Para,
Your Aloe photo certainly would deserve the first price but it's actually not permitted in this competition

Jordi

peterb wrote:I love the photo of Tucker. That would have been a good one for the contest. peterb

That is the only photo in this series I didn't take. I think John Durham took it.

Jordi

I found so many 'New Growth' photos in my archive, therefore I have to show some more here. There is new growth of roots on a grafted Yavia or of an Ariocarpus retusus tuber: http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2562_IMG_5075_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2562_IMG_4254_1.jpg There...

Jordi

Hi Tony, and do you remember those rocks? There, in the (almost) flats or wash near the road I found Phellosperma tetrancistra in December '09 also. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2562_DSCF0007_1.jpg During the biannual CSSA convention in San Diego I'll be the guide on a bus trip to Anza Bo...

Here are 2 photos of flowering Mamm. dioica on the Cactus Loop
in early March '09:

in mid February '07:

Jordi

I am pretty sure it's a Selenicereus. But I have no idea which species it is.

Jordi

BTW here is the photo of the so-called Micropuntia:


I have to apologize that my old brain doubled the paid shipping cost. It was 'only' $ 25.- and NOT $ 50.-.
Jordi

Peter, I recently found that out also: All sales are final no refunds or returns . Why I ordered from them is a longer story. Europeans found out CK offers Backebergia militaris and asked me to order and forward the plants to them. When I checked their web site I saw CK is also offering "2 gall...

No, not that I'm aware of. There is a place called the Cactus King, but I've heard it's more art than cacti. The website is kinda vague. ... By my own recent experience with Cactus King I have to add: Very disappointed by the style of his mail order business: -Asks by far too much for shipping -Doe...

Copiapoa hypogea 'Lizard Skin' (the only Copiapoa I have)

Jordi

John C wrote:... It would be interesting to start crossing them and see what you get. Genetics are always fun! (To me anyways)

But what for in this case? Nothing else to expect than a medium sized hybrid, so what?

Jordi

....We should see what Cactus Jordi thinks - he might well be where Miles got it. :dontknow: When I came over from Spain I only knew of the big sized clones and was surprised to see that small clone at Miles' which later became my clone 5. I got muy 4 big clones (the first 2 with the much better te...

...CactusJordi - Your plant must be a Pilosocereus species I'm sure, but looking over the NCL pics and Zappies book, I can't say which. :? Daiv, not only you cannot say which but even the expert Pierre Braun is stumped. Most likely it is a hybrid between a Discocactus and a Coleocephalocactus. Jordi

daiv wrote:Fantastic pics! Shmuel, I think your plant is a Facheiroa, but I've seen so few of these, it is hard to say for sure.

With respect to the color of the cephalium it could be Facheiroa ulei. But not sure because I have never seen one in person.

Jordi