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Here's a link to an article on Gethyllis by Paul Cumbleton from UK

https://www.cactusandsucculentreview.org.uk/ that is worthy of greater exposure.

White on very light gray, that's a tricky link to find , but it IS there

Martin

What happened to it.  I see only a faint grey line which is clickable

Here is the same link with darker text:

https://www.cactusandsucculentreview.org.uk/

What a great free resource!  Very interesting article on Gethyllis.  And don't miss the one before it on Pachypodium namaquanum for any succulent growers.

Quote from: Arnold on March 02, 2023, 08:15:48 AMMartin

What happened to it.  I see only a faint grey line which is clickable

It was likely a copy&paste problem with the WhatYouSeeIsWhatYourGet - editor - I guess your source was white on black background, and the forum tried to reproduce the text color, but not the background. mark the line and you'll be able to read the inverse...

Thanks for posting this, I had just stumbled upon this genus.

If by chance you are looking to read this, you will be sent to the latest edition, which I read through 3x looking for the Gethyllis article.
You will need to go to the back issues tab.



FYI - Its Issue 36 March 2023

Interesting how different the media recommendations are for these plants. I guess I could use just about anything so long as I have good drainage... sounds familiar.

This is from Archie;

Now to the plants grown in pots. Remember I said that I am about to donate
seeds. They are easy from seed and very tough. I plant them in either pure
sand or a blend that has at least 50% sand, pumice, and my new favorite
minor elements decomposed granite and 3/8" granite. The decomposed granite
in small quantities holds moisture better than sand, but can hold too much
in large quantities. Pumice should not be more that 30%. They can tolerate
some organic matter and some regular dirt or compost in that mix, but I
generally haven't included any.

This from the Cactus and Succulent Review

I use a simple 50/50 mix of John Innes
No. 2 and grit – so very much the same kind of thing you may use for growing cacti.