travelogue of my latest Mexico trip

[Paul in Essex]

Just finished compiling my usual travelogue

link here

I'd welcome names for the cacti. I have a few ideas but nothing certain!

[Ali Baba]

Nice trip, plenty of spiky things . I think your orchid on day2/3 is Bletia not Bletilla, the latter is Asian. Interesing also to see Laelia anceps in synchronous flower in habitat with the one on my bathroom windowsill!

[B.A.]

Outstanding Paul

[Paul in Essex]

Thank you.

Yes, Bletia - someone mentioned that. I don't think it is fair that two very similar orchids have very similar names.

Incidentally, the pale agave on 13th I couldn't identify has been now identified by two reliable agave sources I know as Agave ensifera. This is *extremely* exciting as Agave ensifera has *never* been found in the wild, only known and described from botanical collections in Europe. It's original provenance lost in the mists of time.

[Paul in Essex]

No volunteers to offer up cactus names? I thought this was a cactus society?....

[Morgans Beauty]

I saw some beautiful groups of Echinocereus, mammilarias and beautiful columnar cacti which I can not describe. great pictures you show us there, thanks for the take!

[TS Hakansson]

A beautiful travelogue! Interesting photos especially of two very goodlooking Echinocactus horizonthalonius!