Cactus / Ariocarpus hybrid

 An ariocarpus hybrid, retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower x fissuratus cv godzilla was in flower yesterday.

The cactus is a degrafted one and just 4 years old.

The flower is 2nd flowering in this season.

Cactus / Suguri cauliflower

 An ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower was in flowet in this afternoon.

This is one of off-speings of the original cauliflower.

The cactus shows the character of cultivar very well.

Cactus / Rio Verde

 A. degrafted ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.  To harvest seeds earlier, some seedlings were grafted in 2003.

The cactus has grown well, 11 cm in diameter.

Cactus / agavoides

 Some ariocarpus agavoides were in flower yesterday. The photo is one of them.

Agavoides is a small ariocarpus, is  in a 8.5 cm square pots.

As you can see on the photo, some tubercle tips have died. If you could manage the plant well, this promlem will not happen.

Cactus / ritteri

 An aztekium ritteri was in flower.

I think the flowering was out of season but it was in flower by some reasons.

The cactus is quite small, in a 8.5 cm square pot.

Cactus / Shikawa Tama Zouge

 A young ariocarpus retusus cv Shinkawa Tama Zouge was in flower yesterday afternoon.

This is one of off-springs. I harvested seeds form original ones and sowed.

They have reached to the flowering age.

Cactus / intermedius

 Flowers of ariocarpus species came back yesterday afternoon.

The photo is one of them, fissuratus v intermedius.

It was 2nd flowering in this season for the cactus.

Cactus / scaphirostris

 An ariocarpus scaphirostris was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Only one seedling have survived but I have kept some off-springs.

Cactus / duo-fingers

 An ariocarpus retusus cv duo-fingers was in flower.

I have never bought seeds of this cultivar but the cactus shows the character of duo-fingers.

The cactus is 15 cm in diameter currently.

Cactus / elephantideus

 An ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v elephantideus was in flower.

I have kept some other kotschoubeyanus related species but only this one was in flower.

I hope I could see more flowers soon.

Cactus / fissuratus

 10 small ariocarpus fissuretus were in flower. They are in 6.5 cm square pots.

The photo is one of them.

The colour of fissuratus flower is very nice.

Cactus / retusus

 An ariocarpus retusus was in flower yesterday.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

This retusus is the largest ariocarpus with single head in my place.

Cactus / super kabuto

 Yesterday was a good sunshine day and some Astrophytum species returned to flower in the afternoon.

The photo is one of them, a super kabuto.

I assume the flower is the last one in this season.

Cactus / jarmilae

 3 matured Ariocarpus retusus v jarmilaes were in flower.  The photo is one of them.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

I am not sure how much different between standard retusus and this variation is.

Cactus / Ariocarpus hybrid

 5 1st flial ariocarpus hybrids were in flower. The photo is one of them.

The hybrid is retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower x fisstratus cv godzilla.

I tried to make a new ariocarpus which had long tubercles with fissuratus texture.

Cactus / Daruma Royal

 An ariocarpus retusus cv Daruma Royal was in flower.

The cactus was propagated from seed which was harvested from my plant.

This cultivar has wide and long tubercles.

Cactus / confusus

 Two ariocarpus trigonus v confusus were in flower yesterday.

The photo is one of them.

My friend gave me young seedlings. I grafted them and degrafted later.

Cactus / fused cacti

 A fused cacti, Ariocarpus trigonus + Astrophytum asterias cv miracle kabuto was in flower.

Since it is in autumn in here, only trigonus was in flower.

The asterias was in flower last summer.

Cactus / unknown ariocarpus species

 This cactus was propagated from seed which was given from my friend.

I am not sure the history of seeds but the name tag said "cauliflower".

Unfortunately the cactus does not show any cauliflower characters and flower colour is also abnormal.

Cactus / Shinkawa Tama Zouge

 An ariocarpus retusus cv Shinkawa Tama Zouge was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2005. This one is an original plant in my place. I have kept many offspring plants.

This cultivar has long tubercles.

Cactus / cauliflower

 An ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Sugrri cauliflower was in flower yesterday afternoon.

The cactus was germinated from harvested seeds by myself.

This is one of good "cauliflowers" selected by myself.

Cactus / intermedius

 An ariocarpus fissuratus v intermedius was in flower yesterday afternoon.

This is an original plant in my place. I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

Unfortunately only one have servived but many offsprings are in my greenhouse.

Cactus / Daruma Seiji

 Many ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Daruma Seiji were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The photo is one of them.

This cultivar has short, round and Seiji colour tubercles.

Cactus / furfuraceus

 An ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus was in flower yesterday afternoon.

The catus is a degrafted plant.

It was 1st flowering of furfuraceus in this season. I have kept many of thie species and so I can see many flowers soon.