Another pretty Sulcorebutia in bloom.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
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.
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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