It is too early but an Ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend was in flower.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.
The cactus has reached to a matured age.
Astrophytum asterias
Friday, 29 January 2021
Sunday, 24 January 2021
Cactus / alonsoi
A degrafted Turbinicarpus alonsoi was in flower yesterday afternoon.
T. alonsoi is a small cactus but this one is a bit large, 8 cm in diameter because it was grafted once.
Thursday, 21 January 2021
Cactus / hanazono kabuto
A matured Astrophytum asterias cv hanazono kabuto was in flower.
The seed was sown in 2005.
The current size is 15 cm in diameter.
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Cactus / asterias
A matured Astrophytum asterias was in flower yesterday afternoon.
The seed was sown in 2003.
The current size is 15 cm in diameter but I can not expect it to gain more size.
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Cactus / red flowering asterias
A young red flowering asterias was in flower yesterday afternoon.
It is still quite small, just 6 cm in diameter.
Hot days are expected around this weekend and so I could see more asterias flowers.
Monday, 11 January 2021
Cactus / miracle kabuto
Yesterday was a hot day. The temperature in the greenhouse reached to 49 'C in the afternoon.
Many asterias were in flower.
The photo is one of them, a matured miracle kabuto.
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Cactus / heterochromus
A thelocactus heterochromus f longispinus was in flower.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.
Flowers of thelocactus are quite large.
Friday, 8 January 2021
Cactus / Onzuka
A young Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka was in flower.
This one is degrafted and rooted cactus, 8 cm in diameter.
The rooting of Onzuka is not difficult.
Thursday, 7 January 2021
Cactus / variegated asterias
An astrophytum variegated asterias was in flower.
The body is a nudum form and it looks very nice but it is a small cactus.
The body is just 7 cm in diameter.
Tuesday, 5 January 2021
Cactus / Astrophytum hybrid
The photo is an Astrophytum hybrid, capricorne x red flowering asterias.
I tried to create a red flowering capricorne.
It could transfer red flowering but the body is just similar to an asterias.
Monday, 4 January 2021
Cactus / super kabuto
Several matured super kabutos were in flower yesterday afternoon.
The photo is one of them.
The current size is 15 cm in diameter.
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