Peterb's new, revised 2012

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Peterb's new, revised 2012

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I decided to abandon ship on my old thread and once I figure out how, I am going to delete it entirely, rather than rebuild all the images, etc.

Some recent pics below.

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Gymnocactus ysabelae
Gymnocactus ysabelae
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Echinomastus warnockii pallidus
Echinomastus warnockii pallidus
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Probably Echinomastus warnockii. From seed sown 4 years ago.
Probably Echinomastus warnockii. From seed sown 4 years ago.
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Echinomastus sp. again.
Echinomastus sp. again.
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Echinomastus durangensis mapimiensis
Echinomastus durangensis mapimiensis
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another warnockii pallidus loving the heat.
another warnockii pallidus loving the heat.
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Gymnocactus viereckii, which will do this for months now.
Gymnocactus viereckii, which will do this for months now.
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another shot of durangensis mapimiensis
another shot of durangensis mapimiensis
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ysabelae
ysabelae
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Haworthia bayeri
Haworthia bayeri
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Escobaria duncanii
Escobaria duncanii
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G. wrightii GL704
G. wrightii GL704
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Echinocereus viridiflorus canus
Echinocereus viridiflorus canus
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why, something wrong with the old topic?

great looking flowers!
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Beautiful flowers!
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StrUktO wrote:why, something wrong with the old topic?

great looking flowers!
Thanks! All the images are missing in the old thread so it seems lifeless to me. I'm not finding a way to remove it entirely, which I think would improve the forum.

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peterb wrote:
StrUktO wrote:why, something wrong with the old topic?

great looking flowers!
Thanks! All the images are missing in the old thread so it seems lifeless to me. I'm not finding a way to remove it entirely, which I think would improve the forum.

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Great plants! really like the tiny escobaria duncanii. 8)
Im probably going to do the same thing with mine and I think I could do it for you, but am afraid to touch anything. 8-[
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!

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Thanks Tony, I guess I'll wait a bit and just keep this thread going here in the meantime. The Esco duncanii is SB1635, by the way. I had forgotten how similar the flowers are to zilziana.

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Great flowers as always, Peter. A really nice collection!
I hadn't thought that Echinomastus get flowers after 4 years. Anyhow your conditions for the plants are not comparable with mine.
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Thanks Ralf, and nice avatar! E. erectocentrus from Redington Road?

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peterb wrote:Thanks Ralf, and nice avatar! E. erectocentrus from Redington Road?

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Last year I had the luck to find them with open flowers. In 2009 it was somewhat to late therefor.
Anyhow there was a great crew on my side.
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from left Ed, Susan, Johnny and Dani, unfortunately Linda isn't in the picture
from left Ed, Susan, Johnny and Dani, unfortunately Linda isn't in the picture
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Some recent flowers. Managed to return home in time not to miss anything.

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One of the most dramatic of all Echinocereus flowers, E. bonkerae
One of the most dramatic of all Echinocereus flowers, E. bonkerae
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Epithelantha greggii
Epithelantha greggii
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Echinomastus intertextus, Sonoita AZ
Echinomastus intertextus, Sonoita AZ
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E. russanthus weedinii
E. russanthus weedinii
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echinocereus viridiflorus correllii
echinocereus viridiflorus correllii
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Pretty Echinofossulocactus crispatus flower.
Pretty Echinofossulocactus crispatus flower.
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Love this Glandulicactus wrightii flower color.
Love this Glandulicactus wrightii flower color.
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The feral cat who seems to be considering domestic life. I love having him around, as he keeps the thrashers away. He may not like being trapped, neutered and released, but too bad. That's in his future.
The feral cat who seems to be considering domestic life. I love having him around, as he keeps the thrashers away. He may not like being trapped, neutered and released, but too bad. That's in his future.
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Wow! Nice "show"! Especially the E. bonkerae!
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Yes, E. bonkerae is one of the real drama queens of the Echinocereus, and all cacti for that matter. The colors are a definite challenge for my camera.

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Hello Peter,
I too love that Echinocereus bonkerae. That Epithelantha gregii, the Gymnocactus viereckii, the Echinomastus spp., especially the one with the dark throat, and also the Echinomastus intertextus, which has a lighter pink stigma than those we usually encounter here growing in the wild. That genus is giving me problems whenever I try to grow it. A few years back I did have a nice flowering plant with multiple blossoms that seemed to be doing fine.
I believe it lasted for two or three years and then died. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I was told, that I should not plant this cactus too deeply and I listened to that advice, but the plants still do not survive. :(

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Hi Harald, are you planting the Echinomastus in a pure mineral desert soil without any organics? They do also like limestone and acidified or rain water. However, I have also noticed that they seem to not live very long in cultivation or in habitat. It is rare in habitat to encounter very old plants. They flower at a young age and then live perhaps 10 years or so and expire. This is just my observation.

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peter, lovely pictures all over but the e. bonkerae is astonishing!
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