South of Arid Land

Saturday, 26 February 2022

Two matured Astrophytum asterias cv miracle kabutos were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The attached photo is one of them.

The cactus has a starfish shaped body and the decity of flecking is good enough.

It is 14 cm in diameter.

Two matured Astrophytum asterias cv super kabutos were in flower yesterday afternoon.

The attached photo is one of them.

It is around 13 cm in diameter.

A gymnocalycium spegazzinii v lorivatum was in flower yesterday.

The cactus was propagated from seed. I bought seeds and sowed in 2003.

The cactus has short spines and is 14 cmin diameter which is elongated slightly.

Several turbinicarpus alonsoies were in flower in this morning.

The photo is one of them, degrafted and rooted.

Alonsoi is a small cactus, 5 cm in diameter or so but this one is 8 cm in diameter with an off-set because this one was grafted once.

A young Astrophytum asterias cv miracle kabuto was in flower.

Seeds were sown in 2013. Unfortunately I lost many miracle kabutos more than 20 last spring, which were same age.

The cactus is a starfish shape and 9 cm in diameter.

An astrophytum asterias cv miracle kabuto of a fused cacti was in flower.

This cacti is fused miracle kabuto and ariocarpus fissuratu.

It is the season of Astrophytum flowering and Ariocarpus will be in flower in autumn.

An astrophytum asterias cv miracle kabuto was in flower yesterday afternoon.

The cactus body is not clean because of covering over with stain.

It has reached to a mature age, 14 cm in diameter.