Cactus / miracle kabuto + fissuratus

They are a pair of fusion trial species.
Species are Astrophytum asterias cv miracle kabuto and Ariocarpus fissuratus.
The miracle kabuto is in flower. Fissuratus will be in flower in autumn.

Cactus / miracle kabuto

Several young miracle kabutos were in flower yesterday.
They were sown seeds in 2012.
The photo is one of them, 7cm in diameter.

Cactus / hanazono kabuto

A matured Astrophytum asterias cv hanazono kabuto was in flower yesterday.
The cactus shows the character of 'hanazon"quite well.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.
The current size is 15 cm in diametser.

Cactus / buiningii

A degrafted Uebelmannia buiningii was in flower.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.
Ubelmannia are in flower many times between spring and autumn.

Cactus / fukuryu hannya

I think this cactus is an astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu hannya.
I propagated this one from seed given from my friend.
Since it is given seed, I am not sure the detail of the parents.
The cactus shows the character of ornatum strongly.
The size is 8 cm in diameter.

Cactus / hintonii

Autumn has not been in here yet but cacti know it will be soon.
Two Ariocarpus brevoanus v hintonii were in flower.
They are degrafted and rooted.
The photo is one of them, 7 cm in diameter.
Ariocarpus bravoanus hintonii is a small cactus.

Cactus / armatum

The photo is a Gymnocalycium spegazzinii v armatum sp nova.
I bought 20 seeds and sowed in 2003.
Only one has been servived unfortunately.

Cactus / Onzuka

Several Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka were in flower.
Since it is hard to make a roung Onzuka, all my Onzuka are grafted once and degrafted later.
The photo is one of them, 9 cm in diameter.

Cactus / kikkou

Young Astrophytum myriostigmas were in flower.
The photo is a degrafted myriostigma v nudum cv kikkou.
The current size is 10 cm in diameter.
The flowers have released citrus scent.

Cactus / miracle kabuto

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

Cactus / asterias

An asterias was in flower yesterday.
As show on the photo, this asterias has fluffy flecking.
I am quite sure this one was propagated from seed haevested by myself.
I can not see any similar parents in my collection unfortunately.

Cactus / red flowering hanazono kabuto

A 1st filial red flowering hanazono kabuto which I developed was in flower.
It was degrafted and under rooting process.
The cactus is 7 cm in diameter.

Cactus / super kabuto

Many super kabutos were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, a matured super kabuto.
I propagated it form my harvested seed.
The current size is 14 cm in diameter.

Cactus / ritteri

One of degrafted Aztekium rittris were in flower yesterday.
I degrafted them 4 years ago.
Aztekium ritteri grow very slowly.

Cactus / principis

A Leuchtenbergia principis was in flower.
I bought two small seedlings in 2005. Both of them have grown well.
The current size is 25 cm in diameter.

Cactus / loricatum

A Gymnocalycium spegazzinii v loricatum has pushed flowering buds up.
I bought seeds and sowed on 16th October 2004.
The current size is 14 cm in diameter.