The wonderful weather over the last few weeks has really spurred our cacti into flower, here are a few of mine!
First, Mammillaria luethyii, this is a 6 year old plant grown from my own seed (showing it can be done, although I have had no luck germinating seeds for the last few years!)
Mammillaria luethyii
Next, Echinocereus davisii, quite a few years old, with 3 heads - citrus scented flowers.
Echinocereus davisii
Mammillaria pectinifera, going great guns:
Mammillaria pectinifera
Mammillaria albiflora:
Mammillaria albiflora
A very spiny Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii:
Hi Diane - as always, with your plants, glorious! I'm particularly envious of your white-flowered Mammillopsis - well done
Tony Roberts
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Chairman, Tephrocactus Study Group
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Kent
(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
Great stuff, all very desirable plants. I also have M. luethyi from seed but not so big. My mature M. luethyi is producing flowers in sequence so not so impressive as yours, but it did throw two pups last year
A beautiful selection Diane. I have just sown some seeds of that Glandulicactus and am looking forward to spines like that. I had a grafted Utahia sileri but it perished in the winter. I think the plant itself would have been OK but I suspect it was grafted on something tender. I am really disappointed because I always wanted one and only recently found it. Does anyone know where I might get a replacement?
Somerset Phil
Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.
That's what I love about these little wonders, the flowers are wonderful. Well done Diane, and thanks for sharing.
