American/Mexican Cacti Show-Offs

Alright lads and ladettes,
I have been getting rather interested (and have been growing baby ones lately) in Pachycereus, Turbincarpus, Astrophytum and Ariocarpus..

Since I have a crap phone (nokia E63) I cannot re-size my photo's ect.

So I ask, can you please post pictures of your most rare/favourite Pachy's, Turbin's, Astros's and Ario's.. I would like to see what I'm up against! Haha. By all means please post them here. I am especially interested in Pachycereus and Ariocarpus.
Thanks
~Kandahar

To get the ball rolling

Ariocarpus Retusus

HN did you graft that one yourself? How long has it been on the graft?

Yes I grafted that one about 3 years ago, however I should mention the photo is an old one.

Pretty much every picture I post I have grafted and or grown myself. I generally don't buy plants I either grow from seed or very young cuttings depending on species.

It was on Pereskiopsis.

That is fantastic. I only restarted my collection again 2 years ago starting with a single plant from Bunnings - a donkey's tail sedum. And only started my Pereskiopsis grafts this year. I had forgotten how quickly they grow and it only makes me wonder what they will look like at this time next year when they are more than twice as old.
How old was that ario in the photo at that time?

wow, some feirce competition here! very nice HN, thanks for sharing.

What else does the rest of the crew have? I'm in the midst of aquiring a camera but mine are just little babys compared.

This LW is not mine, but it is in a collection that I help take care of. At some point it will be mine
The visible portion of the plant is slightly bigger than a basketball - nearly 30cm across.

Gmo damsii ??mine holding a whole pot plant up. Amazing where they grow.

And here is my 1st prize winner Mammillaria plumosa, just re-potted, and not yet vacuumed off.
A little over 18 Inches / 46cm across. It's slightly in the shadows, so it doesn't look as good as it can be.

hahahahaaa, all I think to myself is, ''you basterds!''

One of my ario hybrids showing unusual colouration on the new growth.

Very cool, hope it keeps growing like that!

Some of my best plants.

Aztekium ritteri Cristata

A Aztekium

A Ariocarpus

Thank you!

I had forgotten abou this thread.. In my own world lately.

WOW, Echinopsis!! They are really impressive. They must be very mature and old!
You guys are amazing!!

More, more, more!! haha.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

Thank you Kandahar!

A. schphirostris
Sown seeds on 31/10/2003
Grafted seedlings and degrafted, own-root

A. kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde
Sown seeds on 30/09/2004
Grafted seedlings and degrafted, own-root

A. retusus v furfuraceus cv seiji hana botan
Sown seeds on 30/09/2004
Grafted seedlings and degrafted, own-root

A. retusus v major cv daruma royal tama botan
Sown seeds on 30/09/2004
Grafted seedlings and degrafted, own-root

Lophophora Caespiosae

Nice HN. I have always liked mature caesp. A quick side not. My L. Caesp is only young and is a distinct blue grey teal sort of colour and yours are so vibrant?

my plant are grown under 70% shade cloth and I keep mites away. That is the only difference

Is the colour difference with mine mean I may hae mites?!

Mites leave a brown / tan scarring. Lophs hard grown with lots of sunlight take on the beautiful silvery gray-green colouration, which is much more true to their natural look.

Oh okay cool. No mite damage or anythinj.. So i would say its from the sun. Healthy looking bugger.

Thanks!