My cacti in bloom

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My cacti in bloom

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Mammillaria Boolii
Mammillaria Boolii
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Parodia sp. and Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
Parodia sp. and Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
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Mammillaria bombycina
Mammillaria bombycina
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Mammillaria backebergiana
Mammillaria backebergiana
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Your cacti bloom nicely. Werrrrrry! Image
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Nice flowers, thanks for sharing
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The Mammillaria backebergiana looks awesome!
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Some more blooming cactuses from my collection:
Astrophytum hybrid
Astrophytum hybrid
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Night-Blooming Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp.)
Night-Blooming Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp.)
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Mammillaria bombycina
Mammillaria bombycina
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Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
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Mammillaria zeilmanniana
Mammillaria zeilmanniana
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Niiiice. Especially that Mammillaria zeilmanniana with water droplets. =D>
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very beautiful plants and flowers!
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Thank you very much!
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Looks like you have fun photographing them too. Creative!
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