South of Arid Land

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

An other Echinocactus horizonthalonius was in flower.

The cactus is around 14 cm in diameter.

Horizonthalonius in my place show variouus spine variations.

A degrafted and rooted Turbinicarpus alonsoi was in flower.

Alonsoi is a small cactus which is around 5 cm in diameter.

Since this one was grafted once, the body is around 10 cm in diameter.

This cactus is mixed the gene of Strombocactus slightly.

A thelocactus heterochromus f longispinus was in flower yesterday.

I am not sure the reason but the flower is smaller than normal.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

Since the pot was tight, I repotted this one last week.

A discocactus placentiformis v latispinus f major HU640 was in flower.

Fowers opened last night and I took the photo early in this morning.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2007.

3 of them have survived but just 1 is flowering size.

Several matured Astrophytum asterias cv super kabutos were in flower.

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

I think I need a new larger pot.

A grafted aztekium v valdezii was in flower.

I just have kept 1 cactus which was given by my friend some years ago.

Although aztekium is self-fertile, I have not seen any seeds yet.

A grafted astrophytum asterias cv kikko kabuto was in flower.

The scion is quite small, just 6 cm in diameter.

My friend gave me 6 grafted cacti several years ago but only this one has survived.