Micranthocereus - riot of flowers

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Micranthocereus - riot of flowers

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Micranthocereus flavispinus or densiflorus or M. flavispinus var. densiflorus .......... ad infinitum -- take your taxonomic pick!
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And here M. polyanthus:
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And M. streckeri
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Very nice James , i see you captured a "humming bird " in the last photo 1st section . (tu) :grin:
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Cactus Jack wrote:Very nice James , i see you captured a "humming bird " in the last photo 1st section . (tu) :grin:
Thanks Stephen. Yes, they are always flitting around the Micros. - you can see why.
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James Pickering wrote:Micranthocereus flavispinus or densiflorus or M. flavispinus var. densiflorus .......... ad infinitum -- take your taxonomic pick! [/center]
I'd pick first one from the left :)
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Awesome display, well done!
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Simply stunning.
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Superb!

...I had to scroll back up to see the hummingbird, I didn't see it first time, lol
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Between the hummingbirds and my gentle diddling with a fine point artists brush I get good crops of fruit
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