November Photo Competition-Astrophytum

[McFarland]

Astrophytum capricorne ssp. crassispinum

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55810199@N05/6242642845/

"Come to me my pretties mwahahahahahaha"

It definately looks like some talons or somesuch : )

[Chris L]

[Jens]

ACM

[McFarland]

Gorgeous plant Jens. I was just reading about this plant in an old journal, when it was called Digiostigma. Fascinating!

[Jens]

Yes I really like its expressively bent tubercules too. But this one is grafted as a matter of fact- don´t really like that.
But last year it produced a seed pod and some germinated- lets see what comes out there in the end...it has tubercules at least...
September 2010

March 2011

[Diane]

The credit for this hybrid goes to Frank Trigg, who raises many Superkabuto hybrids. It was bought 3 years ago, along with a few others, and looks as if it has A. capricorne genes in there somewhere!

Astrophytum Superkabuto hybrid

[Liz M]

This is not my plant, although I took the photo, but belongs to David in my branch, it is so beautiful I thought I would share it with you.

[McFarland]

Very nice Liz, that's one smashing flower, looks like a miniature sun

[Angie]

That's one of the reasons I choose Astrophytum, They are soo photogenic

[David V S]

Astrophytum asterias, always has rewarding flowers which compliment the plant body.