Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

[Peterthecactusguy]

haha I usually have about 20 or so things that bloom yellow. I got tired of yellow when I first moved here, but now I like yellow flowers. My Parkinsonia (Palo Verde) have yellow blooms and this year they were amazing. The P. microphylla in the front that started out as nothing but a tiny little twig has grow taller and this year was finally covered with thousands of little yellow flowers. (it even caused an accident, a bee flew into a guys window and he crashed his van right down the street from me, where was the bee going? to my Palo Verde tree)

I do like other colored flowers tho.
Those Grusonia sure show you that they are related to Opuntia/Cylindropuntia...
It looks almost like a Cylindro flower.

[Arjen]

You noticed!!

well... it was obvious... didn't know yellow was that common in the desert though!

[Minime8484]

Let's take a break from yellow today!!

Last night was my first ever Queen of the Night Night!
I've had this Peniocereus greggii for years, but this is the first year it has bloomed for me - my first of 4 species of Peniocereus that I have.

Peniocereus greggii (Chandler, AZ)

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[Minime8484]

Another first for me this morning - the beautiful blooms of my Cleistocactus icosagonus (ants LOVE this one - must be a nectar bonanza inside!).

Cleistocactus icosagonus (Chandler, AZ)

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Cleistocactus icosagonus - Close-up (Chandler, AZ)

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[peterb]

wonderful Penio! and nice ornithophilous icosagonus!

peterb

[Minime8484]

Another first for me today - a complete surprise - I would have missed this one if I hadn't been poking around in that area of the yard.
This Mammillaria lenta I had thought was languishing in my care as I had no sign of flowers all spring; apparently, it's happy enough!

Mammillaria lenta (Chandler, AZ)

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[Arjen]

very beautiful, especially the penio is stunning! actually it kind of blows away the other two... you should have saved it for last

[Harriet]

Lovely. Arjen is correct, The penio is absolutely stunning.

[Peterthecactusguy]

Tristian nice, I have a P. greggii too and I can't wait for it to bloom. Mine is just a twig tho..

[Minime8484]

Another Grusonia opened its first flower today - this time, Grusonia (Corynopuntia) grahamii.

Grusonia grahamii (Chandler, AZ)

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Grusonia grahamii - Close up (Chandler, AZ)

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[Arjen]

very nice grusonia!

[Minime8484]

Last night my first ever blooms on my Harrisia balansae opened. There were 3 flowers, but in my attempt to move vegetation out of the way for a better photo, I accidentally knocked one off!

Still - quite a show!

Harrisia balansae (Chandler, AZ)

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[Arjen]

beautiful!

[Artur89]

Congratulations to Peniocereus (Harrisia too) Nice, night flowers.

[Minime8484]

Been a bit slower lately, but a couple of bloomers sticking around.

My Fouquieria diguetii likes to bloom when completely leafless - that's OK with me!

Fouquieria diguetii (Chandler, AZ)

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My Grusonia (Marenopuntia) marenae is not only flowering earlier than last year, but is already on its second round of flowering - and many more buds to come.

Grusonia marenae (Chandler, AZ)

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