It's November and the temperatures have already dipped below freezing more than once this year.
So what's up with this? Flowers? In November? All the bugs have already gone! What is supposed to pollinate these flowers? Why has this cactus (and all of the other cacti of mine that have chosen to do the same thing ... at least a half dozen of them) elected to flower at this late date?
Pictures taken and posted on 11/15/2017
Anybody have an explanation for this? Oh ... this is a
Mammillaria geminispina v. nobilis BTW. It's a greenhouse occupant. At least,
that is where it gets its mail.
From the side ...
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... the crown ... this should have show all the unopened flowers ... there are probably as many as there are opened flowers ... but they didn't show very well did they? Well, you can see a couple ... at about the two o'clock position ... better luck next pic ...
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... and last of all a view from the top. You CAN see some of the unopened flowers here. Again, about the two o'clock position ... and NOT well focused, eh? ...
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Please ...
PLEASE ... Stay safe while driving people. It doesn't always matter what you are doing ... all it takes is one fool in a hurry to get somewhere, and NOT watching what he/she is doing, to ruin the rest of your life
