Cactus / vatteri

 Several gymnocalycium vatteries were in flower.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2004. The photo is one of them.

The cactus is 12 cm in diameter, single spine form.

Cactus / moellerii

 An echinocactus horizonthalonius v moellerii was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2007.

Seedlings have survived well and I have kept 10 flowering age plants.

Cactus / grusonii

 An echinocactus grusonii in my backyard was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I sowed seeds in 2000.

Be carefull, grusonii will reach to a huge size someday. The cactus is 60cm in diameter.

Cactus / hanazono-super kabuto

 An astrophytum asterias cv hanazono-super kabuto was in flower yesterday.

I created this by a cross pollination of hanazono kabuto x super kabuto.

The cactus is around 10 cm in diameter.

Cactus / myriostigma

 A matured astrophytum myriostigma was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

I cut bottom part of this catus off 2 years ago because of rotting. It seems rerooting works well.

Cactus / hanazono kabuto

 An astrophytum asterias cv hanazono kabuto was in flower yesterday. It was just one flower.

The cactus could open multiple flowers at once when it was young.

The cactus is quite old, 20 years old.

Cactus / ornatum

 Several gymnocalycium species were in flower yesterday.

The attached photo is one of them, a spegazzinii v ornatum.

I bought seeds and sowed in October 2004. We had much rain in this month and cooler than avalage December.

Cactus / ritteri

 Two degrafted Aztekium ritteies were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The photo is one of them. The cactus is attached a short Pereskiopsis stock which is buried in potting-mix.

I tried to root this species many times but I have never experienced any successful results.

Cactus / tubercle grafting

 The grafting process of 6 scions was completed on 3rd in this month.

2 of them were tubercles of Pediocactus simpsonii.

I have experienced to graft many Mammillaria tubercles. I tried to graft different species in this time.

Cactus / heterochromus

 6 Thelocactus heterochromus f longispinus were in flower yesterday afternoon.

I  bought 10 seeds and sowed  in 2006.

7 seedlings have survived and all of them are matured plants. Flowers of thelocactus are large.

Cactes / super kabuto

Several  matured Astrophytum asterias cv super kabutos were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The cactus on photo is one of them.

This one has  a starfish type body and thick flecking.

Cactus / cauliflower

 An ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower has pushed 2 fruits up.

I did pollination last autumn, April in this year.

I think I can harvest around 80 seeds from this cactus.

Cactus / monvillei

 A gymnocalycium monvillei v horridispinum was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2004.

I just refer to the name witten on the seeds package but I am not sure the true name.

Cactus / disciformis

 A strombocactus disciformis was in flower yesterday.

My friend gave me this cactus about 10 years ago.

Seedlings of disciformis grow very slowly. I have kept about 100 seedlings, around 10 mm in diameter. They were propagated from seeds harvested from this cactus.

Cactus / hybrid cactus

 A 1st filial intergeneric hybrid, Turbinicarpus alonsoi x Strombocactus disciformis was in flower yesterday.

It is a hybrid but the cactus is similar to a alonsoi.

The cactus is a degrafted one, 9 cm in diameter.

Cactus / horizonthalonius

 4 echinocactus horizonthalonius were in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought 20 seeds and sowed in 2006. The germination rate was not so good.

The photo is one of them. Since I have kept the cactus in the greenhouse, spines are thin.

Cactus / Astrophytum hybrid

 Two astrophytum hybrids, capricorne x red flowering asterias were in flower.

They are 1st filial hybrids.

The photo is one of them. Although flowers are red, I can not see any character of capricorne on its body.

Cactus / Onzuka banjyaku

 Astrophytum hybrid, ornatum x myriosigma is called banjyaku. If the myriostigma was Onzuka, the name of hybrid is Onzuka banjyaku.

I have kept several Onzuka banjyaku which were made by myself.

One of them was  in flower yesterday.

Cactus / myiostigma related cultivar

 I tried to make a culivar called "yoroi" but my trial failed.

Yoroi has two caracters which are fukuryu and kikko.

They have reached to flowering size and the photo is one of them. The cactus shows only fukuryu character.

Cactus / Onzuka

 I have kept quite many Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzukas. One of them was in flower yesterday.

It was 1st Onzuka's flowering in this spring.

The cactus is still young, 7 cm in diameter.

Cactus / super kabuto

 I lost quite many matured super kabutus in this spring. They were around 20 years old.

The photo is one of survivers, 17 cm in diameter and 20 years old.

I am not sure the reason but flowers are very  small.

Cactus / asterias

 I covered my greenhouse by 50% shadecloth yesterday morning. 6 asterias were in flower in the afternoon.

The room temperature in the greenhouse was reduced slightly,  which met flowering temperatue of asterias.

The photo is one of them. Seeds were sown in 2003 which means the asterias is 20 years old.

Cactus / horizonthalonium

 I took a cactus photo yesterday afternoon, which was a Gymnocalycium spegazzinii v horizonthalonium sown seeds in 2003.

I bought 100 seeds and sowed but the germination rate was not so good.

Since this cactus also has strong and dense spines, flowers are limited to open.

Cactus / horizonthalonius

 A young echinocactus horizonthalonius was in flower.

The cactus is just 10 cm in diameter.

Last Friday was very hot. The temperature in the greenhouse reached 55 'C in the afternoon.

