Escobaria season has begun

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Re: Escobaria season has begun

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Those are great Ian.
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E. minima is only just beginning. Hot enough for them now though!

Here is my nice E. leei clump. Not very prolific with flowers but they are a good pink.
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E. organensis is even pinker, I'll get a picture tomorrow.
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Cool clump. Maybe some day all those pups will be in synchronous bloom.
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Beautiful clump of E. leei! I've been seeing photos of some beauties of this species lately....makes me want to add it to my collection now!
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that's quite the clump, surprising to see only one flower! a very beautiful one though!
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E. organensis
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very beautiful!
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