Description: This listing's specificsThis listing is for four plants. I selected these four plants as a nice range of flower colors. The plants are described below. Three of the four plants are very similar in terms of epidermis...dark green with countless tiny pinpoint flocking, and large tufted areoles. One is superkabutoThe first sale image is a montage of the four plants as they flowered. The other images show the plants once I potted them up together in the same arrangement as the first sale image. You get all four plants, shipped in the pot. The plant descriptions are given in reference to the location of the tag. If you pull out the tag and mix up the plants, you'll have to wait for them to flower to straighten them out!Plant #1--Top-left in the pot. This one has lilac red flowers with a red core, and highlights of yellow at the petal bases. Standard pinpoint flocking with large areoles. The plant body is about 40 mm in diameter. There are a few minor healed-over scars on the sides of the plant. These will become invisible as the plant enlarges.Plant #2--Top-right in the pot. Similar to the standard flower type, but amped up a little. A very deep yellow flower with a vibrant orange core. The plant body is about 30 mm in diameter.Plant #3--Bottom-left image. A plant with nice superkabuto flocking; the flowers are overall ivory, but with touches of lilac, cream, yellow, and a small orange core. The plant is big...about 43 mm across. Plant #4--Bottom-right image. A super nice akabana (rainbow) plant with lilac and yellow petals with a yellow and orange core. Yum yum. The plant is about 38 mm across. Yep, they are pretty expensive plants, but these ain't tulips. You're getting specialty plants, grown by an expert for several years, and with absolutely known, awesome attributes.When I prep the plants for sale, I'll give them a careful look over. If there's anything I don't like about the appearance of the plants, I'll talk with you about it, and we might decide to cancel the sale, parting as friends, and no bad reviews. Agreed? Good. General cultivation These 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 either a completely inorganic medium or a medium with very little organic material. 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, these 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, or even my "baby mix." 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: 45 USD
Location: Woodland, California
End Time: 2024-12-29T19:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Cacti & Succulents
Growth Stage: Seedling
Genus: Astrophytum
Style: Colonial
