Cactus / miracle kabuto

Several matured miracle kabutos were in flower.
The photo is one of them, 18 cm in diameter.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Cactus / asterias

Several matured asterias were in flower.
Seeds were sown in 2003.
The photo is one of them, 15 cm in diameter.

Cactus / super kabuto

Hot days has been continued. Many asterias cultivars were in flower.
The photo is one of them, a super kabuto.
The size is 14 cm in diameter.

Cactus / denegrii

An obregonia denegrii was in flower.
It is also a rooted off-set.
The current size is 7 cm in diameter.

Cactus / fukuryu

An astrophytum hybrid, hakujyou fukuryu banjyaku was in flower.
This one is a rooted off-set. The rooting of banjyaku is easy.
The size is very small, 5.5 cm in diameter.

Cactus / asterias

An asterias was in flower. The flower colour was reddish.
It seems perals are thinner than that of standard one.
The cactus is a rooted off-set, 8 cm in diameter.

Cactus / kotschoubeyanus

Cacti make a misjudgement of the season from time to time.
An ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus was in flower.
It is the mid of summer in here. Since ariocarpus are in flower in autumn, the cactus misjudge the season.

Cactus / miracle kabuto

Several young miracle kabutos were in flower.
Seeds were sown in 2012.
They are around 7 cm in diameter.
The photo is one of them.

Cactus / hanazono kabuto

1st filial (hanazono kabuto x red flowering asterias) was in flower.
The flower colour is not red enough, reddish flower.
It was degrafted and under rooting process.

Cactus / castanea

Two frailea castaneas were in flower yesterday.
They normally do not open flower. Flowering buds turn to fruits directly.
Since yesterday was very hot, they opened flowes, I think.
The photo is one of them.

Cactus / super kabuto

A super kabuto was in flower.
The flower colour is pink.
This one was propagated form seed harvested by myself from my cactus.
I am not sure the reason of "pink" colour.

Cactus / disciformis

A strombocactus disciformis was i flower.
I have two flowering size cacti and the photo is one of them.
I sowed seeds harvested from this one last year. They are very small and grow very slowly.

Cactus / fukuryu hannya

An astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu hannya was in flower.
I got seeds from my friend and the history of seeds is unknown.
Cacti propagated from the seeds show various forms.
This one shows the character of ornatum.

Cactus / horizonthalonius

An echinocactus horizonthalonius v moelleri was in flower.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.
Var moelleri has short spines.

Cactus / super kabuto

Many asterias were in flower yesterday.
Asterias are in flower several times between spring and autumn.
They all are in flower same day as like communicate each other "Let's start".
The photo is one of them, a super kabuto.

Cactus / myriostigma

An astrophytum myriostigma was in flower yesterday.
It was 1st flowering for the cactus.
The myristigma has 3 ribs.
The body shape is very stable and no change of rib numbers at all but the growing speed is very slow by unkown reason.