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One of my VERY favorites!
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:32 am
by Bill in SC
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:34 am
by John C
Nice one!
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:43 pm
by Loph
I'd remove all the green stigmas and cook 'em up in a wok!
LOL, the stigma lobes look like those green noodles made from beans....
a cool flower indeed! they have other colour forms as well? or is pink the norm?
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:30 pm
by peterb
There is a white-flowered cultivar.
Beautiful, Bill!
peterb
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:32 pm
by Bill in SC
And... I have two of the white cultivars rooted!
Bill in SC
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:10 pm
by fanaticactus
Bill, those flowers are gorgeous. Luckily, the pentalophus stem that fell off (which I 'rescued')and impaled itself on the Euphorbia below it in the greenhouse has developed a couple of small roots. When it comes time to pot it up, what kind of soil have you found works well for it? The standard desert mix? Extra grit or charcoal? Extra organic matter or minerals? I'm looking forward for it growing into a blooming-size plant. Is it a fast, medium or slow grower? Thanks for any info you can send along.
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:30 pm
by Bill in SC
I use heavy grit in all my cactus containers. That said, my Echinocereus pentalophus plants themselves don't look all that great, so I'm not sure the mix, or my conditions agrees with them. For some reason, Echinocereus in general grow here, but don't really flourish like I have seen them grow elsewhere. I dearly love the genus, and hope I can eventually get a grasp on their needs.
Bill in SC
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:04 pm
by cooky173
Have you tried eating the fruit? It has a lemony taste. I waited till the fruit split open before eating.
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:40 pm
by cactuspolecat
Very nice Bill, it's probably not the most sought after Echinocereus, but it still wows with the flowers.
Mine flowered for the first time last year...
CP
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:49 pm
by daiv
I find pentalophus and cineracens very similar, but I think the flowers on pentalophus are more dramatic due to the white center. Hope you get some flowers on your white ones Bill!
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:07 pm
by Bill in SC
Yours look GREAT, CP! Daiv, I won't get white flowers this year, but hopefully next. I'd like to cross the white and the pink.
BB
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:43 pm
by Peterthecactusguy
Bill those are nice. I think that Echinocactus is one of my favorite genera other then of course Opuntia...
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:52 am
by Mark
Im still waiting for mine to bloom!
but great flower bill!
Mark
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:26 am
by Arjen
ok, it is now sought after here! I am especially fond of purple flowers and this is one of the most beautiful ones I have ever seen. I'm curious what the white one looks like.
