Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2015

[K.W.]

Which is also my favorite.


Tristan, through you I always learn new Cleistocactus know.



Wunderbar!



Best wishes

K.W.

[Minime8484]

Been awhile since I last posted - life's gotten a bit busy, and I'd been out of town for work for a bit.

Anyhow, here are some bloomers from the past several weeks to try to catch up:

Orbea decaisneana (2015-Aug04).jpg (41.13 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Tavaresia grandiflora (2015-Aug02)A.jpg (79.04 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Tavaresia grandiflora (2015-Aug02)B.JPG (53.36 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Echinopsis 'June Noon' (2015-Jul26).jpg (147.18 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Huernia procumbens (2015-Jul25).jpg (92.34 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Echinopsis 'Los Angeles' (2015-Jul25).jpg (44.22 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Coleocephalocereus aureus 3 (2015-Jul25).jpg (65.19 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Micranthocereus densiflorus 2 (2015-Jul25).jpg (50.4 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Arrojadoa rhodantha (2015-Jul25)B.jpg (45.81 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Arrojadoa rhodantha (2015-Jul25)A.jpg (67.96 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Coryphantha durangensis (2015-Jul24).JPG (67.23 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Huernia zebrina 1 (2015-Jul20).jpg (32.26 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Mammallaria mazatlanensis (2015-Jul14).jpg (63.04 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

Frailea phaeodisca (2015-Jul09).jpg (55.52 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

And though not a bloomer, had to share my latest acquisition - a plant I'd been trying to track down for a LONG time! So excited to finally have a chance to grow it. Arrived a bit curved to fit in the box, so I'll be slowly straightening it up before it goes in the ground in the late Winter.

Cipocereus crassisepalus (2015-Aug05).jpg (81.63 KiB) Viewed 2606 times

[Cleistocrazy]

Tristan,

I would have guessed that your Cipocereus was a Peniocereus. Interesting plant! I hope it does well for you.

Bob

[Minime8484]

Interesting observation, Bob! I hadn't thought of it, but they do appear to be eerily similar at this stage.
Apparently, this species is long and slender and also even develops a tuber early on; only as it gets older does it get more of a branching columnar look. Definitely a different look altogether than the other two Cipocereus I have (bradei, minensis).
This species was also previously placed in its own genus (Piptanthocereus), so I guess that is not surprising.

[Minime8484]

A few more the past few days.

Leuchtenbergia princeps (2015-Aug07).jpg (89.24 KiB) Viewed 2563 times

This poor thing got hammered by some violent monsoon storms...

Discocactus placentiformis 1 (2015-Aug11).jpg (67.59 KiB) Viewed 2563 times

Coryphantha salinensis (2015-Aug12)A.jpg (56 KiB) Viewed 2563 times

Mammillaria mainiae (2015-Aug12).jpg (159.77 KiB) Viewed 2563 times

This one I obtained as Frailea cardenasii, but to this date, I've not been able to find any reference to this name, except from the ADPLS site that has " "MG 434, 18'95 Aa3 ref-365""; not sure what this all means..... Anyone with any ideas on the correct name for this taxon would be great!

Frailea cardenasii (2015-Aug13).jpg (64.83 KiB) Viewed 2563 times

[Minime8484]

More blooms despite heat in excess of 115F this weekend!

Frailea grahliana (2015-Aug15).JPG (53.81 KiB) Viewed 2541 times

Islaya islayensis (2015-Aug16).jpg (99.47 KiB) Viewed 2541 times

Escobaria tuberculosa (2015-Aug16).jpg (58.52 KiB) Viewed 2541 times

Thelocactus bicolor (2015-Aug16).jpg (115.65 KiB) Viewed 2541 times

[Minime8484]

Actually "cooled down" to 104F today! Brrr...!

A few from the past day or two:
First, a flat of Mammillaria grahamii I'm storing for our local C&S society:

Mammillaria grahamii (CACSS).jpg (115.13 KiB) Viewed 2506 times

And some others that brighten the garden:

Mammillaria frealiana (2015-Aug19).JPG (41.45 KiB) Viewed 2506 times

Gymnocalycium artigas (2015-Aug17).JPG (80.68 KiB) Viewed 2506 times

Frailea uhligiana (2015-Aug17).jpg (91.52 KiB) Viewed 2506 times

And, excited to get my first blooms on one of my Denmoza's:

Denmoza rhodocantha -red 2 (2015-Aug19)A.JPG (108.25 KiB) Viewed 2506 times

Denmoza rhodocantha -red 2 (2015-Aug19)B.jpg (51.51 KiB) Viewed 2506 times

[K.W.]

