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Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Cactus / furfuraceus

 A young ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus was in flower yesterday.

It was 1st flowering for the cactus.

The cactus is in a 8.5 cm square pot.




Sunday, 27 April 2025

Cactus / pectinatus

 Two degrafted ariocarpus retusus v pectinatus were in flower.

The photo is one of them.

My friend dave me seeds and I sowed in 2018.



Saturday, 26 April 2025

Cactus / scaphirostris

 An ariocarpus scaphirostris was in flower.

I just keep 5 this species. The photo is one of them.

This cactus grows very slowly.



Friday, 25 April 2025

Cactus / agavoides

 3 degrafted ariocarpus agavoides were in flower.

The photo is one of them.

The tubercle of grafted one is shorter than that of own-rooted plant.



Thursday, 24 April 2025

Cactus / Shinkawa Tamazouge

 An ariocarpus retususu cv Shinkawa Tamazouge was in flower.

This one is a survivor of original seeds which were sown in 2005.

The cactus is 15 cm in diameter currently.



Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Cactus / Daruma Seiji

 Flowers of ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Daruma Seiji have come back.

I like this species and keep many flowering age plants.

The photo is one of them, 15 cm in diameter,



Monday, 21 April 2025

Cactus / cauliflower

 Several retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower were in flower yesterday.

The photo is one of them, 16 cm in diameter.

The cactus shows the character of cultivar very well.



Sunday, 20 April 2025

Cactus / elongatus

 Two old ariocarpus elongatus were in flower yesterday.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

The photo is one of them, 15 cm in diameter.



Saturday, 19 April 2025

Cactus / confusus

 3 ariocarpus confusus were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The photo is one of them.

My friend gave me very young seedlings. I grafted them and degrafted 2 years later.




Friday, 18 April 2025

Cactus / ariocarpus species

 Many ariocarpus species were in flower in this morning.

Ariocarpus are in flower twice at least in an autum.

The photo is a part of my greenhouse.



Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Cactus / intermedius

 An ariocarpus fissuratus v intermedius was in flower yesterday.

This one is the original plant in my place which seeds were sown in 2005.

Unfortunately just one original plant has survived. 24 off-springs have reached to flowering age.



Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Cactus / lloydii

 An ariocarpus fissuratus v lloydii was in flower yesterday.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2005.

30 seeds were sown but just one has survived.



Monday, 14 April 2025

Cactus / godzilla

 Flowers of ariocarpus fissuratus cv godzilla have come back.

The photo is one of them, largest and oldest godzilla in my place.

The cactus is 11 cm in diameter.



Sunday, 13 April 2025

Cactus / trigonus

 A degrafted ariocarpus trigonus was in flower.

I have kept more than 10 plants of this species but only this one was in flower.

I hope all others would be in flower soon.



Friday, 11 April 2025

Cactus / furfuraceus

 Several ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus were in flower.

New flower of this species is white but pinky colour will be added in 2~3 days later as shown the attached photo.

I have kept many of them.



Thursday, 10 April 2025

Cactus / ariocarpus hybrid

 My friend gave me some seeds of cauliflower and I sowed in 2014.

Since the history of seeds was unknown, some seedlings were grafted to see result earlier.

It seems the cactus is not a cauliflower, a hybrid I think.



Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Cactus / Daruma Royal

 An ariocarpus retusus v furfraceus cv Daruma Royal was in flower yesterday.

I propagated this cactus from seed which was harvested from my cactus.

The cactus is 15 cm in diameter currently.



Monday, 7 April 2025

Cactus / Shinkawa Tamazouge

 An ariocarpus retusus cv Shinkawa Tamazouge was in flower.

This cultivar has quite long tubercles, 12 cm in diameter currently.

I propagated this from seed harvested from my plant.



Saturday, 5 April 2025

Cactus / cauliflower

 An aripcarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv cauliflower was in flower yesterday.

Seeds were sown in 2005.

The cactus is 16 cm in diameter currently and showing the character of cultivar quite well.



Friday, 4 April 2025

Cactus / Daruma Seiji

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

I like this species and have kept many.

The photo is one of them, 15 cm in diameter.



Thursday, 3 April 2025

Cactus / ariocarpus hybrid

 A 1st filial ariocarpus hybris, retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower x fissuratus cv godzilla was in flower.

It was 1st flowering for the cactus.

The cactus is still small, 8 cm in diameter.



Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Cactus / fissuratus

 A degrafted ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend was in flower.

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

Overall diameter is 25 cm.



Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Cactus / jarmilae

 An ariocarpus retusus v jarmilae MM110 was in flower.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

The cactus has grown well, 16 cm in diameter.