Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2014

[fanaticactus]

Whose hybrid is the "Apricot Glow" Echinopsis? Where can I get my hands on one of those beauties?

[Minime8484]

That is a Mark Dimmitt hybrid.


Best place to find it that ships is Aridlands in Tucson (aridlands.com).

I know Matt's Landscape usually offers it, but I find them singularly unresponsive from which to purchase.
Otherwise, keep a lookout on eBay as they are often sold that way.

They are available in several other AZ nurseries, but not those that ship to my knowledge.
Good luck - it is well worth the effort!

[fanaticactus]

Thanks, Minime. I really appreciate that.

[Minime8484]

New flowers popping up daily! Today was a Hedgehog day apparently!

Echinocereus pentalophus (2014-Apr24) A.JPG (118.17 KiB) Viewed 1482 times

Echinocereus pentalophus (2014-Apr24) B.JPG (73.79 KiB) Viewed 1482 times

Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus (2014-Apr24) A.JPG (44.59 KiB) Viewed 1482 times

Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus (2014-Apr24) B.JPG (82.82 KiB) Viewed 1482 times

And one non- Echinocereus thrown in for good measure!

Parodia herteri (2014-Apr24).JPG (115.13 KiB) Viewed 1482 times

[Minime8484]

More open today!

Gymnocalycium paediophylum (2014-Apr25).JPG (80.18 KiB) Viewed 1472 times

Mammillaria lenta (2014-Apr25).JPG (90.7 KiB) Viewed 1472 times

Corynopuntia bulbispina (2014-Apr25)B.JPG (78.38 KiB) Viewed 1472 times

[fanaticactus]

Hmmm, a pinky-purple Parodia flower. Very pretty. Don't most Parodias bear yellow flowers? Or is it my experience with them is limited?

[Minime8484]

Yeah - there are a few Parodia that have non-yellow flowers. Another one I have (missed its blooms while in Guyana last month, so no pics...) without yellow flowers is Parodia roseoluteus.

Here are some more bloomers this past week:

Echinocereus morricalii (2014-Apr26).JPG (103.58 KiB) Viewed 1453 times

Echinocereus reichenbachii (2014-Apr26) A.JPG (85.16 KiB) Viewed 1453 times

Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus (2014-Apr24) A.JPG (45.64 KiB) Viewed 1453 times

Harrisia balansae (2014-Apr25) B.JPG (38.57 KiB) Viewed 1453 times

Before I left for Guyana in March, we had our next-to-last huge Pine Tree removed from our yard; they are really messy and was crowding out the Palo Brea. So, this past wek, I had 5 tons of dirt, a ton of gravel, and several boulders dumped on my driveway. I've spent every afternoon last week and much of the weekend hauling it all and putting it in place; finally was able to plant this weekend. I think it turned out pretty well, and it has a lot of room for some more shopping trips!

Here are a before and after shot of the area.

New SC Wall Garden - BEFORE (2014-Apr20).jpg (118.24 KiB) Viewed 1453 times

New SC Wall Garden - AFTER (2014-Apr27) B.JPG (121.56 KiB) Viewed 1453 times

[Minime8484]

Just one new bloomer today - but, this one is a goodie!
This poor plant has been through the ringer for years and had never bloomed until this spring!

When I had only had it for 1 year several years ago, the thrashers spent several days carving out huge chunks of the cactus in a circle around the growing point/center; I have no idea why...they are just malicious!
After that, the ants came in and started hollowing out the body.
Finally, some Ambro helped cut down on the ant desctruction.

I considered it a goner for a long time, but neglected to pull it out since the growing point was still (barely) intact.

Well, two years ago, it started to finally grow...and the thrasher damage gradually moved down the body of the plant as the plant grew from the top.
And, this year, it finally bloomed for me - while I was away last month in Guyana! Jacob managed a decent photo while I was gone, so I was still happy that this plant was also happy.

But, this past week, buds started to form and grow rapidly and this is what they were like today! Great treat for me to finally get to see it in all its glory first hand! In this photo, I managed to get a shot where you can't really see the thrasher damage (it's a little lower on the body than is visible).

Love Nature's resiliency!

Parodia schumanniana (2014-Apr28)B.JPG (71.93 KiB) Viewed 1446 times

[Arjen]

great flowers
the ones on your e. pentalophus look magnificent and remarkably like the ones on your rigidissimus

[Minime8484]

More blooming from this week.

Cylindropuntia anteojoensis (2014-May03)B.JPG (38.44 KiB) Viewed 1418 times

Echinocereus stramineus (2014-May01).jpg (66.47 KiB) Viewed 1418 times

Echinopsis leucantha (2014-May02)A.JPG (74.22 KiB) Viewed 1418 times

Echinopsis leucantha (2014-May02)C.JPG (60.2 KiB) Viewed 1418 times

[cactushobbyman]

Outside gardens never get completed. We just keep adding to them.

[majcka]

Oh my!

[CactusFanDan]

I love the look of that Cylindropuntia! I wish I could get a piece of that. I'll have to look out for it.

[Minime8484]

A first-time bloomer for me! Have been waiting for this one to gift me flowers now for 3+ years. Worth the wait!

Corynopuntia clavata

Grusonia clavata 1 (2014-May06)B.JPG (68.49 KiB) Viewed 1392 times

[Minime8484]

More new flowers today!

Echinopsis 'Epic' (2014-May07)B.JPG (67.71 KiB) Viewed 1384 times

Echinopsis 'Epic' (2014-May07)A.JPG (71.65 KiB) Viewed 1384 times

Aloe meyeri x rauhii (2014-May07)B.JPG (40.33 KiB) Viewed 1384 times