Good evening Tristan,

beautiful flowers!
Hope is the plant not too cold at 104 ° F.

On the Denmoza rhodacantha I'm jealous, my plants have never bloomed.
(only one Hybrid)

In April, I also photographed some Mammillaria grahamii, your plants with flowers are of course much nicer!

90378.JPG (138.49 KiB) Viewed 2486 times

Best wishes and nice weekend,

K.W.

[Minime8484]

Just a couple more popping up this week.

Thelocactus hastifer (2015-Aug22).jpg (53.28 KiB) Viewed 2456 times

Ferocactus rectispinus (2015-Aug28).jpg (51.43 KiB) Viewed 2456 times

[Minime8484]

Has been a crazy few weeks - much of it out of town (including 10 days in the Big Bend area of TX seeing some cool cacti!). So, here are a few pics of bloomers the past few weeks to catch up.

Mammillaria dioica (2015-Sep01).jpg (67.4 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Echinopsis 'June Noon' (2015-Sep02).jpg (56.48 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Orbea gemugofana (2015-Sep16)B.jpg (28.81 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Orbea descaisniana 1 (2015-Sep16)B.jpg (18.58 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Tavaresia grandoflora (2015-Sep16)B.jpg (58.09 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Huernia zebrina (2015-Sep15).jpg (76.48 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Matucana madisoniorum (2015-Sep21)A.JPG (40.84 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Matucana madisoniorum (2015-Sep21)B.JPG (43.43 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Echinocereus brandegeei (2015-Sep21).jpg (83.8 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

Acanthocalycium glaucum (2015-Sep22)B.jpg (86.92 KiB) Viewed 2391 times

[K.W.]

Dear Tristan,
what a bouquet of beautiful flowers!

Thanks a lot for this!
Hope you are well, all are alive and well!


Best wishes

K.W.

[Minime8484]

Thanks all! Still some bloomers...I imagine blooming will pick up a bit now that the temps are expected to moderate a bit here in the desert.

Huernia saudi-arabica (2015-Sep27).jpg (61.31 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

Trichocereus hahnianus 2-1 (2015-Sep28).JPG (38.2 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

Trichocereus hahnianus 1 (2015-Sep28).JPG (21.51 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

Obregonia denegrii (2015-Sep28).jpg (121.62 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

Parodia schumanniana (2015-Sep28).jpg (121.85 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

Coryphantha salinensis (2015-Oct01).jpg (60.66 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

[Minime8484]

Not much new lately, but things should pick up with the recent temperature moderation. Asclepiads especially are starting to bud up.

Borzicactus longiserpens (2015-Oct16)A.jpg (88.75 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda (2015-Oct16).jpg (50.71 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Cleistocactus paraguariensis (2015-Oct16).jpg (48.25 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Cleistocactus palhuayensis (2015-Oct17).JPG (42.82 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrose' (2015-Oct02).jpg (26.95 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Matucana madisoniorum (2015-Oct08).JPG (41.08 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Huernia bayeri (2015-Oct12)B.JPG (41.69 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Coryphantha sulcata (2015-Oct16).jpg (110.5 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Mammillaria dioica (2015-Oct16).jpg (70.53 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

Leuchtenbergia princeps (2015-Oct17).jpg (189.39 KiB) Viewed 2262 times

[Minime8484]

Looks like the year is coming to an end the same way it started. My Micranthocereus densiflorus opened this thread back in January, and so it is only fitting that it closes it as well - my plants are going crazy with buds right now - just on schedule. It was a great year with lots of new blooms. I'm looking forward to what 2016 will bring; be on the lookout next month for the start of my 2016 collection thread! Have a great end of the year!

Micranthocereus densiflorus 2 (2015-Dec08)A.JPG (35.93 KiB) Viewed 2191 times

Micranthocereus densiflorus 2 (2015-Dec08)B.JPG (34.5 KiB) Viewed 2191 times