A poor college student's growing journal

[MagiCarpus]

Thank you Harald! I meant to reply much earlier but exams got in the way.

The camera I used is nothing fancy: my iPhone. I do have a professional camera, but I do not have the macro lens demanded by the type of photos I wished to take. I appreciate experienced growers dropping by this thread to check out my measly collection.

Anyways, here's a small update

Rebutia Steinmannii var. chrinstinae adjusted well in the new pot and is producing buds.




So is my grafted Mammiallaria theresae, there are quite a few flowers in development but they are too camera shy.


Last but not least, this is the first acquisition of 2017 - Pygmaeocereus bieblii. I was pleased to have found a mature specimen with buds.

[MagiCarpus]

The previous afternoon...(rebutia steinmannii 'christinae')


This morning...


I'm look forward to the spectacle once more of them open

soon... (Mammillaria theresae)

[MagiCarpus]

This is what superlative intensity is...

[MagiCarpus]

Some group shots and closeups...enjoy

Rebutia steinmannii christinae



Mammillaria theresae
The night before...


Today




Side by side...flower morphologies are surprisingly similar


You will probably say I take too many pictures of the same plants, but how could i stop?

[hegar]

Well, do not worry about posting several photos of the same plant(s). You are not alone when it comes to having this habit. I just get too excited and photograph the plant from all different angles and distances. Also, if you do not have a huge collection, like KB, Handazo, etc. it is very hard to show continually different plants.
Your plants look healthy and produce beautiful flowers. What else can you hope for? I do love your Mammillaria theresae. Supposedly, it is a cactus, which is not easy to grow. That is the reason, why a lot of times this cactus species is grafted onto a different root stock.
I have tried twice, to keep Mammillaria hernandezii alive for a year, but have not been successful with that undertaking. M. theresae, whether grafted or not, would most likely have experienced the same fate.

Harald

[hegar]

Oops, I goofed! I should have said: "K.W., Hanazono, Craig Fry, etc.". Those fellows do have huge collections. Mine, with less than 200 plants - and many of those present in multiple numbers - does not compare to these. As a result, I cannot post anything but a small fraction of their output.

[K.W.]

Some group shots and closeups...enjoy

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You will probably say I take too many pictures of the same plants, but how could i stop?

Keep going, there is no reason to stop.
I like Your photos very much - and the plants!


Best wishes

K.W.

[MagiCarpus]

Thank you Harald and K.W. for your kind words.

Also, if you do not have a huge collection, like KB, Handazo, etc. it is very hard to show continually different plants.

It's okay, it's only a matter of time that I acquire their entire collections, once they are retired...

Meanwhile, here's the tiny haul from the 2017 Toronto C&S Club Annual Show

Eriosyce senilis



Mammillaria carmenae


Ariocarpus retusus

[MagiCarpus]

6 blooms today...this might be the peak for this beauty this season.

Mammillaria theresae

[MagiCarpus]

It took a while but my mature lithops have finally completed leaf change. Two of them have divided, adding two more plants to the pot

October 2016


June 2017

[Annabelle]

I love red flowers on cacti !! They look so not pretty without them, but with the red color they are just the most beautiful

[MagiCarpus]

Long time no talk CactiGuide, here's a July update on the Pygmaeocereus bieblii, with mounting anticipation...

I had some trouble getting everything in focus, perhaps I shouldn't use a macro lens


close up to one of the buds, it said no to wax...

[MagiCarpus]

After a long day at work...This greeted me this evening...and it smells heavenly.