Marks flowers 2013++...

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Marks flowers 2013++...

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Here are some flowers and photos from this past month and mid march :)
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they are almost open
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fully open now.
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oooop! sorry about them being sideways. I thought i fixed them.
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Hi Mark,
Are they(blooming) echinocereus? Nice flowers =D>

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by Mark » Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:58 am

oooop! sorry about them being sideways. I thought i fixed them.

No problems I could turn my monitor and could see them clearly :lol:

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Yes Hendry they are echinocereus triglochidiatus, and the pink is a echinocereus hybrid. :)
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Thanks Mark,
Now I understand why people like Echinocereus... :)

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Weeery nice. ImageImageImage

I placed both spicies on my want list sevaral weeks ago. :D
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lovely flowers mark!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
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Very nice Mark.
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Thanks everyone! Today the rest of the flowers opened on the bigger echinocereus clump! I need to upload the photos. :)
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Nice!
If you ever find seeds on that pink one, you know where to send them :) :)
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beautiful X roetteri and everything else, Mark.

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Absolutely glorious photos and plants!
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Thank you guys!

Darryl I always try to pollinate them but I never get anything. I'm hoping this year I will, there was lots of bee activity when they were blooming.




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The e.texensis blooms finally opened.


And another claret cup from Carslbad.
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For some reason I can't get the pics the right way.
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nice flowers!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
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