Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

[RichR]

Beautiful, beautiful stuff!

[Minime8484]

Lots of action in the garden the past couple of weeks, including a few newbies for me!

First, the coolest Cholla - Cylindropuntia anteojoensis. Really love the soft yellow color of the blooms and the texture of the segments!

Cylindropuntia anteojoensis (Chandler, AZ)

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My old reliable Leuchtenbergia princeps also started the summer off right.

Leuchtenbergia princeps (Chandler, AZ)

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Then, my first ever Frailea bloomed - Frailea pseudopulcherrima. Hopefully, more Frailea's will follow!

Frailea pseudopulcherrima (Chandler, AZ)

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A bloom from my recent aquisition, Turbinicarpus viereckii was a nice surprise!

Turbinicarpus viereckii (Chandler, AZ)

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My Mammillaria spinossisima ssp. pilcayensis was a little late this year, but is always a treat.

Mammillaria spinossisima ssp. pilcayensis (Chandler, AZ)

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And finally, my Carnegia started opening its flowers this week - LOTS more to come (banner year for blooms after zippo last year!).

Carnegia gigantea (Chandler, AZ)

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[gemhunter178]

Nice flowers! Better late than never!

[Minime8484]

One more for the day: Cleistocactus tupizensis.

Cleistocactus tupizensis (Chandler, AZ)

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[cactushobbyman]

How long did it take for the growth of you Mammillaria spinossisima ssp. pilcayensis? I kinda like that one.

[Minime8484]

Not really sure - I got it only a year or two ago from B&B Cactus in Tucson...it was on a $1 clearance rack, so I just couldn't pass it up!
It started out almost completely prostrate, but just in the last month, it perked up, went vertical, then started to bloom.

[Peterthecactusguy]

Tristian nice plants. I like the Cholla .. I have never heard of it? is it a Mexican one ?

Nice saguaro blooms, mine are just starting to get buds on them.. Mine are always behind..

[Ralf]

So beautiful! Indeed it is by far the best time of the year!!
Is that Frailea free planted in your yard? It's amazing that it have open flowers.
I only obtain open flower with a special treatment. Very hot, very bright sunlight and a constant moisture.

[RichR]

I always thought that saguaro flowers look good enough to eat, kind of like some yuccas. I wonder if they are edible?

[Minime8484]

Is that Frailea free planted in your yard?

Yep - all my Frailea's are planted in-ground in a special area of the garden for small cacti. Hope the other species like that spot as much!

[Minime8484]

Tristian nice plants. I like the Cholla .. I have never heard of it? is it a Mexican one ?

Yeah - it is found only within the state of Coahuila near Cuatro Cienegas. Described only in 1976,

[Arjen]

tristan, wow! great looking flowers! to be able to get your own saguaro in bloom is just mindblowing to me

[Peterthecactusguy]

Tristian thanks, it's probably pretty rare. I love cholla flowers tho.

btw thanks for the info

also an FYI cholla blooms are edible, I have never heard of saguaro blooms being too.
Many of the local populations relied on the saguaro for food and I dont remember the flower buds being edible, but they sure ate the cholla buds

[Minime8484]

The blooms keep on a comin' almost faster than I can walk around the yard with the camera!
Here are a few more from the last couple of days.

My first flowers on my Cylindropuntia californica ssp. rosarica

Cylindropuntia californica ssp. rosarica (Chandler, AZ)

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A reliable Echinocereus stramineus decided this week was the week to bloom.

Echinocereus stramineus (Chandler, AZ)

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My first flower of Gymnocalycium ragonesii also bloomed this week (tough getting a good pic of this one as it's in filtered shade).

Gymnocalycium ragonesii (Chandler, AZ)

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And finally, my old Echinopsis that remained unidentified with certainty for over 10 years as it has refused flowering all that time FINALLY treated me with a single flower this year, confirming my suspected ID of Echinopsis huascha.

Echinopsis huascha (Chandler, AZ)

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[peterb]

wow, that Cylindropuntia californica is awesome. I wonder where that one grows in habitat.

peterb