Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Cactus / jarmilae

 An ariocarpus retusus v jarmilae was in flower.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006. Some of them have survived.

The cactus is 15 cm in diameter.




Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Cactus / retusus

 An old ariocarpus retusus was in flower yesterday.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. The germilation rate of seeds was quite high.

The cactus is 18 cm in diameter.



Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Cactus / Daruma Seiji

 Several ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Daruma Seiji were in flower.

I like this species and have kept many.

The cactus on the photo is one of them, 15 cn in diameter.




Monday, 23 March 2026

Cactus / bi-color

 3 degrafted/rooted ariocarpus retusus v bi-color were in flower yesterday.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

The photo is one of them, 15 cm in diameter.



Sunday, 22 March 2026

Cactus / fissuratus

 A very small ariocarpus fissuratus was in flower some days ago.

It is small but it took around 10 years from the germination.

The cactus is 4.5 cm in diameter.



Thursday, 19 March 2026

Cactus / cauliflower

An ariocarpus retusus cv Suguri cauliflower was in flower in the morning.

It is a degrafted one showing the character of cauliflower slightly.

The cactus is in a 15 cm pot.




Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Cactus / godzilla

 A degrafted ariocarpus fissuratus cv godzilla was in flower yesterday.

The cactus is in a 9.5 cm square pot.

9 more siblings have pushed flowering buds up. I will see more flowers soon.