Forgive me saying it el48tel but I'm glad its not just me then! Does the "rib spreading" go all the way around your plant, like it does on mine? It's hard to see past the spines on mine as they're so closely meshed together, but where they're "spread" I can't see any signs of sp...

I think we may have overlooked the physics / meteorology. (and year 10 science) Soil / land / rock heats up very quickly from solar gain. But it also cools down very quickly once the sun is no longer shining on it. Water (and cacti / succulents are mainly water) heat up very slowly and cool very slo...

Lovely plants Diane

What a contrast. Red flowers on an almost black body.

Lovely!

5 star!

Love those

That.... is one heck of a photo.
Cracker of a plant!

I agree. I like the flowers too.