Cactus ritteri

 It is the 2nd flowering for this cactus, Aztekium ritteri in this season.

I took the photo in this afternoon.

This spring is abnormal, not so many sunshine days and so I can not see so many cacti flowers.

Cactus / loricatum

 An other Gymnocalycuim species, spegazzinii v loricatum was in flower yesterday afternoon.

The loricatum is a spegazzinii with short spines.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. The current size is 15 cm in diameter.

Cactus / vatteri

 Gymnocalycium species have started to be in flower.

A vatteri which has single spine was in flower yesterday.

It is just 10 cm in diameter. I do not think the cactus can gain more in diameter.

Cacts hintonii

 An aztekium hintonii was in flower yesterday.

I have kept 6 hintoniies but only this one is a flowering size.

Since I pollinated the flower, I can see the result in near future.

Cactus / Onzuka

 An astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka was in flower yesterday afternoon.

It was 1st flowering of Onzuka in this season.

I hope many of other Onzukas to follow this one.

Cactus / super kabuto

 Several asterias were in flower in this afternoon.

The photo is one of them, asterias cv super kabuto.

The body of super kabuto is smaller than that of standard asterias. This one is 12 cm in diameter.

Cactus / disciformis

 4 Strombocactus disciformis were in flower yesterday.

They all are degrafted ones. Large two have own-roots and small ones have short stocks.

Seedlings of Strombocactus are very small and growing very slowly. Because of this matter, I used grafting /degrafting method.

Cactus / alonsoi

 4 turbinicarpus alonsoi were in flower in this morning.

Two large ones were degrafted and rooted, and small two are seedlings with own-roots.

The standard aonsoi is a small cactus but it becomes a large body if it was grafted once.

Cactus Astrophytum hybrid

 An astrophytum hybrid, capricorne x red flowering astrias was in flower yesterday.

As you can see, the flower colour of asterias has been transferred well.

The cactus is 8 cm in diameter.

Cactus / ritteri

 This small cactus is a degrafted Aztekium ritteri which was in flower yesterday.

It has still attached a short pereskiopsis stock. The cactus relies on the short stock currently.

The cactus is in a 6.5 cm square pot.

Cactus / myriostigma

 An astrophytum myriostigma was in flower yesterday.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. Scars of mealybug attack can give the hint of its age.

Since the pot is bit tight, I will repot soon.

Cactus / aselliformis

 The temperature in greenhouse reached to 40 'C yesterday afternoon. Several cacti were in flower.

The photo is one of them, Pelecyphora aselliformis.

This one is a rooted off-set. The rooting of aselliformis is not difficult.