Cactus / super kabuto

This super kabuto is just about to open a flower.
Since it is mid of autumn, the flower is very small.

Cactus / asterias

When I checked the temperature of greenhouses yesterday afternoon, it was a bit more than 38 'C.
Although the door of greenhouses were closed in this season normally, I opened doors.
It seemed the temperature was good enough asterias to open flowers.

Cactus / furfuraceus

The attached photo is an Ariocarpus  retusus v furfuraceus.
As a trial of degrafting, a short Pereskiopsis stock is remained and buried in the potting-mix.
The plant is 3 years old, 10 cm diameter.

Cactus / jauernigi

A Turbinicarpus jauernigi was in flower.
Jauernigi is in flower several times between spring and autumn.
Jauernigi is a small plant, just 4 cm diameter shown in the photo.
I harvested seeds and sowed them on 4th September 2007.

Cactus / Ariocarpus hybrid

A 1st filial Ariocarpus hybrid, kotschyoubeyanus x bravoanus v hintonii was in flower.
The body shape is similar to the mother but the skin appearance is similar to the father.
I have kept one dozen of plants. All of them have very small body.

Cactus / intermedius

Although it was mid of autumn, the maximum temperature reached to 29 'C yesterday.
A grafted Ariocarpus fissuratus v intermedius was in flower.
I bought seeds and sowed on 11th August 2005.
Several young seedlings were grafted but only 2 plants have been alive currently.

Cactus / retusus

I bought seeds of Ariocarpus retusus v major cv Mitsuibo (tri-fingers) and sowed on 11th August 2005.
I grafted several young seedlings.
The photo is one of them.
The character of the cultivar should be appeared when the plant reached to a mature age but unfortunately all of them have never shown it.
It will happen quite often when you started from purchased seeds.