Hi all! I was strolling through the DBG in Phoenix yesterday enjoying the 80 degree weather, and this Opuntiad was blooming nicely. At first, I thought it was a species of Consolea , but browsing through photos, I'm not so sure. Help please? Thanks, Tristan http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/40...

Fantastic Gymno's! Really well-grown!

Cheers,
Tristan

Lovely plants!
Really love the Mammillaria mazatlanensis - what a showoff for a Mamm!

Thanks, CactusFanDan! Nice to know I was on the right track!

After some further looking, I'm now thinking that #2 might be O. microrhiza var pottsii...??

Hi all! Obtained the following two unidentified Opuntia species today and was hoping for some help in IDing them for me. The first is reminiscent of O. paraguayensis , but also looks a lot like O. elata from the pics I can find in that the pads are more elongated. Almost no glochids (though they are...

Beautiful photos, peterb!

Really jealous - I will have to make it to Baja some day! Must be incredible seeing all those Boojums in the wild!

Grusonia agglomerata Grusonia (Corynopuntia) agglomerata was re-discovered recently by Davide Donati. He published the re-discovery with a description (and photos) of the flowers this year in: Davide Donati: Nuovo studio sul gruppo clavata del genere Corynopuntia Knuth: riscoperta di C. agglomerata...

I think about getting new plants all the time. :confused2: :dontknow: I particularly like the idea of planting in full sun during the winter, to give some of these guys a chance of surviving their first summer here. Planting in winter is what I find works best for me too - but not sooner than Janua...

Definitely an awesome surprise!! Happy New Year to YOU! Wow!

Very beautiful! Can't wait to see pics of them all the way open! Really nicely grown too. Are these all in-ground? Some of mine I noticed buds on yesterday too - namely, M ammillaria hernandezii & Thelocactus lausseri . Can't wait for these to open as both will be new blooms for me. Mammillaria ...

Thanks, Darryl & Tony - I appreciate your help!
Glad I was on the right track!

Cheers,
Tristan

Hi all! On my shopping spree today (Xmas gift was a Gift Cert to my local C&S nursery!), I picked up an unidentified cactus that I just had to have (along with a bunch of other goodies that hopped into my box to take home!). :D To me, it looks like a Thelocactus ....maybe T. tulensis . Can anyon...

I didn't EXACTLY get any for Xmas, but I *did* get a gift certificate to my favorite local Cactus & Succulent nursery here in town!

Going to do some C&S shopping today!

Look out nursery, here I come!

Well, the Melocactus in my yard will definitely serve as an experiment this winter!
(crossing fingers)

Gorgeous! I'm green with envy!