spring cacti flowers

Nice Plantsoma.



A few shots from today:


Notocactus (Parodia) Ottonis










Astrophytum Asterias Hybrid







The Asterias Hybrid + Astrophytum Myriostigma cv Hakuun

is that asteriasxornatum? purdy

Plantsoma wrote:

I have a flower coming on for the first time for this cactus. It was labeled Trichocereus camarguensis when i bought it 3 years ago. It has a really deep red flower bud and the pictures ive found on the net show a green bud with white flowers. The column certainly looks like a Trichocereus camarguensis but can anyone help as to why the flower bud is red? I can't wait to see the whole flower!

Its not a Trichocereus but looks like a Cliestocactus and this is how the flowers look, they do flare a little at the end.

This is heaps not fair! I have nothing but my rebutia and mamm flowering Which have been for like a week. Few got buds and etc with new growth but thats it.
Guess its cos i just repotted them hahahaha

Finally got a to find these open today


Mammillaria pectinifera


A little no ID one

Wow!! Betty, you are amazing at ID! I think you're on the money there, looks like a Cleistocactus hyalacanthus to me, now that i've browsed a few photos. The flower doesnt look like it is going to open much, but i'm excited at having this species i didn't think i had

Thanks!

Awesome pectinifera Betty! I love it!

Second one looks like a Parodia, cool orange flower.

Here is one for all the Mexican lovers out there, it's kinda small but was impressed when it flowered, more buds growing too.

Strombocactus disciformis



Unfortunately the spines are so dense they are pushing the flower out of shape. Am just happy that the little guy flowered for me. Now all I have to do is wait around 20 years before it is a decent sized specimen

Nice plant trigonus

Awesome plant trig - cute as!

Betty,
The Mammillaria pectinifera is just gorgeous, the spines alone make the plant outstanding, but to top it off with such wonderful flowers, its just scrumptious

Vicki wrote:

Betty,
The Mammillaria pectinifera is just gorgeous, the spines alone make the plant outstanding, but to top it off with such wonderful flowers, its just scrumptious

It's not a Mammillaria, its a Solisia (IMO that is)
Vicki you are spot on; 'outstanding' sums it up perfectly. It was originally classified as a Pelecyphora because of the spines. then the separate genus Solisia just for it. and now its in Mammillaria.
info:
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/MAMMILLARIA/Mammillaria_pectinifera/Mammillaria_pectinifera/Mammillaria_pectinifera.htm
heres mine:

already finished flowering.. you can see the dried up flower remains
and here's the similar but rarer, slower, more difficult and highly sort after Mammillaria solisioides (i.e. resemblance to Solisia)

I much rather like the Pect over the Soli.

Im so jealous of all your awsome looking plants and flowers, if i didnt re-pot all of myne, i might have got a few flowers

Gymnocalycium netrelianum again. is this flower crested? if so my plants seem to like doing that.

That Solisia is nice lewis, id swear it was a Pelecyphora if i saw one. Im going to have to try find one of those.

So when ya gonna show us pics of the new greenhouse lewis, i can see by the last pic you have moved the plants in

Thanks for the heads up Betty, a rose by any other name hey? It makes it so confusing, lol. Now I know what to look for.

Here is one just for you lewis,hehe

Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. melanacanthus "inermis"

Parodia leninghausii

Great everyone.

PD that is a great photo your echinocereus

Echinocereus pentalophus

*insert jealous rant here*

i LOVE e. pentalophus flowers. it has that tropical hibiscus feel to it IMO.

PD wrote:

Here is one just for you lewis,hehe
Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. melanacanthus "inermis"

oh i like it! i've seen this plant about but i don't have one myself.

Echinocereus have great flowers... I love em. Nice shots Betty and PD.

Another open tonight Echinocereus scheeri v gentryi

hey all, loving the pics, keep them coming.

I've been collecting cacti for about 2 years now, I don't have the monster collections I've seen on here but one day.

Here's a couple of pics I took last week.

lewis wrote:

Gymnocalycium netrelianum again. is this flower crested? if so my plants seem to like doing that.

Hey Lewis its strange you are getting crested flowers, you don't have a mite problem do you??????

It just seems that something must be causing it...........dunno just a thought