Random Cacti Photo Thread

Hello,

I would like to start a thread where each person posts a single cacti photo form their collection. The only rule us just post a single photo per post and wait until another person posts before posting again.


I will start things off:

Trichocereus Peruvianus. I just love this particular plant, the blue shimmer is amazing.....

Think I'll continue on with the blue theme.
The following plant is one I purchased from Lester, I love the blue colouring and the new spines are a nice red colour.

The attached photo is an Astrophytum asterias showing a mature appearance.
I sowed seeds in 2001 when I was in NSW.
The seedling moved to SA together with me in 2003.
The current size is 18 cm diameter.
I assume it will reach to 20 cm diameter in future.

That plant is a beauty Hanazono

This is an Ariocarpus Retusus that is showing the cauliflower trait

Another recent purchase, photos don't do it justice.
Amazing purple almost metallic appearance.

Nice one Walker, Ferro's are very cool especially when they are big and they get massive with age

My 10 ft tall Cleistocactus strausii .

Astrophytum Asterias Cultivar

My Parodia magnifica .

Ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri large tubercle cauliflower

I have 2 grafted mature plants but only 1 plant shows the character of cauliflower.
I harvest may seeds and propagate seedlings.
I select seedlings showing the cauliflower character and keep them.
The attached photo is one of them.

Nice plant Hanazono

Cereus with a rather interesting twist.

Thanks HN, I'm a big fan of feros.

What' a great thread this is turning out to be, love looking at people's cacti some real beauties have been posted so far.
Sneaky: what type of cereus is that?

I believe it is a peruvianus. Not sure. Just took a cutting from a huge plant at the dump.

Oreocereus Neocelsianus (24cm)

A. asterias 'Hanazono'

Ohh my what a lovely plant Crypto

This Euphobia was initially grown in my parent's house in Kuala Lumpur 50 years ago.It has been pruned to 5 feet tall and it has been in our house for the last 38 years.

Ferocactus chrysacanthus f rubispinus
Sown seeds in 2001 and grafted young seedlings and degrafted later
Sit on outdoor since 2009

Since sunlight is strong enough in here, the plant appearance is similar to a habitat one.
It was buried in winter-weeds but I removed them for taking the photo.

The cactus I hold most beautiful in my GH so far.

Great flower

A cactus called "Benitaka" was very popular overseas about 10 years ago.
Benitaka means red-hawk.
I found the scientific name of Bebitaka which was a cultivar of Theloactus hetarochromus.
The cultivar had thick and long spines.
I could find the seeds of Thelocactus hetarochromus f longispinus in a domestic seed supplier and sowed them on 31st August 2006.
The photo is one of them. The flower of hetarochromus is very large.

Hakuran-super (coahuilence x super kabuto)

Hakuran-super is a typical asterias related hybrid.
The photo is a 2nd filial one ((coahuilence x super kabuto) x super kabuto).
Although number of ribs is same as coahuilence, it seemes super gene is affected quite strongly.
It is just 5cm diameter, flowering size.

That's a beauty Hanazono

Thanks HN for your comment.
Unfortunately it has a small body because the hybridization is affected.