hey Bob, i was going through some old posts and i really like your H.meziana X H.marnier-lapostollei. where did u get it from?

Stephania, left you a message on your Big Combo topic.
Hope everyone enjoys the pics.

Fox...The Hechtia M x ML came from Tropiflora last June. I e-mailed them a list of Hechtias and Dyckias I wanted,and they quoted a price and I got a bunch.
That Dyckia BSf2 x beateae has a Michaels tag,yet not listed in his catalog. How did you obtain it?
[I want it!].And the price was..?
The BSf2 is a really nice one,close to the original in looks.Where from?
Were those first 2 pics from YuccaDo?
The chor. x dawsonii is a really nice dyckia,one of my favs.
All good plants and photos,Thanks.
Bob

Micheal is working on a new catalog so email for availability he has alot not in the current catalog

Hi Bob, Yes the first two came from yucca do. The D. BSf2 x beateae came from Michaels. When i was talking to him on the phone I asked what he had with huge teeth. Then he told me about the D. BSf2 x beateae and that he hasn't sold any. He said he was just watching them grow. It costed 30.00.
The chor. x dawsonii were the hardest to pot with all the leaves pointing down that i had to lift and all the pups. Do u remember the price of the Hechtia M x ML and the code he gives? Thanks.

I need to drive over to YuccaDo in the spring

The M x ML was $12.50,and the product code is 6321

I do like your 'Brittle Star' F2 very much indeed, really big teeth!

I forgot to answer this Q Bob. The D. BSf2 came from Michaels. Again I asked for huge teeth on that one also. What does he do when sends the plants, cuts all the roots off?

Did you expect it to be shipped soil and pot?

Fox,you'd have to ask him about the root clip,I don't remember how some of mine came. It may be just standard practice to trim roots and wash off all soil to meet some States agricultural specifications regarding insects in the soil/roots,like fire ants. I've rec'd.plants w/o roots from other nurseries,maybe because they just had'nt developed yet,but they sell the plants anyway. They eventually root,so it does'nt seem to be a problem with dyckias,hechtias,etc.
Bob

Nemotodes is the worry from Florida

No Hdd, I expected roots. Bob seems to have a better answer. From yucca do they came with roots. From Michaels it seems they were choped off real close to the base. My D. winters edge and beateae both came in a pot with soil and it was even watered. thanks.

LOL N/M

fox,to elaborate a bit,I think Florida shippers must clean and trim roots if shipping to La.,Texas,and Ariz.[possibly other states too],so rather than risk an error,[lose their permit],they just do it for all out of state shipping. Could be more to it than that,and maybe Bihai or others can fill us in with the correct scoop.
Bob

Exporting plants out of TEXAS regulation is: All shipments must be free of soil.
Permitted packing material for plants :

Sphagnum moss, sawdust, wood wool and Buckwheat hulls are permitted as packing material.

Peat moss is permitted if free of live plant material