Beauty and the Beast !

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Beauty and the Beast !

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The Beast being this Astrophytum senile ( photo 1 ).
While the Beauty is in the half open flower finding it difficult to get through the spines ( photo 2 )
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Even the beast is beautiful
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I agree - TWO beauties! (tu) (tu)
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Nice clean plant! Well done.
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Ray
Thanks for sharing
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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I see no beast :wink: lovely plant and flower.
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by juster » Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:20 pm

I see no beast :wink: lovely plant and flower.
You did not re pot it two months ago :wink:
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:grin: Ha ha, yes I can see what you mean!
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