and Argentina with the range extending... View Article
Cultivation Notes on Dudleya Britton & Rose
December 19, 2023 11:03 am Comments Off on Cultivation Notes on Dudleya Britton & RoseAbout the genus Dudleya was named in honour of Professor William Russel Dudley (1849–1911), the first head of botany at... View Article