January 2013 - A is for ......

[Jim_Mercer]

Idea stolen from Ian Robinson - how far can you stretch the subject to fit your photograph?

[EuphorbianDM77]

keeping it simple, A is for ...
Acanthocalycium thionanthum var. copiapoides. I love Copiapoa's, and I'm rather fond of Acantho's, so I had to buy this plant when I saw it at the ELK in 2010.

edit: I see we're counting A's, so if the var. counts then I've got 6, otherwise 5.

[Chris L]

There are FIVE "A"'s in this picture.

[Noel]

Only 4 A's in this one I'm Afraid, how about A euphorbiA AeruginosA?

[Herts Mike]

Arrojadoa rhodantha - that's 4 A's.



Astropyhtum asterias - 3 A's

[Noel]

My second attempt at 4 A's,

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[Agavegeoff]

Hi,All.

A is for Ariocarpus Autopy.
The perils of late flower I guess.
The Black nodules are likely from the Sclerotinia fungus.
http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/cro ... _scler.htm

We suffered it many years ago when growing Lettice and Celery.
1997 from seed as well.

[rodsmith]

Well, if we're not beginning with an A, there are six A's here - Escobaria dasyacantha

[Jens]

andreaeana

[Liz M]

A is for Aeoniums, of course.
A Hairy Aeonium

Aeonium cuneatum