Copiapoa flowering

[Benjy]

Hi all I took this picture yesterday of a few nice Copiapoas in flower, I haven't posted any pics for a while and thought I'd post this one.
My cinereas usually flower here and there throughout the year, some are early, some late, but yesterday it was nice to see these few at the same time. One plant on the right shows 2 fruits just popped open in the wool from earlier flowers, its usually about 3 to 4 weeks from flower to seeds, I've noted krainzana at just 22 days from first flowering to open fruits with ripe seed.
The cinerea (back right) in bud here opened its flowers this morning.
(All of these were grown from habitat seed)

[Peter]

Don't you just love 'em?

[RK]

Fantastic plants Benjy

I have quite an old C.krainziana about the size of a tennis ball, but it has never flowered for me, it is a grafted plant so perhaps that's the reason (or maybe it has taken issue with me regularly removing offsets to start new plants). At least Copiapoa look really beautiful all year round, if and when mine does finally flower it will just be an added bonus!

[Tony R]

A beautiful set of plants, Benjy

[Jens]

Similar show every august

Copiapoa krainziana (sorry no habitat data)

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[rodsmith]

A lovely display, Benjy. I do like Copiapoa flowers. I think yellow is my favourite colour for flowers, with red a close second.

[RK]

I realise this thread is from last year, so I'm not sure if you'll see this post Benjy, but this plant is from your C.cinerea (Mount Perales) seed and it flowered earlier this summer at a very small size (it's in a 9cm pot for scale!).

[PeterW]

For those who are interested, here is my C. cinerea in flower last week.

[Peter]

This is C.Rupestris (PM203).

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And this is a seedling from the above.

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[Benjy]

I realise this thread is from last year, so I'm not sure if you'll see this post Benjy, but this plant is from your C.cinerea (Mount Perales) seed and it flowered earlier this summer at a very small size (it's in a 9cm pot for scale!).

Hi Richard,

Did any of the other seedlings look like that one, Its not what I would expect for a cinerea ?
Maybe some seed contamination, although I do try to be careful, I remember counting out several bags,
how did you get on with all the other species ?

I'll send you another pack of 20 seeds from this C.cinerea pictured here, as soon as the fruits split.

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I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you again for the small cuttings of Cleistocactus winteri ssp. colademono that you gave me, they both rooted easily and quickly, and have added on some considerable growth, both have offset, and the longest stem on one is now 40cm
They also both flowered this year, but unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, although the one on the right has buds again now. I'm going to have to repot them soon into some kind of hanging basket I think.

Thankyou.