Some flowers at last

[David_L]

I'm sure my plants are behind a lot of people who post on the forum, maybe I don't get so much sun, and maybe I keep temperatures a bit lower by ventillating more, but anyway this week has finally got things moving. First Turbinicarpus valdezianus albiflora from a slightly different angle.
[attachment 9893 Turbinicarpus_valdezianus_albiflorus.jpg]

[David_L]

This is it's purple flowered brother. Lots more buds on this one.
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[David_L]

Turbinicarpus schmiedickianus sspp. bonatzii. Looks like these guys are ready to move out of the nursery!
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[David_L]

Turbinicarpus schmiedickianus sspp rioverdensis 'paolii' There is a plant under there, promise!
[attachment 9896 Turbinicarpus_schmiedickeanus_rioverdensis_paolii2.jpg]

[David_L]

Another favourite for flowering when a small seeedling, Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae.
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[Alena]

Very beautiful display, David, thanks!

[David_L]

Eriosyce (Neoporteria) maritima. A name that doesn't even make it into the list of synonyms in Anderson's book, so I suspect it's not valid. It looks very much like a number of other Neoporterias, but it's a reliable flowerer and very attractive.
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[Phil_SK]

Cracking! All these flowers are making me green - I'd say I've got another 2 or more probably 3 weeks before I get my first flower of the year.

[iann]

Islaya maritima is a valid name, now obviously lumped into Eriosyce islayensis, but it doesn't look like this.

[David_L]

As tou say Ian it doesn't look like Eriosyce (Islaya) islayensis. I'll try to get a picture of the whole plant in the hope that someone may have a name for it. Not today though, it's really horrible here. 8C, a bitter NorthEaster and a thin rain! Still, I've got some more photos I took during the week, so I'll post those to cheer myself up.