Red epiphyllum macro photo

Thanks, Hugo! It IS an old plant and has just now bloomed for the first time in its new surroundings and new pot, finally--in a new greenhouse installed 2 years ago! Many thanks for the ID!

Hi all, I posted a photo of this Mamm a while back and no one could ID the species without a bloom. It is now blooming. Does this help? Thanks in advance!

OK, for now I'll call it a Mammillaria sp., until I see a bloom—hopefully! Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

Hugo, but the maroon spines don't progress all the way down the elder parts of the plant like in the gorgeous photos of M. rhodantha. Is there a logical explanation of that?

Tim, Mammillaria rhodantha looks like a possibility also!

Ian, why are you so sure its not M. fraileana? The suggestion that it looks like M. wagneriana looks very promising. But I guess we will have to wait for a bloom to be sure.

I haven't seen a flower from it yet and don't know if it has milky sap. The closest visual I can find on the internet for it is M. fraileana. But photos are not always reliable. This is the first year its spent in my new greenhouse, so perhaps it will bloom this summer. Previously its been a 'window...

I've had this Mamm for a while and don't know its species. Suggestions...anyone? The spines at the crown are long and maroon, below those—white, and from there to the base, golden. Its not a young plant, and is 6" tall. Many thanks in advance. http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/jd131/Mam1...

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I've had this Mam for a while and don't know its species. Any suggestions...anyone? The spines at the crown are long and maroon, below those—white, and from there to the base, golden. Its not a young plant. http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/jd131/Mam1.jpg http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh...

[quote="peterb"]The front plant is some sort of cactus.

Peterb...you made my day! Thank you!

I'm so impressed with everyone on this forum and with CactiGuide.com! Thank you everyone for your responses and time. It was above freezing here in USDA zone 5 this afternoon, and having cabin fever I ventured back to that garden center just to see what I might have missed. Sure enough...3 more jump...

Wow! Thanks for the help! This website is just great! Here's another rescue for ID. Its 19" tall and appears very dehydrated to me, but maybe not. [/img]