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The plants for sale greenhouses

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globular cacti for sale place                                     Epiphyllum for sale place

When I arrived, I first entered the part of the greenhouses where plants are sold, and I was more particularly interested in the part devoted to epiphytic cacti, which were the main reason for my visit.

The greenhouses roofs are glass roofs with shade nettings. For insulation reasons, glass is often covered with air bubble sheets. On that day, the outside temperature was 15°C and the sky was cloudy. Inside the greenhouse, temperature was about 22°C.

Ulrich told me that epiphytic cacti for sale were rooted cuttings which were one to two years old. To improve their growth, temperature in the greenhouse was permanently higher than or equal to 14°C. Greenhouses are heated, using gas or fuel energy.

Thus, I admired, on very large exhibition tables, hybrid Epiphyllum, Schlumbergera (Christmas cacti), Rhipsalis and Rhpisalidopsis (Easter cacti).

For each of these genera, there was a wide selection.

         

hybrid Epiphyllum                                                                  Schlumbergera
                                                                     

 

         

Rhipsalis                                                                                        Rhipsalidopsis

 

The plants for sale are in plastic pots of approximately 10 cm in diameter, with a light soil maintained slightly wet.

Previously, when I had received my mail ordered plants, I had been surprised to receive the plants in their pots, with the soil (carefully packed with paper to avoid soil movements). In my opinion, it would have been easier to send the plants without the soil because of its weight and the size of the pots. So I asked for an explanation about this type of packaging. Ulrich told me that customers prefered to receive ready plants, and also this method didn't disrupt plants' growth.

I also visited the greenhouses in which the mother plants live; these greenhouses are usually closed to the public.

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