Contest 58 : Miniature Cacti and Succulents

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Jens
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Contest 58 : Miniature Cacti and Succulents

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September 2011- Miniature Cacti and Succulents
This is about all the smaller forms and species of C&S- the smaller the better 8)

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Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics, Click here


Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus.com purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.

Deadline:
for submissions will be Thursday, September 15th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standart Time

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Good Luck to all!!

John C and Jens

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I hope this is miniature enough:

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My not so miniature Epithelantha micromeris :lol:
There's no 12 step programme for Cactaholics...so I shall just have to get some more!!
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12 years old, 2.25 inch pot. Pediocactus winkleri RP132.

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Three year old Frailea castanea.
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Aztekium ritteri
(25 mm (1") in diameter and 16 years old)
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Came with a Tephrocactus label but I can't for the life of me give it a better name, it's tiny though in it's 2inch pot.
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Blossfeldia liliputana
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Coryphantha minima in habitat:
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There are lots of miniatures in Argentina. Here's one, Yavia cryptocarpa. "crypto" hardly begins to describe it.

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How miniature do you want to go? Here is a mature plant of Anacampseros comptonii.
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Frailea lepida (Frailea gracillima) in a 2 inch pot

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turbinicarpus klinkerianus

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No coins for scale here! This is Aloe cremnophila (I think); not as small as some of the cacti around here but really wimpy for a stemmed aloe.

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8) Click pic for better viewing..

Rebutia CV Sunrise

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