Spring 2013 - Post your pics !!

some flowers too...


Anyone else out there dig green flowers..."Echinocereus davisii 'brevispinus'

An all time favourite in flower.. T. zaragose

Unusual M. perezdelarosae with pink flowers and tapered petals.

Seriously stunning crypto. I would love to get my hands on some more crests to add to my collection.

Wow some stunning plants and photos and the growing season has only just begun.
Thanks everyone.

Any more?

Great pics all - A few more from the past couple of weeks...

Gymnocactus ysabelae

IMG_3808c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Cintia knizei


IMG_3806c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Turbinicarpus lauii


IMG_3857c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Sclerocatus (Glandulicactus) uncinatus (Love these dark flowers!)


IMG_3823c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Solisia pectinata or Mammillaria pectinifera if you prefer


IMG_3831c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Pediocactus knowltonii


IMG_3830c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Blossfeldia liliputana


IMG_3851c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

The lovely Mammillaria luethyi


IMG_3865c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

And another slightly darker clone - so nice of them to flower together!!


IMG_3862c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

And lastly while not a flower, how's this for an odd Ortegocactus - I think this could actually be variegation...The plant has had it for a couple of years now...


IMG_3866c (Medium) by Navajoa, on Flickr

Very interesting. I recently acquired a Pediocactus knowltonii but it has pink flowers. Love the M. pectinifera. That is one of my favorite ex-pelecyphora's.

Well I think I have worked out how to post photos , here is my grafted Copiapoa hypogaea starting to flower. 

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Nice pics Taygus

A couple from my yard

That crest is amazing! Has it ever flowered???

More flowers:
1. Grafted Discocactus heptacanthus v griseus, variegated


2. Degrafted Discocactus heptacanthus v griseus


3. Echinocereus pectinatus v castneus

SneakyCuttlefish wrote:

That crest is amazing! Has it ever flowered???

I assume you mean the big tricho crest? No it has not flowered yet but i hold high hopes for it

Nice disco Hanazono

Cultivars of Astrophytum show distinct appearances when they reached a mature age.
1. A. myriostigma v nudum cv khoyo, kikou

2. A. myriostigma cv Onzuka

3. A. asterias cv hanazono kabuto

Wow how big is the Asterias Hanazono ? looks about 20cm almost ?

The asterias on the photo is 17 cm diameter, 2nd largest one in my greenhouse.
Many ribs have been developing and 13 ribs at moment.

Very nice, it is difficult to keep them blemish free for so long !! I have an Asterias that would be 15+ in diameter but it is grafted and has a few blemishes on the skin due to a mouse attack. Your plant looks flawless and a rarity with 13 ribs ??

Some spring de-grafts, all Astrophytum SP

Hi Hanazono,

great A. asterias cv hanazono kabuto!! looks like the ribs keep forming, would there be any chance of it cresting in the future? 13 ribs is amazing!!!
even all the flower buds popping up in all the lower crevices.
i just noticed a crested flower!!! i think u might have a crest there!!!!

Rickyscactus

Astrophytum Capricorne cv. crassispinoides (second flower this year)





Aztekium Ritteri (not quite ready yet)



Young Asterias

Nice plants Sneaky

The hanazono kabuto on the photo has a normal body, just 13 ribs at moment.
I can not see any evidences of the cresting.


By the way, the largest one in my greenhouse is 19 cm diameter.
Since I washed its body by liquid baby soap, adjusted roots length and repotted lately, you can not see flowers yet.


Degrafted and under rooting process is just one which is asterias cv Alps superkabuto, 16 cm diameter.

Extremely well grown plants mate, love that star shape. Do you find washing helps bring the natural colour back ? I usually wash mine with water only does the soap help ?

Actually soap does not help so much.
I am looking for something else which are working well.
Someone said tooth-whitener worked well -----????

I have never hear of tooth whitener being used, I'm pretty sure it would work but it may cause damage to the plant. Let me know if you try it. I wonder what else would work?

I wasn't aware cacti could be washed and pamper in that way. Though I have heard of people vacuuming plant's after potting.