The biggest Astrophytum cactus and one of the smallest Ariocarpus, in habitat 🌵
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- čas přidán 11. 01. 2024
- Searching for the largest Astrophytum cactus species in habitat, in Queretaro Mexico and it's amazing neighbors like Ariocarpus, Mammillaria, and other cacti as well as some succulents like Echeveria! We even learn about one of the secret mechanisms that desert plants rely on in order to spread their seed: Myrmecochory.
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Oh, how I would love to be on that hike with you. Thanks!
I just put this Astrophytum on my wishlist 1 or 2 days ago, small seedlings are easy and cheap to come by here in NL. Great to see them out and about in mature form
It’s a stunning plant! I’m glad you liked it and hope you can get one soon!
I love this motto: _Take nothing but pictures from nature!_ Thanks for all you do, Manuel.. 👍🌵💚
My pleasure! Thank you and I’m glad you like it 🙏🏽🌵
Love seeing the cacti in habitat! Those are giant barrels. ❤🌵
Huge and probably so old! That place was magical thanks for coming along!
Totally up my alley as a plant lover, desert plants have become more and more interesting to me. Thanks for taking us along!
My pleasure, I’m glad you love plants! Especially the prickly ones 😊
Crushing it Manuel, there's a foot of snow outside and my brain/soul really appreciates the desert time. I've never seen one in the wild but wondered if you've crossed paths with any MYR-OR or other Astro hybrids while down there?
I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Thanks for coming along! I haven’t seen any hybrids partly because I’ve visited type localities for all species, where they don’t share range with one another but I’d love to see some hybrids for sure!
Amazing videos, Manuel. I’ve always been fascinated by these plants in habitat. Any plans of visiting Mammillaria bertholdii and luethyi habitat?
Thank you! Definitely, I’m a fan of those as well so hopefully soon I can show them to you all!
Its beautiful video👍👍👍Manuel you often mention “we”.. With whom you travelling? Who is behind the cam?
And btw,do you have in plan to do video about Viejito? Ceph. Senilis?🙏🙏🙏thank you
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🌵
Wow that is a magical mountain, all the cactus look so healthy and beautiful, the great variety and the most beautiful Astro, thanks for sharing!!!
It was amazing to see so much variety on just one mountain! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 💚🌵😊
Wooow amazing video and amazing cactuses❤❤❤thank you for taking me to Queretaro. Greetings from freezing Czech republic
Oh wow must be so cold there now!! Thanks for watching 🌵🌵
Oooooohhhh wwwooowww!!😍😍😍😍😍I'm jus fascinated by these natural wonders!!! Tqvm for doing d leg work and undergoing hardships jus to get us these wonderful pictures/videos!! ❤
It makes me happy to see you all fall in love with them. Thank you for watching!! ❤
Such an amazing trip! My heart melts seeing these beautiful cacti in their natural habitat.. 🌵💚 Some of my friends just subscribed.. This channel deserves to keep growing.. 👏
Thank you for sharing my work with your friends!!! ❤
What a great great video Manuel 🌵 thanks buddy 🌵 and thanks for standing up for the plants and animals 💚
Thanks for watching Brian!
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Thank you! 🙏🏽
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Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing another great video. Generally speaking, do you normally visit government lands or private?
Thanks for watching Bill! I do visit both, although I prefer private land as nothing deters poachers like an armed guard 😅
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Genuine question here. What is the consensus on seed collection for the average enthusiast? Obviously people tend to abuse everything but is it generally acceptable to take a few seeds and or seed pod? any input?
I think it’s best to buy seed from cultivation and take nothing from habitat 🤓
Hey Comanchee, in your well experienced opinion, what would you say would be the absolute BEST soil mix for Astrophytum, particularly Ornatum? I see some people say amending their soil mix with a tiny bit of lime is good for them, since they live in lime formations in habitat. I ask because i have a bag of lime in the garage for spreading on my lawn, and wondered if adding a spoon full to my Astrophytum's soil mix would be beneficial to them. Whats best for the plant is whats best for all, yea?
@@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 hey! That’s a good question and a source of huge debate. I myself don’t use lime because I found in my research that it is a stressor. In habitat, they have evolved to withstand it, and it makes them tougher long run. But in cultivation, especially if they’re not used to it, it can kill them. I would run an experiment and see how a few plants react after 2-3 years because I suspect nobody has done the experiment and they’re just sharing opinions 😅
@@RareCactus Well sir, I definitely don't want to run an experiment on any of my Astros... I love them far too much to take any risk!!! I'll just stick with the good ole mineral heavy mix for them. Thank you for your response. I too am an east coaster... just far more north of you. My wife has family in Port St Lucie, so we try and visit your state every so often. Its just a terrible, terrible drive from my state. Being much further north, my plants must join me and my family indoors each and every winter. I must dial back all water by mid September, and keep them dry all winter long. I'm glad it's only mid July, I still have quite a few more grow weeks left from up here! Happy growing, Comanchee! Keep up your good work, and keep your content flowing!!!
Your channel is nice. I agree we shouldn't take endangered cacti, but I do harvest wild prickly pear here in missouri to grow so I suppose I'm a hypocrite
I don’t think you are, since those grow very fast and aren’t endangered! Thanks for watching. Welcome 📺
Hello, I would like to ask if COPIAPOA CINEREA can survive a water outage for more than 2 months?
I want it to grow slowly like the place it was born in, but not die.
Many cacti have medicinal uses. This is the sorrowas as does the San Pedro cacti. Many different uses.. so beneficial to the human spirit!
Better understanding of what there and it's there for us to make use of.... Many benefits from the great wonders of the San Pedro cactus... Beautiful is the only way i can convey my experience... BEAUTIFUL!!
They’re amazing but truly there for their own sake, not for us to use and take 😅 Saddly everything humans see worthy of “use” gets destroyed instead of protected.
I really enjoyed seeing those Ariocarpus and Astrophytums. How cold does it get there in Queretaro Miguel? I grow Ferocactus glaucescens and they can withstand temperatures down to 17℃ surprisingly, and there are some big ones growing in my neighbourhood under house eaves.
Thanks Newman! Who’s Miguel? 🤔 😅