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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cactus / aselliformis

A pelecyphora aselliformis was in flower in this afternoon.

The cactus is a rooted  off-set. The rooting of this species is not so difficult.

The cactus is just 5 cm in diameter.

Cactus / principis

 I have kept two leuchtenbergia pricipis. One of the was in flower yesterday.

I bought them in 2006, which were very small plants.

They are around 25 cm in diameter currently.