South of Arid Land

Monday, 30 January 2023

3 echinocactus horizonthalonius related species were in flower yesterday.

The photo is one of them, E. horizonthalonius v moelleri.

Spines of moelleri is shorter than that of standard horizonthalonius.

Several astrophytum asterias related species were in flower. The photo is one of them, a miracle kabuto.

I sowed seeds harvested from my cacti in 2006.

The miracle kabuto on photo is my largest asterias, 19 cm in diameter.

Three thelocactus heterochromus f longispinus were in flower yesterday.

The photo is one of them. I bougt seeds and sowed in 2006.

Flower of thelocactus is large, 8cm in diameter.

A discocactus placentiformis v latispinus f major HU640 was in flower early in this morning.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2007. 3 plants have survived.

The cactus is quite large as named, 15 cm in diameter.

A matured gymnocalycium spegazzinii v armatum was in flower.

I bought seeds and sowed in 2003. Just one plant have survived unfortunatey.

The cactus is 20 cm tall and 15 cm in diameter.

I kept many Discocactus horstiies before but almost all were gone. I have kept just one which was in flower yesterday.

The cactus is a rooted off-set. The rooting of off-set of this species was not easy but I could just one.

The cactus is quite small, in 6.5 cm square pot.

Many asterias were in flower yesterday. The photo is one of them, cv kikko, super kabuto.

It was just a super kabuto but it turned to kikko form when the cactus reached a mature age.

It is a super kabuto but the body is not small, 15 cm in diameter.