Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Monday 26 February 2024

Cactus / fissuratus

 An ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend which is the largest fissuratus in my place was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Since this one was grafted once for harvesting seeds, the body has been a large block.



Thursday 22 February 2024

Cactus / myriostigma

 Several astrophytum species were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The attached photo is one of them, A. myriostigma cv kikko, hoyo.

The cactus is quite old. I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.



Wednesday 21 February 2024

Cactus / Astrophyum hybrid

 I can not see many cacti flowers in these days because summer will finish soon but autumn has not started yet.

Only one cactus was in flower yesterday afternoon.

It was an astrphytum 1st filial hybrid, capricorne x red flowering asterias which is shown on the attached photo.



Sunday 18 February 2024

Cactus / fissuratus

 Two ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend were in flower in this morning. I could not see any flowering buds last night but ....

The photo is one of them. I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Autumn will be soon..



Wednesday 14 February 2024

Cactus / hakujo fukuryu banjyaku

 An astrophytum hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku was in flower yesterday afternoon.

My friend gave me seeds and I sowed in 2015.

The cactus has grown well and it is 12 cm in diameter currently.



Tuesday 6 February 2024

Cactus / heterochromus

 A thelocactus heterochromus was in flower yesterda afternoon.

It was quite popular years ago and I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

The flower is reddish and large.



Saturday 3 February 2024

Cactus / super kabuto

 I lost many matured asterias in this season. The main reason was root rotting.

The photo is one of survivors, an old super kabuto.

Since the weather in this summer is abnormal, the flower is very small.



Friday 2 February 2024

Cactus / fissuratus

 A degrafted Ariocarpus fissuratus was in flower yesterday afternoon.

Since it was the beginning of February, the flowering was too early.

Fisseratus are in flower in March normally in here.