Cactus / Suguri cauliflower

 An ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower was in flowet in this afternoon.

This is one of off-speings of the original cauliflower.

The cactus shows the character of cultivar very well.

Cactus / Rio Verde

 A. degrafted ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.  To harvest seeds earlier, some seedlings were grafted in 2003.

The cactus has grown well, 11 cm in diameter.

Cactus / agavoides

 Some ariocarpus agavoides were in flower yesterday. The photo is one of them.

Agavoides is a small ariocarpus, is  in a 8.5 cm square pots.

As you can see on the photo, some tubercle tips have died. If you could manage the plant well, this promlem will not happen.

Cactus / ritteri

 An aztekium ritteri was in flower.

I think the flowering was out of season but it was in flower by some reasons.

The cactus is quite small, in a 8.5 cm square pot.

Cactus / Shikawa Tama Zouge

 A young ariocarpus retusus cv Shinkawa Tama Zouge was in flower yesterday afternoon.

This is one of off-springs. I harvested seeds form original ones and sowed.

They have reached to the flowering age.

Cactus / intermedius

 Flowers of ariocarpus species came back yesterday afternoon.

The photo is one of them, fissuratus v intermedius.

It was 2nd flowering in this season for the cactus.

Cactus / scaphirostris

 An ariocarpus scaphirostris was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Only one seedling have survived but I have kept some off-springs.