Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Monday 30 May 2016

Cactus / super kabuto

Winter will be soon.
The maximum day time temperature is hard to exceed 20 'C nowadays.
Several asterias have still been in flower.
The photo is one of them, a super kabuto.


Sunday 29 May 2016

Cactus / jauernigii

I have collected small numbers of Turbinicarpus species.
T. jauernigii is one of them.
Several jauernigii were in flower yesterday.
I sowed seeds in 2007.

Saturday 28 May 2016

Cactus / hintonii

3 of degrafted Ariocarpus bravoanus v hintonii were in flower yesterday.
They are still very young and small, in 65 mm square pots.

Friday 27 May 2016

Cactus / bravoanus

A degrafted Ariocarpus bravoanus was in flower.
Since it is a degrafted cactus, the appearance is not so attractive but it is good enough for the seed collection.

Thursday 26 May 2016

Cactus /kotschoubeyanus

Several degrafted Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus were also in flower.
The attached photo is one of them.
It is the 3rd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.

Wednesday 25 May 2016

Cactus / agavoides

Several degrafted Ariocarpus agavoides were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them.
It is rain today. Winter will be soon.

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Cactus / super cabuto

A super kabuto was in flower yesterday.
Super kabuto is a small cactus, 10 cm or so in diameter in mature age normally but this one has grown to a good size.
It is 14 cm in diameter.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Monday 16 May 2016

Cactus / asterias

Although it is not flowering season of cacti, a few cacti were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, Astrophytum asterias.
The flower of asterias in autumn is small.
This is a matured cactus, 14 cm in diameter.

Wednesday 11 May 2016

Cactus / furfuraceus

A degrafted Ariocarpus retusus v furfursceus was in flower yesterday.
This is the 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.
We had a good rainfall during last several days.

Tuesday 10 May 2016

Cactus / buiningii

I bought 20 seeds of Ubelmania buiningii in 2006 and sowed.
Some of young seedlings were grafted.
The photo is one of them, in flower in this morning.
Buiningii is in flower both of in spring/autumn.

Wednesday 4 May 2016

Cactus / hintonii

A degrafted Ariocrpus bravoanus v hintonii was in flower.
This is also 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.
Warm/cool days have been repeated.
It may be affected by the weather.


Tuesday 3 May 2016

Cactus / trigonus

A degrafted Ariocarpus trigonus was in flower yesterday.
I degrafted 24 ones last September.
It is one of them.

Monday 2 May 2016

Cactus / kotschoubeyanus

A degrafted Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus was in flower.
This is also 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.

Sunday 1 May 2016

Cactus / agavoides

A degrafted Ariocarpus agavoides was in flower.
This is the 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.
Agavoides is in flower several times in the autumn.