First own flower.

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First own flower.

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My first own flower.

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You did a good job. Nice baby!
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Harriet wrote:You did a good job. Nice baby!
Thanks. And i must state that therre are probably around 43-45 buds who still need to go open.
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lovely! what is it? lobivia?
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StrUktO wrote:lovely! what is it? lobivia?
Yep, a Lobivia pugionacantha v. versicolor. There is a second and a third flower.

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very nice, the second also lobivia and the third a very nice weingartia, I know this batch ;) bercht right?
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Right on - it's fun that after all these years, we still get to see people with first flowers!
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StrUktO wrote:very nice, the second also lobivia and the third a very nice weingartia, I know this batch ;) bercht right?
Spot on.
daiv wrote:Right on - it's fun that after all these years, we still get to see people with first flowers!
It came for me as a complete surprise. Wierd looking fury balls on my cacti. I inspected one closer and it turned out to be a bud. And i thought i would not get bud's or flowers this year.
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