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Specific Families and Genera => Cacti and Succulents => Topic started by: Stan da Prato on June 07, 2014, 04:55:19 PM

Title: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Stan da Prato on June 07, 2014, 04:55:19 PM

held today in the Kibble Palace

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Stan da Prato on June 07, 2014, 04:58:40 PM

more pics

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Stan da Prato on June 07, 2014, 04:59:58 PM

moving round the circular bulding

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Stan da Prato on June 07, 2014, 05:02:28 PM

and on....through succulents with swollen stems to seedling cacti

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Stan da Prato on June 07, 2014, 05:05:20 PM

finally group members manning a very good plant stall and someone else getting trophies ready for the presentation

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Maggi Young on June 07, 2014, 05:32:34 PM

You'd wonder how on earth the exhibitors manage to transport some of those lethal weapons, let alone how someone buys a monster from the sales table and gets it home on the bus  8)

A case of driving VERY carefully when you might end up with one of those huge spiky creatures in the back of your neck after an emergency stop.  ::) :o
Makes transporting alpines or even standard fuchsias to a show  just a doddle, don't you think?

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: johnw on June 07, 2014, 09:46:12 PM

Thanks Stan.  A nice show it was. 

PS After much searching I now realize the beautiful clump in the large pot without a name is not called The Sisters of Bethany but instead refers to the statue behind said succulent................... ::) Dah.

john

Title: Re: Glasgow cactus show
Post by: Stan da Prato on June 08, 2014, 11:30:01 AM

Tephrocactus pentlandii