Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln

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Re: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln

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gemhunter178 wrote:Is 66369 a pink flowered Ario. trigonus??? Very nice, once again!
Yes. . . :) :D :oops:



Good morning dear cacti friends,

a few photos from October 11.


Autumn is coming? No, it's autumn!
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Let's look better in the greenhouse. . .
Strombocactus
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Mammillaria
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But because it is autumn, Conophytum and . . .
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photos from October 11, part 1, post 2/2


Lithops, and Lithops, and Lithops. . .
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only to give you an idea of the little plants, the pot is 20 x 20 cm. :wink:
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and Lithops, and Lithops, and Lithops . . .



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That's quite a lot of Lithops! Nice "rock collection" you got going there! :P
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gemhunter178 wrote:That's quite a lot of Lithops! Nice "rock collection" you got going there! :P
:wink: :D




Good morning dear cacti friends,


I do have a second part of the flowers from October 11 . . .



Ariocarpus
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Copiapoa olivana
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Siningia
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Euphorbia spec.
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:evil:
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Just found out that Koln becomes the habitat of cacti and succs now :shock: , KW.....

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That's quite a bunch of Arios you have....wow!
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hendryterok wrote:Just found out that Koln becomes the habitat of cacti and succs now :shock: , KW.....

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Yes Hendry, and because of that I spend the last evening`s repotting Köln´s habitat. . . #-o :)
(and a few Ariocarpus, for the Ariocarpus lovers in the forum. . . :wink: )

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Good morning dear cacti friends,

today a few photos from October 18.
The flower-year is nearly over. Mainly Conophytum, Lithops and Ariocarpus show flowers.

But, first some others. . .


Turbinicarpus
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Copiapoa
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Cleistocactus Hybr.
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Dinteranthus
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Lithops
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photos from October 18, part 1, post 2/2



more Lithops :shock:
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Pleiospilos simulans
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Chamaecereus
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Mammillaria
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winter ??? moon
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Good morning dear cacti friends,

today part 2 of the flowers from October 18.


As I wrote before, it is the time of Conophytum and Ariocarpus. . .



Conophytum
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???
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Ariocarpus
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photos from October 18, part 2, post 2/2


Ariocarpus
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That Ario in 66830....is it double flowered or something?
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gemhunter178 wrote:That Ario in 66830....is it double flowered or something?

Good morning Jason,

no it is no double flower. :|


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Well, that would be cool, but that's also quite a cool looking flower by itself!
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gemhunter178 wrote:Well, that would be cool, but that's also quite a cool looking flower by itself!
:oops: :)




Good morning dear cacti friends,

today first photos of 2014 - in March.
Photos from the first spraying, of buds, of thorns and a few flowers.

In the next days I will show some other flowers from 2013. . .
So please do not be surprised if suddenly bloom again Ariocarpus. . .


Riddle. . . :wink: :D
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First spraying
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Mammillaria lasiacantha
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Crassula ovata
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Pleiospilos nelii
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photos from March 2014, part 1, post 2/2


five and a half months without rain . . .
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The cranes, as every year in spring and autum they cross my terrace.This spring, there were hundreds, four large "V"
Only this year I was too slow - for a good photo. . .
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Evening sun
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Pachypodium succulentum
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Crassula ??? a gift from a neighbour
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Sinningia starts growing again from the bulb
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