Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Monday, 16 May 2016

Cactus / asterias

Although it is not flowering season of cacti, a few cacti were in flower yesterday.
The photo is one of them, Astrophytum asterias.
The flower of asterias in autumn is small.
This is a matured cactus, 14 cm in diameter.

Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Cactus / furfuraceus

A degrafted Ariocarpus retusus v furfursceus was in flower yesterday.
This is the 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.
We had a good rainfall during last several days.

Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Cactus / buiningii

I bought 20 seeds of Ubelmania buiningii in 2006 and sowed.
Some of young seedlings were grafted.
The photo is one of them, in flower in this morning.
Buiningii is in flower both of in spring/autumn.

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Cactus / hintonii

A degrafted Ariocrpus bravoanus v hintonii was in flower.
This is also 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.
Warm/cool days have been repeated.
It may be affected by the weather.


Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Cactus / trigonus

A degrafted Ariocarpus trigonus was in flower yesterday.
I degrafted 24 ones last September.
It is one of them.

Monday, 2 May 2016

Cactus / kotschoubeyanus

A degrafted Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus was in flower.
This is also 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.

Sunday, 1 May 2016

Cactus / agavoides

A degrafted Ariocarpus agavoides was in flower.
This is the 2nd flowering of the cactus in this autumn.
Agavoides is in flower several times in the autumn.