Days of my cacti lives - in pictures

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They are absolutely beautiful, lovely to see some really mature plants too.
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Flowers of M. muehlenpfordtii are quite modest but these spines excite me.
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Reb. fiebrigii at the left.
Reb. fiebrigii at the left.
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And things are accelerating outside in the rock garden. Even night time is still cold.
Hardy succulents.
Hardy succulents.
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Pediocactus simpsonii.
Pediocactus simpsonii.
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That "weed" around the cacti is Sedum acre.
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that pediocactus, wow! and you grow this in your garden?? :shock: :shock:
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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Arjen wrote:that pediocactus, wow! and you grow this in your garden?? :shock: :shock:
Yes, I do. These are considered hardy to zone 3, growing at 3000 - 4000 m a.s.l in some NW US American states. Can you imagine how cold could be there in winter time? Here in Alberta nothing grows at 3000 m a.s.l. because just in July and August is mainly above 0 C. I live at just 1000 m and seems cold is not a problem for these Pediocactus plants.

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Last flowers. Different coloration of spines & flowers comes from different origin (field numbers) of the plants. Hopefully ants living under my whole rock garden will not mess with the roots of my cacti very much, even I have suspicions about some damaged roots and perished plants.
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Well, my Opuntia polyacantha is fully in bud outside.
Seedlings of O. polyacantha branching.
Seedlings of O. polyacantha branching.
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Opuntia polyacantha in the rock garden.
Opuntia polyacantha in the rock garden.
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Opuntia polyacantha potted.
Opuntia polyacantha potted.
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Some Echinopsis mamillosa seedlings finally got repotted for the 1st time.
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Larryleachia cactiformis - first flower for this season.
Larryleachia cactiformis - first flower for this season.
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Rebutia fiebrigii - all in bloom, 28 flowers.
Rebutia fiebrigii - all in bloom, 28 flowers.
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The portable GH on my deck.
The portable GH on my deck.
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Agave & Oreocereus.
Agave & Oreocereus.
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Others do not mind to be just outside.
That Oreo from the top.
That Oreo from the top.
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Buds on the offsets.
Buds on the offsets.
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And this one is inside. Thelocactus setispinus with damaged central grow point (bugs) got some offsets that have buds now.
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That thing got in flower.
T. setispinus fl.
T. setispinus fl.
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Epithelantha greggii
Epithelantha greggii
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Epithelantha greggii - cought a flower.
Epithelantha greggii - cought a flower.
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An Epithelantha first time seen blooming.

Another Larryleachia cactiformis.
Buds.
Buds.
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... opened.
... opened.
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Turbinicarpus schwarzii was next.
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All suitable windowsills are taken.
2-pot windowsill.
2-pot windowsill.
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Some windows have 2nd or 3rd shelve inside.
South looking window.
South looking window.
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The summer is here - Gymno's started blooming.
Gymnocalycium anisitsii flowers.
Gymnocalycium anisitsii flowers.
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Yard plants started blooming these days.
Escobaria vivipara.
Escobaria vivipara.
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O. polyacantha.
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Too many?

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Epithelantha unguispina
Epithelantha unguispina
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Too many heads in one pot?
Escobaria leei SB397
Escobaria leei SB397
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Not those - these here are too many. Counted 150 and stopped. Should divide some offsets having roots.
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Love those Larryleachia cactiformis, they look so ugly yet so cute, deff something to look into for the kids they'd prob think their cool!
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Some backyard photos as well.
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Opuntia aurea.

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O. polyacantha - first flowers from a pad out of habitat.

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Stonecrops are blooming - S. acre and S. divergens.


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More outside blooms:
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Opuntia aurea

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E. vivipara - last (4th) flower this season. This plant has been transferred from the habitat (roadside lawn) at younger age.

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A mysterious (hybrid ?) opuntia given me some years ago and transferred to the ground this spring turned to have pink flowers as well.
Next day fl.
Next day fl.
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Same indoor cacti continued to open flowers in July too:
T. schwarzii
T. schwarzii
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Loph. decipiens
Loph. decipiens
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E. russanthus did not flower this spring, but the spines are still nice.
Echinocereus russanthus spines, wet
Echinocereus russanthus spines, wet
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First flower on this Turbinicarpus I've ever seen. I keep it from 3 or 4 years ago.
T. swobodae
T. swobodae
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T. swobodae
T. swobodae
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Some O. fragilis groups growing in the back yard. No flowers, just dropping pads.
T. fragilis
T. fragilis
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Among them is a clone originating from Peace River region (British Columbia), the most Northern growing cactus I know about.
O. fragilis
O. fragilis
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T. fragilis
T. fragilis
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Sedum anacampseros in bloom in my garden.
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More Sedum blooms.

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And an E. reichenbachii recovering after a winter half-freezing.
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Some of my recent flowers:
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The summer is not over yet. :wink:

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Mam. decipiens.
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Some hailstorms passed over the city last week, not too harsh in my area. Just some segments went down.

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These Sulcorebutia seedlings need all the sun they cat get through the glass.
Sulco seedlings
Sulco seedlings
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These feel better enjoying the heat in recent weeks as well as granite crush - like in their homeland desert.
Mammillaria seedlings
Mammillaria seedlings
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A Brazilian in exile far north. I missed that flower last night.
Discocatus boomianus.
Discocatus boomianus.
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