Re: Nopalxochia ackermannii . . .

Cereusly · Post by **Cereusly** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:12 pm

I found my Nopalxochia ackermannii out in the garden area blooming, with another bud yet to open. How it survives out there with the winter cold, rain, the blistering summer sun, and the constantly dining snails I'll never completely understand. I guess it's just a surviver. This plant usually blooms big time in mid-late May, but this was a welcome surprise.
Cereusly

john b · Post by **john b** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:49 pm

Nice suprise indeed!

John B

Post by **daiv** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:20 pm

From what I've seen, this is one of the toughtest cacti around. Certainly amoung Epi's it is king.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:55 pm

Wow, very nice!
Look at those fiber optic stamens!

peter · Post by **peter** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:58 pm

WOW, very nice bloom!

alikat · Post by **alikat** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:23 pm

Wow,nice

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:03 am

NICE!

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:04 am

Hi Cereusly, what a brilliant red, I love these!

Here's mine from last season...

Daiv is right, these are quite hardy, mine was a cutting taken from a large plant grown outdoors even throughout our cold wet winters.

CP