Cactus / fissuratus

 A degrafted ariocarpus fissuratus was in flower yesterday.

Normal own-rooted fissuratus is around 10 cm in diameter but the cactus on the photo is 17 cm in diameter.

The grafting affects the size of body.

Cactus / godzilla

 I have kept 35 degrafted ariocarpus fissuratus cv godzilla in total.

One of them was in flower in this morning. 

Seeds were given by my friend, which were sown in 2018.

Seedlings were grafted, and degrafted in 2020.

Cactus / astrophytum hybrid

 A 1st filial astrophytu hybrid, capricorne x super kabuto was in flower yesterday afternoon.

It will be the last flower of astrophytum species in this season.

It is still quite hot in this year but I could see some ariocarpus species soon.

Cactus / bicolor

 An ariocarpus retusus v bicolor n. prov. KMR61 was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2006.

It was 1st flowering for retusus related species in this season. The cactus is 15 cm in diameter.

Cactus / fissuratus

 An ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend was in flower in this morning.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. 3 yong seedlings were grafted to get seeds earlier. They were degrafted/rooted after harvested seed.

This species is in flower in late summer every year.

Cactus / fukuryu banjyaku

 An astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu banjyaku was in flower yesterday afternoon.

My friend gave me some seeds and I sowed in 2011.

This cactus shows the character of ornatum well.

Cactus / myriostigma

 A matured Astrophytum myriostigma cv khoyo, kikko was in flower yesterday afternoon.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2007.

The cactus became tall when it was a mature age, 20 cm tall.