Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2014

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Echinocereus flowers are great, why do things slow down at summer, do you mean it's too hot for the plants there?
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The biggest season here for blooms is Spring and a smaller one in summer and late winter (depending on taxon).
The excessive heat through mid-summer causes a bunch of plants to just sit and go dormant until the weather cools off a bit, especially at night.
Still, there are various species (for example, Echinopsis/Trichocereus, Peniocereus, Echinocereus) that do bloom in small quantities throughout the summer.
Right now we are having a nice monsoon summer, so there is a bit of rainfall; that usually kicks some things into gear too.
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Since many of your cacti are grown outside I can imagine that the rain is doing some good to them. ;)
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New project for this summer complete - a second smallish garden area I'm reserving (mostly) for Brazilian species.
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New bloomer for me is this Frailea cardenasii.
Unfortunately, that does not seem to be a valid name. I have seen the name on lists several times, but it does not appear to be valid nonetheless. I've seen reference to "Frailea cardeansii (=?pseudograhliana", but that name too also seems to be invalid.

Any help on the true name of this taxon?
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My first ever Discocactus flower opened last night!
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Very nice Tristan, although the body form, spination and flower structure look more like Discocactus crystallophilus to me,
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A couple of additional bloomers today.
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Monsoon enthusiasts....
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My annual Tucson Nursery run for my birthday was...shall we say...VERY successful:
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And, this past weekend I noticed my unidentified Agave was starting to bloom:
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Maybe the blooms will help with the ID after all these years!
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Having a nice Fall bloom season with more to come!
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One more new flower today for me...2014 Blooming isn't quite yet done! :D
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Some Cleistocactus are still actively blooming with this one especially nice.
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Minime8484 wrote:The biggest season here for blooms is Spring and a smaller one in summer and late winter (depending on taxon).
The excessive heat through mid-summer causes a bunch of plants to just sit and go dormant until the weather cools off a bit, especially at night.
Still, there are various species (for example, Echinopsis/Trichocereus, Peniocereus, Echinocereus) that do bloom in small quantities throughout the summer.
Right now we are having a nice monsoon summer, so there is a bit of rainfall; that usually kicks some things into gear too.
Very true, Tristan. I am looking forward to pictures of your Micranthocereus (densiflorus, polyanthus, streckeri) in flower -- starting in December?
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Minime8484 wrote:New project for this summer complete - a second smallish garden area I'm reserving (mostly) for Brazilian species.
Brasilian CG v2 (2014-Aug24).jpg
Good work. I bet that garden will look great next spring (which comes early in southern Arizona - with flower buds on some desert shrubs in late February).
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