Mammillaria polythele is a small cylindrical plant, well represented in cultivation. The spineless 'nude' form is especially common.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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.
Monday, September 16, 2013
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 ))
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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