Summer I really enjoy this series, it gives you the opportunity to explore endless amounts of species in addition to all the once your having in your home. Love it when you take the time to go over the origin of the plants and how to care for them in the home. Your great. 💚
@@summerrayneoakes For sure, I was doing just that. I so enjoy your tours. Each presenter is unique in their approach. They all love that we love these wonderful plants. Keep Going Summer! You're so great.
Obsessed with all the botanical garden tours! Felt like I was listening to plant ASMR lol and the end got me good gal! You are a bright light in this dark world. Namaste from Massachusetts
This and the first video are really something else...I’m glad I took the time to watch. The gentleman who hosted you really did a good job explaining things considering that English must be his second language. What a treat.
No doubt that Dutch people are the chillest and relaxed Europeans among other Europeans from the other European countries. They are such an easy going human being that I have ever met. They are direct, passionate, and really helpful. Love being surrounding with Dutch people.
Woah, I only subscribed to you yesterday and you were in the botanical garden that's in the backyard of the hospital I work at! I eat my lunch there all the time!
What days and time do you post new videos? I just subscribed to your channel, I love all the education and have become inspired to have some of own starter house plants.. Side note, your apartment is amazing!
Towards the end on the echevaria table was a lime green unique looking succulent, kind of looked like a reptile shell... Anyone know what it was called?!
haha. No I shot a boatload while there. I just didn't want to Netherlands everyone out, so I spaced out the episodes. But also editing is the biggest bottleneck. I'm nearing the end of Netherlands footage....but not quite!
I'm confused by Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' being a natural hybrid, because if it really is, then the name should be something like 'Cereus forbesii x _______'. As it appears, based on the name, it's a natural variation that has been given a cultivar name.
No brother. It's actually one of the rules in taxonomy that a natural hybrid has to explicitly mention the parent plants, separated by an 'x'. Another rule is that a natural hybrid can be given a name, but still would require the 'x' sign in between it and the genus name. For example, the orchid Phalaenopsis x leucorrhoda is a natural hybrid of P. aphrodite and P. schilleriana, but because it is a named entity, there is no need to refer to the plants as P. aphrodite x P. schilleriana- but an 'x' sign is still required when writing 'Phalaenopsis x leucorrhoda. Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis'- the way it was said and written- implies that it is a cultivar, or else it would have been written as Cereus x forbesii 'Spiralis' (but this would be erroneous because Cereus forbesii is indeed a full species).
I actually had this same discussion with another botanist the other day. Natural hybrids indeed can be given their own name, as you have so articulately described. The 'Spiralis' cactus in mention I believe is properly written as "Cereus forbesii cv. Spiralis" so it is described as a "cultivar". Marteen may have been erroneous in his assumption of it being a "natural" hybrid. However, not much is known about this cactus. it's believed this one is a cross of Cereus peruvianus and Cereus stenogonus. Cereus peruvianus in particular is widespread because it's cultivated, so it curious to know whether there was a "natural" hybrid through the help / spread of it through human planting. I think most now found in the market has been grown by seed. Any other cacti people who know more, feel free to weigh in. And thanks for the excellent discussion!
I actually had this same discussion with another botanist the other day. Natural hybrids indeed can be given their own name, as you have so articulately described. The 'Spiralis' cactus in mention I believe is properly written as "Cereus forbesii cv. Spiralis" so it is described as a "cultivar". Marteen may have been erroneous in his assumption of it being a "natural" hybrid. However, not much is known about this cactus. it's believed this one is a cross of Cereus peruvianus and Cereus stenogonus. Cereus peruvianus in particular is widespread because it's cultivated, so it curious to know whether there was a "natural" hybrid through the help / spread of it through human planting. I think most now found in the market has been grown by seed. Any other cacti people who know more, feel free to weigh in. And thanks for the excellent discussion!
Photos or videos of a 'Spiralis' flower would be extremely useful. If the morphology is still constant with Cereus forbesii, then 'Spiralis' is only a cultivar of that species. However, if the features are midway between C. peruvianus and C. stenogonus, then the assumption that 'Spiralis' is a hybrid between the two would be warranted, in which case it cannot be referred under C. forbesii anymore. But this raises the question: if 'Spiralis' is a hybrid (natural or otherwise), then why are the stems spirally arranged? My hunch here is that 'Spiralis' is only a cultivar of C. forbesii, but I could be mistaken.
