Ralf's collection - update 01/03/2016

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Thanks for your neat comments folks! :D

The Neoporteria flowered last fall too. At this time I had the plant at a windowsill in the house. It was during this time to cold in my greenhouse. After that flower it had the complete winter time in the greenhouse. And now it flowers again for me. :shock: That was very interesting for me.
I guess you can do what you want always the nature have it own rules or the natur haven't any rules. :lol: :lol:
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Hey Ralf, top notch as usual! Lophophora williamsii var. caespitosa is absolutely beautiful, what a nice looking clump! 8)
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First a few images of the past days.

Gymnocalycium quehlianum
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Gymnocalycium schroederianum
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Lobivia pentlandii
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Mammillaria guelzowiana var. robustior
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...and a few images from last Friday
Setiechinopsis mirabilis with a unusual long blossom. 164 mm long! (6.45 inches)
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They are all beautiful. I think the Setiechinopsis mirabilis is particularly stunning.
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Beautiful plants in beautiful light, beautifully photographed! It always is very inspiring to look at your pictures Ralf.

BTW do you hold the pot in the other hand to tilt it a little towards the camera?
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Thanks for your neat comments.

@Jens
No, the plants stands on a table. I did move the camera. I don't use a tripod or somewhat else. :wink:

Some images of yesterday.

Blossfeldia liliputana
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Copiapoa humilis
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Lobivia pentlandii with a lesser spination and other color
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Neochilenia occulta
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Turbinicarpus alonsoi
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Turbinicarpus klinkerianus
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Turbinicarpus krainzianus ssp. minimus (los tres amigos)
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Turbinicarpus lausseri
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Turbinicarpus lophophoroides Rio Verde
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Turbinicarpus swobodae
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a little overview
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I found this unusual growth on a Turbinicarpus schwarzii
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Great looking plants! Interesting offsets on that T. schwarzii. I have two T. giesldorfianus that also offset near the top of the plant. Wierd....
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Tim, what's happened with the bud on your Turbinicarpus? That was also a absolutely unusual growth.

Some blossoms of today.

Astrophytum asterias
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Astrophytum caput-medusae
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Coryphantha sulcata SB486
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Frailea uhligiana
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Lophophora fricii La Pa
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Mammillaria boolii
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Thelocactus schwarzii
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I can tell it is summer now 8) That Frailea looks huge, but I'm guessing it is tiny?
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Iann right now it's a rainy summer. :lol:
The Frailea is about 2 cm in diameter. Before I've taken this images I harvested the seed pods of the last year. So it looks more beautiful. :wink:
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Beautiful, love those Astros! 8)
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NICE! 8)
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Great pictures again.
BTW I have a Turbinicarpus klinkerianus that looks similar at the top.


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- Maybe it suffered apical damage (Chilean disease)
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Or it is outgrowing his own old body like this old Gymno riojense
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It looks very unusual.
Some images of the past days.

Copiapoa barquitensis
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Coryphantha calipensis
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Echinocereus viereckii
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Gymnocactus viereckii
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Hamatocactus setispinus var. hamatus GL154
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Lophophora fricii La Pa
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Lophophora jourdaniana
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new growth
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Mammillaria craigii - first time in bloom, sown in 2004
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Mammillaria grahamii SB507
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Mammillaria saboae ssp. goldii
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Mammillaria tetrancistra - also for the first time in bloom, sown in 2007
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Neochilenia napina
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Neochilenia occulta
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Parodia weberiana
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Beautiful photos Ralf!

The Eriosyce napina may be an E. napina ssp. glabrescens (Ferryman)= E. odieri ssp. glabrescens (Kattermannn)=Thelocephala glabrescens (Ritter).
E. napina should have black spines.

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