Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Saturday 25 September 2021

Cactus / Astrophytum hybrid

 2 1st filial Astrophytum hybrids, capricorne x red flowering asterias were in flower in this morning.

They are degrafted/own-rooted cacti.

The bodies are very similar to asterias. The photo is one of them.



Thursday 23 September 2021

Cactus / aselliformis

 Many pelecyphora aselliformis have been in flower.

The photo is one of them.

Seedlinga of aselifoemis are very thin. I graft them and make thick bodies.

The photo is the one, degrafted and rooted.



Wednesday 15 September 2021

Cactus / coahuilense

 3 Astrophytum coahuilenses were in flower yesterday.

I bough 10 small cacti in 2004 and 8 of them have still been alive.

The photo is one of them.



Tuesday 14 September 2021

Cactus / super kabuto

 Although it is spring, morning is quite cold.

Several super kabutos were in flower.

The attached photo is one of them which was in flower yesterday.


 

Wednesday 8 September 2021

Cactus / strobiliformis

A Pelecyphora strobiliformis was in flower yesterday afternoon.

This one is degrafted and rooted and so it is hairy which is affected by the grafting.

Spring has been and cacti start to be in flower.



Monday 6 September 2021

Cactus / hybrid

 A 1st filial hybrid cactus was in flower.

The hybrid is Turbinicarpus alonsoi x Strombocactus disciformis.

I expected a white flower but the result is shown on the photo.