Cactus / cardenasium

 A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v cardenasium was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought 20 seeds and sowed in 2003 but just one has survived.

The flower was limited to open due to dense spines.

Cactus / loricatum

 A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v loricatum was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Spines of loricatum are thick and short.

Cactus / denegrii

 An obregonia denegrii f San Vincente was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2005.

Tubercles of the form San Vincente are smaller then those of standerd one.

Cactus / grafted scion

 1st grafting process in this season was completed in this morning. 

Scions were Ariocarpus fissuratus cv godzilla. Stocks were off-shoots of Pereskiopsis.

The period of grafting process was 10 days. The photo is one of 4 scions.

Cactus / ornatum

 A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v ornatum was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2004. Several plants have survived.

The current size is 15 cm in diameter.

Cactus / moelleri

 An echinocactus horizonthalonius v moelleri was in flower yesterday afternoon.

This means summer will be soon.

This year is very dry. The total rainfall in October is just 11.4mm so far.

Cactus / fukuryu hannya

 An astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu hannya was in flower yesterday afternoon.

My friend gave me seeds and I sowed in 2012. The history of seeds was unknown.

Seedlings showed various forms. One of them had spines which is on this photo.

Cactus / dasyacanthus

 An echinocereus pectinatus v dasyacanthus was in flower yesterday.

Since the cactus is too tall, it can not stand by itself. I use a support.

I lost many echinocereus species. Only two plants have survived including this one.

Cactus / fukuryu banjyaku

 An astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu banjyaku was in flower.

This was 1st flowering in this spring among fukuryu banjyakus.

I got seeds and sowed in 2012. The cactus is in 12.5 cm square pot.

Cactus / aselliformis

 Pelecyphora aselliformis were in flower yesterday afternoon.

It was the 2nd flowering in this spring for all of them.

They are rooted off-sets and are in 8.5 cm square pots. Rooting of Pelecyphora is not difficult.

Cactus / loricatum

 A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v loricatum was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.   Several plants have servived.

This is the smallst one of same species. The current size is 12 cm in diameter.

Cactus / micromeris

 An epithelantha micromeris v neomexicana was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I got seeds and sowed in 2006.  Several plants have survived,

Flowers of epithelantha are very small.

Cactus / disciformis

 Young degrafted Strombocactus disciformis were in flower yesterday.

Short pereskiopsis stocks have still been attached and buried in potting-mix.

The appearance of bodies are different slightly from own-rooted plant.

Cactus / Astrophytum hybrid

 The photo is a 1st filial  Astrophytum hybrid, capricorne x red flowering asterias which was created by myself.

I tried to make a capricorne body with red flowers but I could not see any spines on the body.

I made 12 plants and all of them are similar appearances.

Cactus / myriostigma

 An astrophytum myriostigma was in flower yesterday. It was 2nd flowering in this spring.

The cactus was cut bottom off and rerooted 2 years ago.

The cactus has recovered well and is in flower.

Cactus / heterochromus

 Two thelocactus heterochromus f longispinus were in flower yesterday. The photo is one of them.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006. 6 plants have survived.

The current size is 15  cm in diameter.

Cactus / Astrophytum hybrid

 The cactus shown on the photo is also an Astrophytum hybrid which is senile x super kabuto.

This 1st filial hybrid is also created by myself.

The cactus is 14 cm in diameter and 14 cm tall.

Cactus / Astrophytum hybrid

 1st filial Astrophytum hybrid, coahuilense x super kabuto was in flower yesterday.

The hybrid was created by myself.

The cactus shows an abnormal flowering formation as an astrophytum species, which is clusterd flowering.

Cactus / super kabuto

 A matured Astrophytum asterias cv super kabuto was in flower yesterday.

The cactus was a normal super kabuto but it started to show the hanazono character from this year.

It seems the cactus can not open flowers completely physically.

Cactus / hintonii

 An aztekium hintonii was in flower yesterday afternoon.

This one was grafted once but the scion was degrafted/rooted when the scion reached to 3cm in diameter.

 It was the 1st flowering for the cactus. The rooting of hintonii is not easy but I got 5 successful results.

Cactus / ambatoense

 A gymnocalycium ambatoense was in flower yesterday.

I bought small plants in 2003. 3 plants have survived.

They all have pushed flowering buds up but just one was in flower.

Cactus / strobiliformis

 A pelecyphora strobiliformis was in flower yesterday afternoon.

The cactus is a degrafted scion which relies on own-roots currently.

Strobiliformis on the photo is a small cactus, 8 cm in diameter.

Cactus / one year old grafted scions

 I grafted 48 scions last year which were 24 ariocarpus fissuratus cv godzilla and 24 ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower.

Although I stopped watering in winter, the watering was restarted lately.

The photo is scions of A. fissuratus cv godzilla. They have started to regrow.

Cactus / aselliformis

 Two pelecyphora aselliformis were in flower yesterday afternoon.

These cacti are rooted cuttings. The photo is one of them.

The rooting of pelecyphora is not so difficult.

Cactus / super kabuto

 Two matured astrophytum asterias cv super kabutos were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The photo is one of them.

The asterious has a starfish shaped body which is 15 cm in diameter.

Cactus / myriostigma

 Some astrophytum species start to be in flower. Spring has been in here.

The photo is one of them, a matured myriostigma.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2004.