Peterb's new, revised 2012

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Re: Peterb's new, revised 2012

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yes those are pretty without flowers on them.. :) I need to find one of those, but I will I am sure, at Tuscon I think they had some, they were planted all over the place there. :)
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some recent stuff, mostly thanks to monsoons.

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large old Coryphantha scheeri
large old Coryphantha scheeri
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Ancistrocactus scheeri with a GL # I am too lazy to look up right now. Just love the spines. would love to see these in habitat sometime.
Ancistrocactus scheeri with a GL # I am too lazy to look up right now. Just love the spines. would love to see these in habitat sometime.
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Coryphantha species, nice flowers.
Coryphantha species, nice flowers.
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Echinocactus parryi deciding to put on a tiny bit of new growth after sleeping through the heat.
Echinocactus parryi deciding to put on a tiny bit of new growth after sleeping through the heat.
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Echinofossulocactus ochoteranaus, loving the way these spines are growing out.
Echinofossulocactus ochoteranaus, loving the way these spines are growing out.
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Coryphantha species again.
Coryphantha species again.
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Thelo bicolor bolaensis
Thelo bicolor bolaensis
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a variety of bicolors, all loving the thunderstorms
a variety of bicolors, all loving the thunderstorms
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this one with very strange spines and tuberculate ribs, probably a hybrid of some kind
this one with very strange spines and tuberculate ribs, probably a hybrid of some kind
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classic Terlingua bicolor
classic Terlingua bicolor
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The feral cat who has been keeping away the thrashers this year. Good cat! He's worth his weight in expensive kibble.
The feral cat who has been keeping away the thrashers this year. Good cat! He's worth his weight in expensive kibble.
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Nice plants! ...and a nice guard as well! :D
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he's a great cat, but not at all domesticated. He relies on me and a couple other neighbors for food and water but will not tolerate any attempts at friendliness. I am going to trap him, get him neutered and then release him again. It's a program Maricopa County has to try to reduce the huge feral cat population, with an estimated 3 million wild cats on the prowl in Phoenix.

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Nice Coryphantha flower! Probably a hybrid, huh?

I had a civic, a similar vintage as yours, that was almost impossible to kill. Great car. If it wasn't for the clutch going out and costing more to repair it than the KBB value, I might still have it today!
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Ha, yes, the Civic has been the car that has taken me to Los Cabos and back three times, countless other trips to Baja, all over the US southwest, all the way to Guaymas and back, to Big Bend and back twice, etc. She now has 270,000 miles and is doing well. 40 mpg on the highway. Amazing car.

For the Coryphantha, Vlad had suggested durangensis, which it may very well be. It did not come with a label and I am reluctant to give it a positive ID due to the incredible, astonishing proliferation of misidentified Corys on the web.

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peterb wrote:Ha, yes, the Civic has been the car that has taken me to Los Cabos and back three times, countless other trips to Baja, all over the US southwest, all the way to Guaymas and back, to Big Bend and back twice, etc. She now has 270,000 miles and is doing well. 40 mpg on the highway. Amazing car.
I wonder where I could buy a car who would take me to Los Cabos and back three times and countless other trips to Baja. Which factorie does such vehicle????Image
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great looking plants, stunning bicolors!!
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Thanks.

I did a bunch of inspecting and moving plants over the weekend. The sun has shifted far enough south that I had to move everyone to sunnier spots, areas outside thsat would have fried them over the peak of the summer. I took a while to group some of the genera together and contemplate my general interests. I was surprised to find I had so many Mammillaria. I was not surprised by the Echinocereus.

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most of the Echinocereus grouped together, family photo
most of the Echinocereus grouped together, family photo
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Echinofossulocactus
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Echinomastus
Echinomastus
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Sclero, Ancistrocactus, Glandulicactus
Sclero, Ancistrocactus, Glandulicactus
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Astrophytum
Astrophytum
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Ariocarpus
Ariocarpus
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Epithelantha
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Mammillaria
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Coryphantha and Escobaria
Coryphantha and Escobaria
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new staging in the sun
new staging in the sun
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Echinocereus, etc. New pallet!
Echinocereus, etc. New pallet!
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Bonus: Mammillaria schumanii flower opened slowly all day when I was outside.
Bonus: Mammillaria schumanii flower opened slowly all day when I was outside.
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Wow! What a collection! Amazing plants!!! :)
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nice group the echinocerei :)
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Nice collection you have there! :)
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Impressive group of Echinocereus :D
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Thank you Artur. I noticed you were curious about ctenoides wenigeri. If you go here, there are some first time flower pics of the one I am growing:
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Nice flower, Peter! :) but his thorns is amazing: http://cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=4208" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Btw. I know how 'ctenoides' flowering ;) This year, I sowed the seeds of E. pectinatus v. wenigeri 'ctenoides SB1477, SB1536 from Mesa Garden and E. pectinatus v. wenigeri SB380, E. ctenoides Mel.Mozguis Tx. from Dohnalik(a man who distributes seeds of cactus in Czech Republic border on Poland) and a few Echinocereus hybrid.
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