South of Arid Land

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

An astrophytum hybrid was in flower in this afternoon.

It is the hybrid, capricorne x red flowering asterias.

The hybrid has gotten stronger asterias gene shown on flower colour and body appearence.

The cactus is in a 8.5 cm square pot.

A gymnocalycium hossei was in flower.

I am not sure the true name but I refer to the name tag of purchased seed.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2004. The germination rate was not too bad but only one seedling has survived.

An obrigonia denegrii was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I propagated this one from seed. This species grows very slowly.

The cactus is in a 9.5 cm square pot.

Turbinicarpus alonsoi were in flower yesterday.

They all are propagated from seeds.

They are flowering size but they are quite small, in 6.5 cm square pots.

An astrophytum myriostigma v nudum was in flower.

This cactus is a standard form of myriostigma with 5 ribs.

The current size is 12 cm in diameter.

An astrophytum asterias cv oibo ruri kabuto was in flower yesterday.

It reaches to a mature age and the location of flowering is abnormal.

The body colour was ruri colour when the asterias was young but it is pale green at moment by unknown reason.

A matured Thelocactus heterochromus was in flower yesterday afternoon.

The flower of Thelocactus is quite large.

T. heterochromus was popular around 20 years ago and I bought seeds. 5 plants have still survived.