Got it... The poor guy was barely able to make it through the huge spines.

Update: 1. This group of Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus is putting up quite a show. http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/Cacti/IMG_9699.jpg 2. First flower for this Turbinicarpus krainzianus http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/Cacti/IMG_9697.jpg 3. Three different gmnos... thre...

great looking flowers!

I did have a lot of fun and pricked fingers But it was as good a time as it could be.

By the way the biggest agave (top left of the photo) is an Agave titanota around 8 inches in diameter. Next are two variegated Agave victoria plants, followed by two plants of Agave "shark skin" and then a big Agave ferdinandi regis.In front of titonata, there are two plants of agave agave...

I'm so excited. I received my first mail order and my biggest order in general on Sunday. Quite a few succulents and 32 Cacti, mostly astro cultivars and a few others. Spent 4 hours potting them up. Here are the succulent after being unwrapped. Was too tired to take pictures after potting these up. ...

Peter, I sure will try to snap one if I find any flower this weekend.

Ian, yes they dont last long. The one I was talking about opened up at around 12pm and when I went to my roof with the camera at around 3pm, it had closed. But it sure was a beautiful flower.

Beautiful flowers Joel. *claps*

Awesome looking flowers Arjen.... Really like that mammillaria duwei.

Thanks Arjen.

Here are some early morning visitors...

It bloomed and flower confirmed its a C. macromeris. Shame I could not snap a picture of the flower. There are more buds, so hopefully I'll get another chance.

Thanks Jo

Thanks guys... I'm a bit disappointed that its not a ferobergia (the seller was sure it was), but having a C. macromeris aint that bad either.

Thanks hoteidoc.

Not sure about the Gymno... they are so variable. But that's the only one I know has red flowers.

Very nice collection.