Strukto 2012

[hegar]

That is a great assortment of cacti that all have come into bloom at about the same time.
Thank you for posting the images, Arjen.

Harald

[Arjen]

sulcorebutia sp. HS213 absolutely exploded with flowers today

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[Harriet]

I like that kind of "explosion"!

[Arjen]

once again parodia werneri, this time in full bloom!

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echinopsis chamaecereus

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my first ever echinocereus flower! echinocereus parkerii ssp. gonzalezii

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[Tony]

Congrats on your first echinocereus flower!

[iann]

Congrats on your first echinocereus flower!

And more coming

[Arjen]

thanks guys!

[Arjen]

and there they are!

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weingartia sp. tuna pampa

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sulcorebutia breviflora var. albispina

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mammillaria parkinsonii

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mammillaria leptacantha

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gymnocalicium neuhuberi

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echinopsis subdenudata

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[Arjen]

echinocereus knippelianus

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rebutia fulviseta

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[hegar]

Hello Arjen,
I love that Echinocereus parkerii ssp. gonzalezii. It must not be a very common species, because I have yet to encounter it whenever I was able to purchase cacti. Also, the Echinocereus knippelianus is a pretty little plant. I did buy one not too long ago, but it may not even flower next year. That is, if it does survive our hot summer and the winter months. I had bought one a few years ago and planted it in full sun shortly before going to Europe for my annual vacation. When I came back I could not find the cactus anymore. It must have just shrivelled up. That's why I planted the next one under my Chitalpa tree. It does still look very good and I hope it stays that way.

Harald

[Arjen]

I looked it up in the pilbeam book and it said nothing about if e. parkerii ssp. gonzalezii is common or not
I bought it at a convention last year and haven't seen any other specimen anywhere since, so I guess it's indeed not very common

that knippelianus is very beautiful too, I bought it in bud about a week ago so the flower isn't from my effort, no matter, I like it a lot!
I wouldn't even dare growing any of these outside!

where in europe are you going this year?

[hegar]

Arjen, I will be going to visit my family, which lives very near the city of Bremen in northern Germany. Usually I do not travel much while in Europe, unless my wife is with me. She always insists on going to France to practice speaking French, because she is a foreign language teacher (German and French) at one of our local high schools.

Harald

[Arjen]

ah, so you're german! you're from a beautiful country, france is very beautiful as well!

[Arjen]

gymnocalicium baldianum

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gymnocalicium gibbosum

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mammillaria leptacantha

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notocactus mammulosus

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notocactus ottonis

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weingartia mairanana KK1521

weingartia mairanana KK1521 210512.JPG (46.24 KiB) Viewed 135 times

[Jens]

Great photos and plants Arjen!