Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

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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.
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You noticed!!
well... it was obvious... didn't know yellow was that common in the desert though!
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Let's take a break from yellow today!! :D

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)
Peniocereus greggii (Chandler, AZ)
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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)
Cleistocactus icosagonus (Chandler, AZ)
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Cleistocactus icosagonus - Close-up (Chandler, AZ)
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wonderful Penio! and nice ornithophilous icosagonus!

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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! :D
Mammillaria lenta (Chandler, AZ)
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very beautiful, especially the penio is stunning! actually it kind of blows away the other two... you should have saved it for last ;)
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Lovely. Arjen is correct, The penio is absolutely stunning.
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Tristian nice, I have a P. greggii too and I can't wait for it to bloom. Mine is just a twig tho.. :(
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Another Grusonia opened its first flower today - this time, Grusonia (Corynopuntia) grahamii.
Grusonia grahamii (Chandler, AZ)
Grusonia grahamii (Chandler, AZ)
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Grusonia grahamii - Close up (Chandler, AZ)
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very nice grusonia!
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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! :oops:

Still - quite a show!
Harrisia balansae (Chandler, AZ)
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beautiful!
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Congratulations to Peniocereus (Harrisia too) =D> Nice, night flowers.
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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)
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)
Grusonia marenae (Chandler, AZ)
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