Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln

[KittieKAT]

I kno u said u don't sell seeds, but what do YOU do with all those seeds you get from all your amazing plant's? Cause u must get billions and billions every year! !

[K.W.]

I kno u said u don't sell seeds, but what do YOU do with all those seeds you get from all your amazing plant's? Cause u must get billions and billions every year! !

My cacti friends take them when they come for visit.




Good morning dear cacti friends,

today a few photos from November.
On this day`s I brought the first plants in the greenhouse.
I am a supporter of the free range of cacti and other succulents.
With and without rain cover many of my plants live from April to September of "outdoor dining".
This year I have so late as never before, started to bring the plants in the greenhouse.
Last Wednesday I brought a large part of Mammillaria in the GH.
At this moment the Sulcorebutia, some great Mammillaria and Haworthia outside.
The greenhouse will be open day and night. It is now up to a very, very mild November.


Here are towards the plants.
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1, 2, 3, already happened.
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This Mammillaria should also be brought into the greenhouse.
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Just go there. . .
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That was fast. . .
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The free space is occupied again!
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Last check!
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[K.W.]

autum 2014, post 2/3

These plants are even now in the "outside-dining". . .
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The Crassula came today in the greenhouse, some are beginning to bloom.
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Some flowers there too. . .
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[K.W.]

autum 2014, post 3/3

Temperature in the afternoon in the greenhouse.
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cactus lover
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This is my photographer. . .
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These are some of my cacti, already inside.
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The Mammillaria. . .
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. . . come to there
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Enough for today, tomorrow blossoms pictures - and a mystery. . .


Best wishes

K.W.

[KittieKAT]

YOU give them to your cacti friends when they come visit!!
Awww i wish i could come visit and be your cacti friend lol!
And pet the pretty puppies and darling frau Klein!! <3

[K.W.]

YOU give them to your cacti friends when they come visit!!

This is normal, isn´t it?

And pet the pretty puppies and darling frau Klein!! <3

This is daily service. . .


Best wishes

K.W.




Good morning dear cacti friends,

somebody ask me, so here a few photos of thorns. . .

First Machaerocereus eruca and Ferocactus, all at the outdoor-dining
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same plant last days

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oh, no thorns. . .
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[K.W.]

Ferocactus at the outdoor-dining post 2/2


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Best wishes

K.W.

[K.W.]

Good morning dear cacti friends,

also happens on the terrace in front of the greenhouse. . .


The murderers are among us. . .
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but nice. . .
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Best wishes

K.W.

[KittieKAT]

I guess it's new to me K.W (giving seeds to cacti friends when visiting) Cause i don't have/kno any cacti friends/growers around where i live, its just not common in MA to own succulents/cacti in a big quantity or if any at ALL!

Wish i was closer and lived closer to many of the people on this site

[SnowFella]

Ever had that eruca flower?
Was blessed enough last year to catch one in flower at a local cactus nursery, owners claimed it was only the 3rd or so time in 20+ years they had seen it in flower.

[K.W.]

Ever had that eruca flower?

No, not till now.




Good morning dear cacti friends,

July 28 - a day for Astrophytum! And a few others. . .



Notocactus
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Echidnopsis
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Thelocactus
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Sarcocaulon, outdoor-dining
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Astrophytum
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[K.W.]

photos from July 28, post 2/3


Astrophytum
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[K.W.]

photos from July 28, post 3/3


Denmoza rhodacantha hybr.
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Lophophora
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Brasilicactus
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Neochilenia
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And now the puzzle. . .
I have a Hildewintera hybr. "Humkes Röschen". The blooms every year very abundant.
2013 estimated a friend that she has had at least 150 flowers, throughout the year.
2014 I left all the flowers on the plant, some are fallen.
A few days ago I collected the flowers, and counted them.

Now the question: how many flowers had the plant in 2014? Some flowers are still on the plant, they do not count. . .



July 2014
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November 2014
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Best wishes

K.W.

[oldcat61]

I have 2 small Hildewintera hybrids ( all your fault ) & one species( the fuzzy one). I'll go out to the GH & talk lovingly to them. Sue

[K.W.]

I have 2 small Hildewintera hybrids ( all your fault ) & one species( the fuzzy one).

sorry, sorry, sorry . . .

I'll go out to the GH & talk lovingly to them. Sue

Sue, I do this every day! And it helps!


Best wishes

K.W.