Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Cactus / jarmilae

 Flowers of ariocarpus retusus v jarmilae MM110 have come back.

Actually two plants are in flower. The photo is one of them.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006. The cactus is 16 cm in diameter currently.




Monday, 12 May 2025

Cactus / ariocarpus hybrid

 Flower of an ariocarpus hybrid has come back.

The cactus is retusus cv cauliflower x fissuratus cv godzilla.

The cactus shows characters of both parents.



Saturday, 10 May 2025

Cactus / kotschoubeyanus

 Two degrafted ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde were in flower yesterday.

The photo is one of them. They were degrafted in 2008.

The life of degrafted cacti are shorter than that of own-root ones.



Thursday, 8 May 2025

Cactus / godzilla

 May is the last month in autumn in here and almost all flowers of ariocarpus have finished but two fissuratus cv godzilla were in flower in this morning.

The photo is one of them.

I also could see some agavoides flower buds and so I could see flowers soon.



Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Cactus / furfuraceus

 A young ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus was in flower yesterday.

It was 1st flowering for the cactus.

The cactus is in a 8.5 cm square pot.




Sunday, 27 April 2025

Cactus / pectinatus

 Two degrafted ariocarpus retusus v pectinatus were in flower.

The photo is one of them.

My friend dave me seeds and I sowed in 2018.



Saturday, 26 April 2025

Cactus / scaphirostris

 An ariocarpus scaphirostris was in flower.

I just keep 5 this species. The photo is one of them.

This cactus grows very slowly.