Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Sunday 29 September 2019

Cactus / miracle kabuto

A young miracle kabuto was in flower.
Seed was sown in 2012 and the current size is 7 cm in diameter.
The cactus is just about to start showing the character of "Miracle".

Saturday 28 September 2019

Cactus / ritteri

An aztekium ritteri was in flower in the afternoon yesterday.
A short Pereskiopsis stock is still attached on the bottom of this cactus.
The stock is buried in the potting-mix.

Friday 27 September 2019

Cactus / red flowering hanazono kabuto

2 of 2nd filial red flowering hanazono kabuto were in flower yesterday afternoon.
The attached photo is one of them.
The cactus has not shown the character of hanazono yet because of very young.
I hope the character was shown soon but I am not sure ----.

Wednesday 25 September 2019

Cactus / aselliformis

A pelecyphora aselliformis was in flower yesterday afternoon.
The flower is abnormal.
Petals are very thin by unkown reasons.

Sunday 22 September 2019

Cactus / super kabuto

Super kabutos have been in flower.
The photo is one of them.
Flower colour is pale yellow.

Thursday 19 September 2019

Cactus / strobiliformis

A pelecyphora strobiliformis was in flower.
This one was degrafted and rooted some years ago.
I have kept 4 floweing size of this species.

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Cactus / alonsoi

A turbinicarpus alonsoi was in flower yesterday afternoon.
Alonsoi is a small cactus, is in 5 cm square tube.
I propagated this from seed.

Monday 9 September 2019

Cactus / aselliformis

2 Pelecyphora aselliformis were in flower in the afternoon.
The photo is one of them.
Pelecyphora is easy to root. I propagated this from an off-set/rooted.

Friday 6 September 2019

Cactus / coahuilense

An astrophytum coahuilense was in flower.
It is 1st Astrophytum flowering in this season.
I bought a small plant in 2003.