Cactus / red flowering asterias

An other red flowering asterias was in flower.
I bought seed and sowed in 2007.
It is old enough but the body size is just 6 cm in diameter.

Cactus / ruri kabuto

It is Boxing day today. The maximum temperature of today will reach to 37 'C.
A young ruri kabuto was in flower.
Seed was sown in 2012.

Cactus / miracle kabuto

A young miracle kabuto, sown seed in 2012 was in flower.
It is still small, just 6 cm in diameter but it has shown the character of "miracle".

Cactus / hanazono kabuto

A hanazono kabuto was in flower.
I have kept 6 cacti sown same day from same seed packet.
They all are very similar size and similar looking.

Cactus / Onzuka

Several degrafted Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzukas were in flower.
They were degrafted last spring.
The photo is one of them.

Cactus / asterias

A matured asterias was in flower.
This one has started to show the character of hanazono as shown on the attached photo.
The current size is 15 cm in diameter.

Cactus / red flowering asterias

An asterias was in flower.
It is a 2nd filial "red flowering hanazono kabuto" but the cactus shows a nudum form at moment.
The reason is unknown.

Cactus / myriostigma

Many cacti were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, an Astrophytum myriostigma cv khoyo, kikkou.
I degrafted it and rooted last spring.
It turns the body color between autumn and spring but it shows now summer color, green.

Cactus / capricorne

An astrophytum capricorne was in flower.
The body shape is a standard form but it has a reddish flower.
To increase red colour, I crossed with a red flowering asterias.

Cactus / valdezii

An grafted Aztekium valdezii was in flower in the afternoon.
My friend gave it me last spring.
It was 1st flowering in my place.

Cactus / super kabuto

The photo is a matured super kabuto.
Seed was sown in 2004.
The current size is 14 cm in diameter.
Since it is 14 years old and I can not expect gaining the size.

Cactus / horizonthalonius

Several Echinocactus horizonthalonius were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them.
Since they are kept in a greenhouse, spines are thinner than habitat ones.

Cactus / miracle kabuto

Many miracle kabutos were in flower in the afternoon.
The photo is one of them.

Cactus / super kabuto

Summer has been in here.
Many asterias were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, a super kabuto with reddish flowers.

Cactus / fukuryu banjyaku

It is summer from today in here.
Degrafted Astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu hakujyou banjyaku were in flower yesterday.
Forecast maximum temperature of today is 31 'C.