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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Mammillaria polythele

Mammillaria polythele is a small cylindrical plant, well represented in cultivation. The spineless 'nude' form is especially common.


Monday, December 16, 2013

Eriosyce subgibbosa JA126

Winter i the prime flowering season for Eriosyce of subgibbusa group. Here is one of my JA126 plants, labeled as 'nigrihorrida'.


Sunday, September 22, 2013

Ubelmannia pectinifera

Ubelmannias are native to  Brasil where they grow in rocky arid habitats, surrounded by grasslands and semi-dry forests. Older habitat plants often develop white stem color, similar to many Copiapoas, and like Copiapoas, cultivated Ubelmannias very rarely do that.


Sunday, September 15, 2013

Eriocactus (Parodia) warasii

Eriocactus is a small group of species now listed under Parodia with distinct flower, almost identical among all species in the group. All the Eriocacti are by far the largest in the Parodia genus.


Sunday, August 25, 2013

Copiapoa hypogea

Copiapoa hypogea along with C. humilis are the most commonly seen Copiapoas in collections. They flower easily, with characteristic for the genus yellow flowers.
It would be difficult to make an impression of the whole plant from my picture, but that was not the intention either ))


Sunday, August 18, 2013

Ariocarpus fissuratus

Summer is almost over and Ariocarpus flowering season has started. A. fissurratus stem is grey and textured like rock, blending to the environment. The fleshy root is much larger then the stem above the ground, and the plant grows almost flat to it's surface.


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