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Thelocactus flowers

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Too sunny really for taking photos this morning, point and shoot, but here are a few flowers from 'Thelocactus Corner'.

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Lovely cheering flowers Tony, thanks!
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a nice variety of shapes and colours. I have only buds at present.
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No buds here ... unlike last year.
So thanks Tony for a glimpse of what might be
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Here's a few of my thelocactus that were flowering recently to add to Tony's.
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Anyone know the var. of the long spined rinconensis ??
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Didn't it use to go under the name of Thelocactus nidulans? So now Thelocactus rinconensis subs. nidulans.
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Nice plants and flowers Tina.
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Label has Thelocactus conothele aurantiacus
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Mal H wrote: Fri May 08, 2020 11:40 am 7674A7DA-77EC-4959-9CEB-96840F4A9C79_1_201_a.jpeg

Label has Thelocactus conothele aurantiacus
(tu)
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My aurantiacus has a somewhat different flower colour to yours. Yours is more in agreement with the meaning of aurantiacus = orange.
Thelocactus conothele v. aurantiacus.jpg
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