May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 9:54 pm
I did find that I picked a couple up at the North West Cactus Mart recently.
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May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
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Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 12:26 pm
I don't have many Echinocereus, this one flowered from a packet of mixed Echinocereus seed. The third one, I suspect, is also from seed, but the middle one is a bought plant.
I did find that I picked a couple up at the North West Cactus Mart recently.
I did find that I picked a couple up at the North West Cactus Mart recently.
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:30 pm
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Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:59 pm
I have combed through my archive of digi photos for this genus and offer a few posts with a representative selection of the genus.
Starting with some of the smaller flowered ones :
This one had a damaged crown so has clustered rather heavily. The flowers are noticeably citrus scented.
Next a couple of forms of E. viridiflorus :
Finally the nice dark brown flowers of Echinocereus russanthus :
Starting with some of the smaller flowered ones :
- Echinocereus davisii - smallest of the genus
Next a couple of forms of E. viridiflorus :
- Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. montanus
- Echinocereus milleri HK370
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:08 pm
Next Echinocereus triglochidiatus and some of its close friends :
Next 3 examples of the E. coccineus clan :
- Echinocereus triglochidiatus
- and the variety gonacanthus
- 'normal' Echinocereus coccineus - this one is SB344
- an unusual white flowered form - AG 12
- finally a rose-pink variant
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:15 pm
The next set are my favourite - the plants that sit around E, polyacanthus :
and finally (this one may or may not be taxonomically related)
- Echinocereus polyacanthus
- close up flower detail
- Echinocereus durangensis
- Echinocereus acifer
- Echinocereus klapperi
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:22 pm
To finish this contribution a couple of posts of odds and sods from the genus :
- Echinocereus fitchii
- Echinocereus palmeri - large flower on a very small plant
- Echinocereus pectinatus fma rubispinus
- Echinocereus perbellus
- Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. baileyii
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:30 pm
And a final four :
The very final offering is this superbly long spined form of E. viereckii with, as a double bonus, large, sumptuously purple flowers :
- Echinocereus scopulorum
- Echinocereus sciurus
- Echinocereus websterianus
- Echinocereus viereckii ssp. huastecensis
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 8:58 am
Stunning, Peter. Thanks!
Re: May 2014 - Genus of the Month - Echinocereus
Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:26 pm
E. pulchellus v acanthosetus-
