Welcome Craig Fry!

[C And D]

Finally, some new flowers worth posting
there was so much other succulent action going on during the winter, the cactus get a little neglected

The first to put on a great show were my Echinopsis Hybrids "Mt. Girl"
I grew a large seed batch about 13 years ago, and many were sold, and many seedlings were sowed.
Hence, we have what's called a "Line" of hybrids, called "Mt. Girl"

Here is one of the originals
Mt. Girl

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A large seedling from the first batch

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Another one last week

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[C And D]

Sulcorebutia hoffmanniana

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Sulcorebutia rauschii "Cherry Bomb"
This clone flowers more than any other S. rauschii for me.

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A greener clone.

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Sulcorebutia arenacea

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Rebutia krainziana

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the above plant a couple days later

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Rebutia hybrids
Pink Shadow and Peach Melba

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[Ralf]

Absolutely great plants and flowers!

[C And D]

Thanks Ralf, I love your plants as well

[C And D]

I woke up this weekend to quite a surprise

Both Aztekium hintonii's flowering at the same time... double Yea...

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This older one went to have another 5 flowers the next couple days

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This one turned into the stud

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[Robb]

Ooh, pretty . I must have an A. hintonii now!

[Arjen]

Wow, great show! Especially the sulcorebutias

[K.W.]

Wow, great show! Especially the sulcorebutias

Quite my opinion, great Show, great Sulcorebutia,

and Echinopsis, Aztekium, Eriosyce, and . . .

Wonderful plants in a very diverse collection!


Best regards

K.W.

[C And D]

Well my favorite plant made it into the Cactus and Succulent Journal
Ariocarpus retusus x fissuatus

presented in Duke Benadom's Superb Succulent Column.

and my Whiteslonea doesn't look to shabby!

He sent me some of the photos he took

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Thanks Duke

[C And D]

These Copiapoa lauii have had many flushes of flowers this summer

I luckily caught them in the act

Denise's big one
at least a hundred heads

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This may or may not be the same clone
From my Copiapoa show collection

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This one is called the brown clone
from same collection

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Here is Denise's clone from 2009

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Slow but steady growth

[C And D]

Cumulopuntia rossiana v. fuauxiana
Unexpected flower

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[Eutow_Intermedium]

Thats econd Echinopsis

Last week

The flower is wonderful, so Rich a red. The other is nice but

=^o^=

[CactusFanDan]

Cumulopuntia rossiana is such a cute little plant, but the flowers sure mean business! Excellent.

[C And D]

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Mammillaria luethyi


We are having out OCCSS 2014 Summer Show and Sale
Friday July 25 - 10 to 5
Saturday July 26 - 10 to 5
Sunday July 27 - 12 to 4

Anaheim United Methodist Church
1000 S. State College
Anaheim, California

more info at: occss.org

[C And D]

Nice Astrophytum caput-medusae action this week

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I'm baby sitting Gary James' plant for the Summer, and it's flowering too !!

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This is one way to cross pollenate, make em kiss...

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I also save pollen in the freezer, for the next flower batch.
I sowed all my previous seed batches, but hope to have more for next Spring.

I tried some crazy crosses with the A. caput-medusa 2 months ago with the only other plants flowering at the time; A. coahuilense and A. Onzuka, and lo and behold... I got seeds !!!
I planted them last week, nothing happened yet, but I will keep you posted on what develops.