A Discocactus that survived the infamous 2011 14°F night

jp29 · Post by **jp29** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:19 pm

14°F = -10°C

Discocactus alteolens {syn D. placentiformis) Getting ready to flower for the sixth time this year - 2pm today:

Minime8484 · Post by **Minime8484** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:52 am

That's one tough Discocactus! Can't wait to see the blooms open!!

jp29 · Post by **jp29** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:19 am

Flowers open at 9pm this evening:

Rod Smith · Post by **Rod Smith** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:28 pm

Lovely flowers, James - that's one lucky plant considering what it's been through.

jp29 · Post by **jp29** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:32 pm

Thanks, Rod - this is a plant I really cherish - as you can see, it still bears some frostbite scars.