Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

[Tony]

The same goes with G. saglionis as far as flowers not opening up all the way, in my experience.

[Minime8484]

The latest flowers are from Echinocereus scheeri var. obscuriensis.

Echinocereus scheeri var. obscuriensis (Chandler, AZ)

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[Peterthecactusguy]

nice. I like the orange ones and the pink ones, and hell all of the Echinocereus I see lolz

(I have 3 that have buds now)
E. pentalophus, E subinermus, and E rigidissama)

[mughal113]

Lovely color on these flowers... *claps*

[Minime8484]

Thanks for the comments/Claps!

Here are some more bloomers opening up today.
Opuntia macrorhiza

Opuntia macrorhiza (Chandler, AZ)

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Astrophytum capricorne

Astrophytum capricorne (Chandler, AZ)

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[Minime8484]

One more new bloomer today - a first for me.

Escobaria tuberculosa

Escobaria tuberculosa (Chandler, AZ)

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Here's a close-up.

Escobaria tuberculosa - close-up (Chandler, AZ)

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[Arjen]

lovely flowers!

[Minime8484]

Thanks!
New ones keep poppin' open every day!
Here are today's.

Cylindropuntia ramosissima - love the unusual color of these flowers.

Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Chandler, AZ)

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My first Fero bloom of the season: Ferocactus emoryii

Ferocactus emoryii (Chandler, AZ)

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[Peterthecactusguy]

heh nice, love the Red Fero flowers.

And yes that Cylindropuntia is awesome too

[Arjen]

very beautiful!

[Minime8484]

Back from the Huntington Sale and a couple new bloomers for me conveniently waited for me to return!

First, gotta show a pic of my Notocactus tenuicylindrica (=Notocactus minimus) I obtained blooming from the HBG sale - one of my favorites I got there this past weekend.

Notocactus tenuicylindrica (Chandler, AZ)

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Then, another Noto opened up for me today - this one a pink-flowered species, Notocactus herteri.

Notocactus herteri (Chandler, AZ)

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Then, my Weingartis lanata that I missed the first bloom burst of earlier this spring decided to cooperate and send up some more buds so I can actually see them this time - yeah! Another first for me.

Weingartia lanata (Chandler, AZ)

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And, although not a succulent, just had to post a pic of my Palo Brea (Parksinsonia praecox) blooms...all of the Palo Verdes & Palo Breas seem to be in bloom now - along with a bunch of Mesquites....it's turned the Valley of the Sun quite yellow!! Beautiful time of year.

Parkinsonia praecox (Chandler, AZ)

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[Peterthecactusguy]

yes my Foothills Palo Verde(Parkinsonia microphylla) is in full bloom.. it also means allergies, which I will live with because I love when things are in bloom here.
That first Noto is beautiful that you just picked up.
The second one looks almost like an Echinocereus flower
nice plants

[Tony]

That little notocactus is cool. I would love to get some seed from that if you get any.
If it is like most notcactus I have seen, it is self fertile.

Cool ramosisima flower.

[peterb]

Fantastic stuff! The flowers on my obscuriensis are a completely different color. I hope it flowers, like those a lot.

peterb

[Minime8484]

That little notocactus is cool. I would love to get some seed from that if you get any.
If it is like most notcactus I have seen, it is self fertile.

I'll keep an eye out and be sure to collect some and send some to you if I get any!