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My Echinopsis eyriesii (I think that's what it is) has flowered for the first time for me. This was grown from an offset taken from a huge mother plant given to me several years ago. The plant was completely pot bound and desiccated and I saved just one of the many offsets.

Echinopsis eyriesii flower 19 June 2020 Flektogon 35mm 2.4 1559.jpg
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Echinopsis eyriesii flower 19 June 2020 Flektogon 35mm 2.4 1565.jpg
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Glad you rescued it .. lovely!
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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That is indeed beautiful.
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An oldie but goodie. One of the first plants I had, and I'm still glad to have it!
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Lovely plant and flower. This was one of my first ever plants too. I have pictures somewhere, but in black and white lol
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Lovely flower Rod, well worth saving!
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Lovely Rod 👍 My daughter gave me one years ago (brought home from a school fête) but I have to confess that until last week it has spent it's life in the garden 😣 It's never flowered for me, unlike my outdoor Rebutias.

With it's sentimental value (& with a feeling of guilt on my part), it's now the first plant in the new greenhouse so I'm hoping to see it flower next year
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Ross M wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:33 pm Lovely Rod 👍 My daughter gave me one years ago (brought home from a school fête) but I have to confess that until last week it has spent it's life in the garden 😣 It's never flowered for me, unlike my outdoor Rebutias.

With it's sentimental value (& with a feeling of guilt on my part), it's now the first plant in the new greenhouse so I'm hoping to see it flower next year
Have you a name for it?
I have one very similar that has never flowered.
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habanerocat wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 6:15 pm
Ross M wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:33 pm Lovely Rod 👍 My daughter gave me one years ago (brought home from a school fête) but I have to confess that until last week it has spent it's life in the garden 😣 It's never flowered for me, unlike my outdoor Rebutias.

With it's sentimental value (& with a feeling of guilt on my part), it's now the first plant in the new greenhouse so I'm hoping to see it flower next year
Have you a name for it?
I have one very similar that has never flowered.
No but I'm guessing it's pretty similar to Rod's, just not as healthy looking (at the moment!)
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Lovely, Ross. So that is at your new inland location? You will soon have that bench full! Good luck!
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