Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

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dunno it looks sort of like a C. fulgida mammillata from the west coast.. it's interesting, in it's lack of spines. Maybe I didnt get a C. californica from someone.. lol
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Frailea in bloom--how neat. Mine only makes buds that never open. And a blooming saguaro in your yard, I can only wish! Love the cylindropuntias, too.
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Thanks for all the comments!
Flower Show keeps on coming!

A couple of Echinocereus stramineus decided to flower at the same time.
Echinocereus stramineus I (Chandler, AZ)
Echinocereus stramineus I (Chandler, AZ)
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Echinocereus stramineus II (Chandler, AZ)
Echinocereus stramineus II (Chandler, AZ)
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Hard to get a good photo because it is in filtered shade, but my first Gymnocalycium ragonesii blooms can't hide from me completely!
Gymnocalycium ragonesii (Chandler, AZ)
Gymnocalycium ragonesii (Chandler, AZ)
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My reliable Leuchtenbergia princeps started flowering this week too - it usually flowers almost continuously through the summer into fall.
Leuchtenbergia princeps (Chandler, AZ)
Leuchtenbergia princeps (Chandler, AZ)
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Another old-reliable, my Mammillaria longimamma is starting up too.
Mammillaria longimamma (Chandler, AZ)
Mammillaria longimamma (Chandler, AZ)
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And, finally - my old Cereus peruvianus var monstrose 'Labelle' started flowering this week - with many more weeks to come!
Cereus peruvianus v. monstrose 'Labelle' (Chandler, AZ)
Cereus peruvianus v. monstrose 'Labelle' (Chandler, AZ)
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More headed my way next week too! :D
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Nice show! Long-blooming and reliable cacti are always great! =D>
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Missed a few pages...man did i miss alot!
TFS! Great show, Tristan.
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great show indeed! I especially like the e. stramineus
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That looks really great!
Especially the Echinocereus stramineus is marvellous. That will be a huge clump in a couple years.
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Been out of town for work, so not sure all I've missed (at least one that I know of!), but here are a couple of bloomers that waited for me.

Mammillaria longimamma continues to go crazy - making up for a pitiful year last year with tons of flowers.
Mammillaria longimamma II (Chandler, AZ)
Mammillaria longimamma II (Chandler, AZ)
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And the first inflorescence of 2012 on one of my Fouquieria burragei started opening its flowers this week too; pretty high up, so not the greatest photo op. Looking for lots more in 2012!
Fouquieria burragei (Chandler, AZ)
Fouquieria burragei (Chandler, AZ)
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Very excited that my first ever blooms from my Grusonia (Corynopuntia) moelleri opened today. As you can see, many more to come!
Hopefully, this is just the start of the Grusonia parade for this year! :D
Corynopuntia moelleri - Chandler, AZ
Corynopuntia moelleri - Chandler, AZ
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Corynopuntia moelleri (Chandler, AZ) - closeup
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Sweet Grusonia!
Look at all those buds!
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I missed the first 3 flowers on this Echinocereus (luteus) subinermis when I was out of town recently, but at least it saved one for when I was home! :D
Echinocereus subinermis (Chandler, AZ)
Echinocereus subinermis (Chandler, AZ)
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great looking flowers, you love yellow don't you!
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that's another one I can't wait til it blooms. My lone Grusonia hasn't grown much, I am hoping it was going to explode this year, maybe next year.
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Newest bloom in the garden from my Tephrocactus weberi.
Tephrocactus weberi (Chandler, AZ)
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StrUktO wrote:great looking flowers, you love yellow don't you!
You noticed!! :D :D :D :wink:
LOVE it!!
Probably one of the reasons I love the desert!
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