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Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:40 pm
by Jens
May 2012-Color Red
Highlight some red feature on your cactus or succulent plant.
Note: Since red is the most difficult color to process on most camera computers, all the shades of red from orange-red to pinkish -red will count as valid entries for this contest.

Note:
Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics, Click here


Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus.com purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.

Deadline:
for submissions will be May15 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time

Reference:
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Click for Contest Rules
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Good Luck to all!!

John C and Jens

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Re: Contest 64 : Red

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:03 pm
by Shmuel
Hi,
Dono't know if this comment should go here, but isn't this contest 66? :-k 64 was seedlings.
Feel free to delete this when it gets fixed.

Shmuel

PS Though the contest is red, I don't mean to cause a blush from embarassment.

Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:44 pm
by Jens
It is 66 indeed , thanks for correcting Shmuel!
This thread is meant for the contest pictures.

Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:28 pm
by Robinj
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Eriosyce taltalensis var. paucicostata
A cactus of myself whith a little red stinger which is exactly the same colour in real life.

Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:56 pm
by majcka
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Is this allowed. I used it already for avatar.

Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:43 pm
by daiv
Well since I only just moved my plants out for the season, I had to pull an image from last fall. Here is Matucana krahnii which I'm quite sure I got from GeneS at one of the OCCSS meetings.
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It made the transition to MN growing without any trouble!

Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:24 pm
by iann
Mammillaria senilis
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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:39 pm
by cactushobbyman
Echinopsis spachiana, hybrid ?

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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:57 pm
by peterb
echinocereus rigidissimus rubispinus
echinocereus rigidissimus rubispinus
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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:53 pm
by Harriet
A Home Depot special...
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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:30 pm
by tumamoc
"Red-Spined Pineapple"
"Red-Spined Pineapple"
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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 3:39 am
by Tony
Red is a wet Echinocactus polycephalus
Echinocactus polycephalus
Echinocactus polycephalus
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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 7:11 am
by SnowFella
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Backlit spine on Ferocactus latispinus.

Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:10 pm
by Melt In The Sun
Aloe x 'Christmas Carol' backlit by the sunset...
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Re: Contest 66 : Red

Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:49 pm
by Andy_CT
C. whipplei
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