Strukto 2012

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Re: Strukto 2012

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nice, no sign of buds on mine, guess it's still too small :?
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Congrats on your first Steno flowers - they are beautiful!
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thanks for the kind comments!

pilif, I've had it for about two years now, last year the first bud formed but it aborted, I guess they take some time indeed
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I had to wait for what seemed an eternity before mine started blooming. Now I have one that doesn't seem to want to quit. It just proves that some things are truly worth waiting for!
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
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that doesn't seem to want to quit
wow! that sounds promising!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
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turbinicarpus macrochele
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and once more the stenocactus crispatus, this time with two, more open, flowers
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Beautiful!

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Cute little Turbi - and love the Steno!
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Turbis are great little cacti. You just got to love them! :)

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mammillaria mercadensis
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Great shot and a beautiful plant, Arjen.
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thanks ralf!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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again stenocactus crispatus, this time in full glory! (you were so right harriet, it just won't stop!)
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mammillaria vetula ssp. gracilis cv. arizona snowcaps
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mammillaria haageana ssp. haageana
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mammillaria crinita ssp. zeilmanniana cv. albiflora
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lophophora williamsii
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Nice show!
That M. zeilmanianna is about to explode by the looks of things!
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yes, it has a lot of buds on the way! last year it flowered for almost the whole season
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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