4 echinocactus horizonthalonius v moelleri were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, 12 cm in diameter.
Var moelleri has shorter spines compared with a standard horizonthalonius.
I am not sure the name but I just refer to the name tag of seeds.
A degrafted 1st filial hybrid, Turbinicarpus alonsoi x Strombocactus disciformis was in flower.
It is still quite young. Sinc I wanted to see the result earlier, a young seedlng was grafted.
The flower colour comes from alonsoi and body shape is mixed both parents.
A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v loricatum was in flower yesterday.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. It has grown well, 18 cm in diameter.
Loricatus has short and thick spines.
A gymunocalycium spegazzinii v armatum was in flower yesterday.
I bought 20 seeds and sowed in 2003. Just 2 cacti have survived. This one is 14 cm in diameter.
Variants of spegazzinii are very similar.
An astrophytum was in flower yesterday. The late spring in this year is qite cool and it was hard to see asterias flowers but the temperature in greenhouses reached to 45 'C yesterday.
I think this super kabuto is mixed slightly the gene of red flowering.
The current size is 12 cm in diameter.
The photo is Astrophytum hybrids, capricorne x red flowering asterias.
It is the 1st filial hybrid. Target was red flwering capricone.
You can see the result on the photo.
An astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu banjyaku was in flower yesterday afternoon.
My friend gave me seeds and sowed in 2014. Seedlings were grafted and degrafted later.
This one is one of degrafted ones, 12 cm in diameter.
A matured astrophytum asterias was in flower yesterday.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. The current size is 15 cm in diameter.
This cactus has started to show hanazono character.
Two pelecyphora aselliformis were in flower yesterday. The photo is one of them.
It was 2nd flowering in this season for them.
They are rooted off-sets collected from a grafted plant.
A gymnocalycium hossei v rhodantherum was in flower yesterday afernoon.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2004.
I am not sure the true name but I refer to the name tag of seeds.
Two degrafted Pelecyphora strobiliformis were in flower yesterday afternoon.
The attached photo is one of them.
The rooting of strobiliformis is not difficult. The cactus on the photo has own-roots.
An astrophytum myriostigma v nudum was in flower yesterday.
It was the 2nd flowering in this season for the cactus.
As you can see on the photo, this cactus is mixed fukuryu gene slightly.
A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v loricatum was in flower yesterday.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.
Loricatum has short spines but each one has different spine length in my place.
Yesterday was very hot. Today is also. The temperature will reach to 33 'C in the afternoon.
Just one matuerd super kabuto was in flower yesterday because of too hot.
Although it is a matured cactus, the diameter is only 13 cm .
A degrafted Echinocactus horizonthalonius was in flower yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday was a hot day. The temperature in greenhouse reached to 42 'C.
I think the hot temperature gave the trigger to open flowers.
A matured Astrophytum myriostigma was in flower.
I found rotting on bottom part of this cacti last year. Bottom part was cut off completely and rerooted.
As you can see on the photo, the cactus has recovered well and gotten flowers.
Three thelocactus heterochromus were in flower yeterday. The photo is one of them.
Flowers are bit small compared to normal year because of lower temperature in this year.
Their bodies are around 15 cm in diameter.
Several matured asterias were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, asterias cv kikko super kabuto which is 16 cm in diameter.
It was a normal super kabuto when the cactus was young but it turened to a kikko form lately.
Rain stopped yeasrday afternoon. I could see some cacti flowers in the afternoon.
The photo is one of them, Astrophytum hybrid, capricorn x red flowering asterias.
The cactus is degrafted one and a short Pereskiopsis stock is still attached.
