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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Opuntia chaffeyi

This is a very modest plant with small for Opuntua flowers, and interesting caudex-like root. In the winter it looses some of it's stems, relying more on the fat roots for storage.


Sunday, May 5, 2013

Sulcortebutias in bloom

Sulcos are spring bloomers, and lots of colorful flowers are produces. Here are S. cylindrica 'roesiflora' and S. frankeiana sharing the pot


Saturday, May 4, 2013

Mammuyllaria luetheyi

Not long ago it was a rarity, reasonably common now but still on a higher end of price range plant. Most of the plant you see are grafted, like the one in picture. Seeds are rare for sale, due to specifics of the plant reproductive biology.
Seems like everyone has a picture of it, so now is my turn.


Monday, April 29, 2013

Matucana haynei

This is a large plant, about 15 inches tall. Every couple weeks it produces a flash of flowers like that, 30 to 50 blooms each time.


Sunday, April 28, 2013

Echinocereus mojavensis 'inermis'

The 'unarmed' E. mojavensis comes from around four corners area,  Paradox mountains is one of the spots, and to me it feels like the right name for this plant home. It is very sculptural to my taste, and also fairly slow.


Thursday, April 25, 2013

Rebutia pygmaea

Very variable species, mainly by flower color, it is one of the all time favorites. Small plants are forming clumps in culture, and often 15 cm / 6 in in diameter or more. This form has relatively large orange flowers.


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