Cactus / hadaka fukuryu banjyaku

This is an Astrophytum hybrid, hadaka fukuryu banjyaku which is a nudum form of fukuryu banjyaku. It is still very young but it already shows a hint of fukuryu form.

Cactus / asterias

I collect cacti as ornamental plants.
Some people like abnormal shaped cacti but I like clear-cut appearance ones.
The photo is A. aserias, well balanced 8 ribs and very flat which is a typical clear-cut appearance one.

Cactus / khoyo

An Astrophytum myriostigma v nudum cv khoyo, kikkou was in flower yesterday.
It was a poor-looking flower.
Since just one plant was in flower, I used reserved pollen for the pollination.

One of degrafted Turbinicarpus alonsois was in flower in the afternoon.
I bought seeds and sowed on 31/08/2006.
Several youg seedlings were grafted and degrafted 2 years ago.
This one is twin heads and each head is going to be cristates.

Cactus / variegated super kabuto

I selected well balanced variegated super kabuto seedlings and grafted them in this spring.
All of them have started to grow.
The degree of variegation is not fixed, moving around during growing.
Although I selected well balanced ones, this one is turning to a complete variegation unfortunately.

Cactus / hakujyou fukuryu banjyau

Astrophytum hybrid, hakujyou fukuryu banjyaku is very new in my place.
I got seeds from my friend and sowed on 27th July this year.
I grafted seedlings and 5 of them were taken.
The  photo is one of them, growing with a resnable speed.
I expect it will be in flower next spring.

Cactus / aselliformis

Seedlings of Pelecyphora aselliformis grow vey slowly.
Other problem of these seedlings are body shape.
Seedlings keep thin body, 2~3 mm diameter and are hard to be a round shape.

The best way to get a round plant is grafting and degrafting later.
I sowed seeds on 19/08/12 and 28/09/12, twice in this year.
I grafted seedlings germinated from 19/08/12 sowing.
It has not completed yet but I have tried to collect 12 grafted seedlings in total.
The photo is one of them, starting to grow.