Hana's cacti

[Hanazono]

kuni

I think 90F is a very nice temperature.
It will reach 45 C' during Christmas time in here and so I need additional shade cloth to protect cacti.

Hanazono

3 cacti with reddish flowers were in flower today.
T. alonsoi

E. horizontharonius

P. strobiliformis

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I completed shade cloth covering of the large greenhouse in this morning.
The cover will be kept until mid of March next year.

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Weeds and cacti live together.
M. geometrizans has formed many fruits and flowers.

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Seedlings of Echinocactus horizontharonius have started to grow.
Seeds were sown in 2014.
They are in 5 cm square tubes.

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The flower of November is Jacaranda, Jacaranda street near my place.


Cacti are also in flower.
Echinocactus horizontharonius


Astrophytum asterias, aged one

Astrophytum asterias cv hanazono kabuto

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii v loricatum

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii v armatum sp nova

[stefan m.]

I absolutely/positively must ask you,
Have you eather their fruit(or at least the myrtillocactus fruit)

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stefan

No I do not.
I accept bards to eat.

Frank

[K.W.]

Good evening / morning Frank,

thank you for the beautiful photos.
The Astrophytum flowers in very unusual places. . .


Best wishes

K.W.

[stefan m.]

Shame. I hear mytillocactus fruit tasted like sour blueberries or something. very popular in its native habitat.
Also, dragon fruit is overrated.

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G'morning K.W.

Thanks for your comment.
It has been hot. The maximum temperature of today will be 33 'C.

stefan

Fruits of myrtillocactus are not sour, sweeter than blueberries.
Since I do not get any health related information, I do not eat them.

Frank

[WayneByerly]

Very nice, Hana. That last A. asterias is a beauty.

The flowers of my A. asterias, when it bloomed, were strictly yellow. This red down at the base of the interior of this cactus is just astounding. And then right after that is the one with the streaks. What beautiful flowers! Thank you ever so much for posting these pictures. It is a REAL joy to look at them.

[Hanazono]

G'morning WayneByerly,

Thanks for your comment.
The flower of standard asterias is yellow petals with orange throat.
Strictly yellow is not normal.
I am not sure but it may be mixed the gene of other astrophytum.

The flower with streaks one is mixed the gene of red flowering asterias.

Frank

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It was a hot day today.
Many asterias were in flower in the afternoon.

Bench 1

Bench 2

Red flowering asterias



1st filial hybrid: senile x super kabuto

Super kabutos

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More cacti flowers

Outdoor


Discocactus horstii

Astrophytum caput-medusae

[K.W.]

Frank, Frank, Frank, ( )

what beautiful and interesting plants!
It took us 10 years that You show us these beauties. . .


I like Your outdoor plants!


Best wishes

K.W.