Are you sure that's E. oxygona? Nice flower looks like some hybridSnowFella wrote:
And at 2pm, not long before the storm hit.
Snowfella's cactus trials
My Gallery: Echinopsis hybrid, Chamaecereus hybrid, Parodia, Echinocereus, Echinopsis
Best Regards, Artur
Best Regards, Artur
Only thing I'm sure of is that it's some kind of Echinopsis that opened during the night. Came simply with an Echinopsis sp label so it could easily be a hybrid of some sort.
It's changed quite a bit in appearance though since I planted it outdoors, lots heavier and thinker spines on the new growth compared to old.
It's changed quite a bit in appearance though since I planted it outdoors, lots heavier and thinker spines on the new growth compared to old.
Some more flowers aswell as new additions.
2nd Lobivia outdoors flowered, and something promptly took a bite out of it.
Another Lobivia on the bench suprised me yesterday
Now for the new additions.
Left to right: R. heliosa x albiflora, G. baldianum, Ferocactus sp, Pachypodium lamerei, Matucana sp, Cochemiea maritima, M. spinosissima and Echinocereus 'inermis'
Some closer looks.
Cochemiea maritima, not looking forward to repotting this one!
Got red flowering G. baldianum but this pinkish one stood out from the rest.
Likely your garden variety F. glaucescens but claimed it just incase it's something odd. Most areoles on this one seem to be doing something fishy.
2nd Lobivia outdoors flowered, and something promptly took a bite out of it.
Another Lobivia on the bench suprised me yesterday
Now for the new additions.
Left to right: R. heliosa x albiflora, G. baldianum, Ferocactus sp, Pachypodium lamerei, Matucana sp, Cochemiea maritima, M. spinosissima and Echinocereus 'inermis'
Some closer looks.
Cochemiea maritima, not looking forward to repotting this one!
Got red flowering G. baldianum but this pinkish one stood out from the rest.
Likely your garden variety F. glaucescens but claimed it just incase it's something odd. Most areoles on this one seem to be doing something fishy.
Cheers.
Had both up's and downs here lately, coming home to new flowers being parts of the positive ofcource. That something ate all 3 buds on that redflowering Lobivia from my last post was one of the downers, never got to see either fully open.
A trio of Noto's here today, along with a "late" Gymno and what I believe is an Eriosyce heinrichiana.
N. ottonis, showiest of the 3.
The other 2 I'm not 100% sure what they are other than having a fair clue they are Noto/Parodias.
1st of the 2.
2nd.
Gymnocalycium stellatum wanted to join in on the fun.
And lastly the suspected E. heinrichiana, bought with only a Neoporteria label. Still need to repot this one, but judging by the buds it's happy for now in the original soil and plastic pot.
Had both up's and downs here lately, coming home to new flowers being parts of the positive ofcource. That something ate all 3 buds on that redflowering Lobivia from my last post was one of the downers, never got to see either fully open.
A trio of Noto's here today, along with a "late" Gymno and what I believe is an Eriosyce heinrichiana.
N. ottonis, showiest of the 3.
The other 2 I'm not 100% sure what they are other than having a fair clue they are Noto/Parodias.
1st of the 2.
2nd.
Gymnocalycium stellatum wanted to join in on the fun.
And lastly the suspected E. heinrichiana, bought with only a Neoporteria label. Still need to repot this one, but judging by the buds it's happy for now in the original soil and plastic pot.
Could be anything really as none of the Fero's I've bough has come with a species tag, not even 100% sure they all are Fero's really as one seem to have multiple slightly hooked spines.
Misserable overcast, rainy and cool weather here so there hasn't been much happening in the last 2 days.
Another Echinopsis, likely E. oxygona, opened last night though.
And I added 2 new friends yesterday, got a gift certificate for the local bigbox store as a birthday gift the other day and just couldn't pass on these 2
Chamaelobivia hybrid 'Fire Chief' and an unlabeled Ferocactus.
Misserable overcast, rainy and cool weather here so there hasn't been much happening in the last 2 days.
Another Echinopsis, likely E. oxygona, opened last night though.
And I added 2 new friends yesterday, got a gift certificate for the local bigbox store as a birthday gift the other day and just couldn't pass on these 2
Chamaelobivia hybrid 'Fire Chief' and an unlabeled Ferocactus.
Got lucky with that one as the earlier outdoors Echonopsis had a flower open at the same time so I tried cross polinating them, be interesting to see if anything took.
Getting another snap change in weather here, from warm and humid for a 2 days to a week of rain and cold...dropped 10C in just a matter of minutes this afternoon.
2 more Gymno's joined the fun before the change and the E. heinrichiana opened it's other 3 buds.
Id'd as G. baldianum but I have my doubts still.
G. stenopleurum, looking greenish again now that I have moved it to the back of the bench.
And the E. heinrichiana
Getting another snap change in weather here, from warm and humid for a 2 days to a week of rain and cold...dropped 10C in just a matter of minutes this afternoon.
2 more Gymno's joined the fun before the change and the E. heinrichiana opened it's other 3 buds.
Id'd as G. baldianum but I have my doubts still.
G. stenopleurum, looking greenish again now that I have moved it to the back of the bench.
And the E. heinrichiana
Have to admit I'm not as desperate to get an ID as I once was, plenty on the bench that only has a genus on the label and that doesn't make them any less beautiful.
Another day and another few additions here
Unknown madly clumping Sulco, what I think is G. mihanovichii and a suspected Notocactus roseoluteus.
The Sulco seems to want to divide it's main head, know nothing about them so I'm not sure if that's something they usually do.
Least these 2 won't require to many repots and I'm pretty sure they are immune to mealies.
And the last new addition was given to me by one of the wife's workmates, with kids and pets around that kept on knocking it over she felt she couldn't keep taking care of it. Got no real idea what I'll do with it to be honest, needs a repot and some tlc to turn into anything I suspect. Scale feels kinda off in the photo though, it's a 2 foot tall plant in a 12inch pot.
While talking to her I found out that while she likes cactii she's a sucker for Lithops so while out yesterday I picked up 2 small pots that the wife can give her on the weekend, can't just take a cactus she's had for years and not give something in return.
Another day and another few additions here
Unknown madly clumping Sulco, what I think is G. mihanovichii and a suspected Notocactus roseoluteus.
The Sulco seems to want to divide it's main head, know nothing about them so I'm not sure if that's something they usually do.
Least these 2 won't require to many repots and I'm pretty sure they are immune to mealies.
And the last new addition was given to me by one of the wife's workmates, with kids and pets around that kept on knocking it over she felt she couldn't keep taking care of it. Got no real idea what I'll do with it to be honest, needs a repot and some tlc to turn into anything I suspect. Scale feels kinda off in the photo though, it's a 2 foot tall plant in a 12inch pot.
While talking to her I found out that while she likes cactii she's a sucker for Lithops so while out yesterday I picked up 2 small pots that the wife can give her on the weekend, can't just take a cactus she's had for years and not give something in return.