Escobaria laredoi

Nice tiny plant, all white and with bright flowers, this Escobaria has been around for long time. It deserves more presence in cactus collections.

Copiapoa krainziana

Old cactus hobbyists books have many versions of explanations why cacti grow wool or hear-like spines - from keeping plants worm at cold nights to protecting them from extreme desert sun.

I hope this picture of a plant native to the area where fog is the only reliable source of precipitation solves that old mystery ))

Rebutia pygmaea diersiana

This is a section of a group of 30 or so small plants sharing 10-inch planter.

Echinocereus leonensis

Large plate-shaped flower of this species has same colors as the E.pentalophus. E leonensis is considered to be a mere form of this species, but is a very distinct form. It's stems are much thicker and not spreading, and the plant produces stolons.

Sulcorebutia canigueralii

Another picture of this nice species in flower.

Lobivia wrightiana

Lobivia wrightiana is common among collectors, easy and nice plant. It flowers repeatedly over the summer with it's lavender flowers.

Echinocereus coccinneus hybrid

Hybrids of E.coccinneus x E.dasiacanthus not very common but well known in nature. They produce larger than E.coccineus flowers of many interesting colors. The flowers have typical for E.coccineus shape and usually inherit dioicy. Here you see the female flower.