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Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:19 am**

Happy to see your first cholla bloom Bill. I'm sure there'll be lots more in the future. Glad to see your O. grandiflora looks like mine(except mine has obviously had a tougher life).
Chris

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:48 am**

Nice first imbricata bloom Bill! isn't your small flowering whipplei a cholla though

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:06 pm**

Congratulations on the flower Bill.Looks great!

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:21 pm**

Andy_CT wrote:Nice first imbricata bloom Bill! isn't your small flowering whipplei a cholla though

Doh

, my bad

OK, the imbricata is only the second cholla to bloom for me. The imbricata is about 2 years older the the dwarf whipplei though.

What can I say, I was caught up in the moment

Posted: **Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:12 pm**

E. Vivipara

Posted: **Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:10 pm**

Oh yeah, hard to beat an Esco flower

Good to see some flowers in your garden Andy

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:08 am**

Andy I love your close up! Very nice shot!!

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:19 pm**

Nice one Andy. I was looking into getting one of them localy this year, but they don't seem to be available (places changed their suppliers I think)

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:32 pm**

RayC wrote:Nice one Andy. I was looking into getting one of them localy this year, but they don't seem to be available (places changed their suppliers I think)

I've got a bunch of 5 month old seeldings (North Dakota clone), if you can wait a couple years for them to bulk up to outdoor size you are welcome to a few

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:56 pm**

Sweet!
vivi is looking good!

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:18 pm**

I love the outdoor shots guys! Really shows how much one can grow in areas that most people don't associate with cacti!

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:19 pm**

Sweet Escobaria!

Posted: **Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:09 am**

Well I've been buisy with my wife's honeydo list for the last week. I'm happy to say the project is compleated. Time to post a few shots.

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa is first up.

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Escobaria minima

Opuntia humifusa

Escobaria vivipara var. rosea

Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica.

Opuntia fragilis a second clone out of North Dakota. I love the red filaments. A pristine flower surrounded by bright green new growth.

Last my mystery Cylindropuntia. I have a very tentative ID of C. acanthocarpa var.
major???

Posted: **Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:15 pm**

Wow John....Very Wow!

Posted: **Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:40 pm**

John, all those blooms are nice! Did you guys finally get some more typical weather to bring them out?

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