David- I have had 45+ years with cactus and no commercial grower is going
to risk losing his business growing this. Alright you get me a plant or pi
cture and I will shut up but my family has been in the plant business
since
the 1800's and I have handled more cactus than you. At one flower shower
in
Phoenix I had to rent a Uhaul truck just to bring in part of what I had to
display to the public. I know hundreds of growers around the world from
Australia, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Thailand, Great Britain and on and
on. I
have taught Plant Taxonomy to College Graduate Students. Why do you insist
it must be Lophophora growing in theses dish gardens. I have seen
thousands
of these planters and know many of the people that put them together. I
have been in more private collection than you could ever imagine. I only
know
of one private grower with this plant, that is in North America excluding
Mexico. Oh I have also been in most of the greenhouses in Vista, CA too,
So
what I am asking is show me some proof. If you cannot afford a digital
camera I will get you one. Russ H.

In a message dated 4/6/2013 5:16:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,