Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias

Friday, 10 April 2020

Cactus / fused ariocarpus

A fused Ariocarpus agavoides + kotschoubeyanus was in flower.
Only agavoides wsa in flower in this time.
I have never seen both species are in flower together yet.

Thursday, 9 April 2020

Cactus / trigonus

An ariocarpus trigonus was in flower.
The flower of trigonus releases a nice scent.
This cactus is a degrafted and rooted one.
The trigonus is very similar to an elongatus and I can not tell differences.

Monday, 6 April 2020

Cactus / furfuraceus

Ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus were in flower.
The photo is one of them.
Seeds were sown in 2008.
This cactus has never been grafted, just relied on own-roots only.

Sunday, 5 April 2020

Cactus / fissuratus

A rooted off-set, Ariocarpus fissuratus was in flower.
It was rooted 2 years ago and is still quite small.
Because of that, the flower looks like a large one.


Friday, 3 April 2020

Cactus / cauliflower

A degrafted Ariocarpus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower was in flower.
Since only several in many seedlings show the character of cauliflower, I select them.
The photo is one of selected.

Thursday, 2 April 2020

Cactus / Daruma royal

A degrafted Ariocarpus retusus cv Daruma royal was in flower.
I bought seeds and sowed in 2004.
This cultivar has larger tubercles than that of standard retusus.

Wednesday, 1 April 2020

Cactus / furfuraceus

Degrafted Ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Daruma Seiji were in flower.
This cultivar has round tubercles and seiji colour body.
The photo is one of them, 12 cm in diameter.