Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

[Minime8484]

My first Matucana flower opened today: Matucana aureiflora - love the deep golden color of the blooms. Lots more to come too!

Matucana aureiflora (2012-Mar21)

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[Arjen]

very beautiful! I have two year old seedlings of these, how long from seed to flower?

[Minime8484]

Thanks, StrUktO!
I got this as a mature plant, so I don't know how old the plant is.

[Minime8484]

More new flowers for me today - a couple more!

First, a Thelocactus that I posted in the Cactus ID Forum that hasn't had a consensus yet: either Thelocactus rinconensis or Thelocactus tulensis. Either way, lovely flowers!

Thelocactus sp. - whole plant

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Thelocactus sp. - close up

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Also my first flowers from Sclerocactus uncinatus var. wrightii opened completely today (wasn't hot enough the last couple of days); love the deep colors of these flowers!

Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii - whole plant

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Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii - close up

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[Arjen]

both remarkable looking flowers!

[Harriet]

Lovely!

[Minime8484]

Thanks all!

New ones are poppin' open almost daily this time of year - love it!

Today, another new bloomer for me - Turbinicarpus booleanus.
What a weird growth form for a cactus!

Turbinicarpus booleanus (2012-Mar23)

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[gemhunter178]

Nice flower!

What a weird growth form for a cactus!

IMG_0287.jpg

agree, cool looking though.

[Arjen]

indeed!

the growth habit is a bit similar to that of t. krainzianus ssp. minimus, I like this flower colour better though!

[Minime8484]

My first Cleistocactus of the season (Cleistocactus ferrarii) opened its first bloom today - also one of my favorite cactus flowers of all! We call it the Candy Corn Cactus!

Cleistocactus ferrarii - 2012-Mar26

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[Arjen]

they look almost alien, don't they! so strange to see an open flower that isn't actually open, great colours too!

[Minime8484]

Flowering kicking into high gear here in the valley. Did some gardening today (planting some new goodies) and went around taking photos of the bloomers. Here they are for today:

Arrojadoa ericaulis - second round of blooms; LOVE this plant!

Arrojadoa ericaulis (2012-Apr01)

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Cleistocactus hyalacanthus - blooming profusely now; usually lasts well into summer

Cleistocactus hyalacanthus (2012-Apr01)

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Echinocereus rayonesensis - first time bloomer for me!

Echinocereus rayonesensis (2012-Apr01)

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Fouquieria splendens - my first Fouquieria bloomer of the year; blooming at the tips of all the branches; spectacular sight!

Fouquieria splendens (2012-Apr01)

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Gasteraloe "Helen Headlei" - didn't bloom last year I'm assuming because of the ultra-cold winter we had; now making up for lost time.

Gasteraloe 'Helen Headlei' (2012-Apr01)

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Sansevieria sp. - An indoor plant, but the first one we've ever had that bloomed; pretty cool flowers.

Sansavieria sp (2012-Apr01)

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Sclerocactus uncinatus var. wrightii - this 3rd bloom is quite a bit paler than the first 2; almost with a pinkish cast.

Sclerocactus uncinatus v wrightii (2012-Apr01)

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Yucca rigida - every year it sends out more bloom stalks; this year 6 so far (planted as a 6-8" plant in 2004!).

Yucca rigida (2012-Apr01)

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[Minime8484]

Just starting the Echinocereus Show here.

First, my reliable Echinocereus engelmannii just kicking into gear.

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And my Echinocereus (polycanthus) pacificus first opened its flower 1/2 way yesterday, so I waited for today's (continued) sunny and warm weather, but despite even that, this is as far as it opened today too. Strange. Still, it is a beautiful orange color.

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[CoronaCactus]

Great show, Tristan!

That ferrari looks like it has a bit of Lambourgini paint on it

[peterb]

Fantastic stuff! Love seeing that Arrojadoa and the pacificus. That's a Baja plant I have yet to see in habitat. Have to go way up into the mountains for it.

peterb