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Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:50 am
by Minime8484
My first Matucana flower opened today: Matucana aureiflora - love the deep golden color of the blooms. Lots more to come too! :D
Matucana aureiflora (2012-Mar21)
Matucana aureiflora (2012-Mar21)
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Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:19 am
by Arjen
very beautiful! I have two year old seedlings of these, how long from seed to flower?

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:13 pm
by Minime8484
Thanks, StrUktO!
I got this as a mature plant, so I don't know how old the plant is.

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:56 am
by 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
Thelocactus sp. - whole plant
Thelocactus (tulensis) (2012-Mar22)A.JPG (96.72 KiB) Viewed 1194 times
Thelocactus sp. - close up
Thelocactus sp. - close up
Thelocactus (tulensis) (2012-Mar22)B.JPG (36.73 KiB) Viewed 1194 times
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
Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii - whole plant
Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii (2012-Mar22)A.JPG (65.48 KiB) Viewed 1194 times
Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii - close up
Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii - close up
Sclerocactus uncinatus v. wrightii (2012-Mar22)B.JPG (52.72 KiB) Viewed 1194 times

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:55 am
by Arjen
both remarkable looking flowers!

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:07 pm
by Harriet
Lovely!

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:28 pm
by 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)
Turbinicarpus booleanus (2012-Mar23)
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Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:57 pm
by gemhunter178
Nice flower!
Minime8484 wrote: What a weird growth form for a cactus!
IMG_0287.jpg
agree, cool looking though.

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:34 am
by Arjen
indeed!

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

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:39 am
by 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! :D
Cleistocactus ferrarii - 2012-Mar26
Cleistocactus ferrarii - 2012-Mar26
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Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:24 am
by Arjen
they look almost alien, don't they! so strange to see an open flower that isn't actually open, great colours too!

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:40 am
by 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)
Arrojadoa ericaulis (2012-Apr01)
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Cleistocactus hyalacanthus - blooming profusely now; usually lasts well into summer
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus (2012-Apr01)
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus (2012-Apr01)
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Echinocereus rayonesensis - first time bloomer for me!
Echinocereus rayonesensis (2012-Apr01)
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)
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. :D
Gasteraloe 'Helen Headlei' (2012-Apr01)
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)
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)
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)
Yucca rigida (2012-Apr01)
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Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:51 pm
by Minime8484
Just starting the Echinocereus Show here.

First, my reliable Echinocereus engelmannii just kicking into gear.
Echinocereus engalmannii (2012-Apr05).JPG
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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.
Echinocereus pacificus (2012-Apr05).JPG
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Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:08 pm
by CoronaCactus
Great show, Tristan!

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

Re: Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:39 pm
by 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