Too sunny really for taking photos this morning, point and shoot, but here are a few flowers from 'Thelocactus Corner'.
Thelocactus flowers
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Thelocactus flowers
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
Lovely cheering flowers Tony, thanks!
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
a nice variety of shapes and colours. I have only buds at present.
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
No buds here ... unlike last year.
So thanks Tony for a glimpse of what might be
So thanks Tony for a glimpse of what might be
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
Here's a few of my thelocactus that were flowering recently to add to Tony's.
Anyone know the var. of the long spined rinconensis ??
Tina
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
Didn't it use to go under the name of Thelocactus nidulans? So now Thelocactus rinconensis subs. nidulans.
Ralph Martin
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
Nice plants and flowers Tina.
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
Label has Thelocactus conothele aurantiacus
Wirral (Chester and District branch) - Collection mostly South American cacti.
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: Thelocactus flowers
My aurantiacus has a somewhat different flower colour to yours. Yours is more in agreement with the meaning of aurantiacus = orange.
Ralph Martin
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Members visiting the Llyn Peninsula are welcome to visit my collection.
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https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/cacti.html
Members visiting the Llyn Peninsula are welcome to visit my collection.
Swaps and sales at https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/forsale.php
My Field Number Database is at https://www.fieldnos.bcss.org.uk