New year - new luck!

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:00 am

very beautiful!

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Mon May 09, 2011 3:02 pm

Thanks guys.

@Daiv
Indeed a small slice of the Southwest. Inspired by the nature. So I'll never forget the best time in my life.

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Tue May 10, 2011 2:01 pm

Ralf, you have such amazing success over there, especially with cacti I would think are too small to bloom! Please let us see the flowers when they open.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:18 pm

Some images from the past weekend.

Echinocereus coccineus ssp. rosei NM1054

Echinocereus reichenbachii with bud

Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. caespitosus TO436

Escobaria missouriensis

Escobaria missouriensis var. asperispina GL46 with an extremely clumping

Escobaria sneedii

RayC · Post by **RayC** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:43 pm

Very nice. Must be you are having a warm spring.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Tue May 17, 2011 7:04 pm

Indeed Ray, I have had an unusually warm and sunny spring.
That helps somewhat.

iann · Post by **iann** » Tue May 17, 2011 7:22 pm

It looks authentically arid

Post by **daiv** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:13 pm

Such a nice looking outdoor bed!

What are the blue bits around the plants? I'm guessing fertilizer?

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:47 am

Thanks for your comments.

iann wrote:It looks authentically arid

It's the German part of Arizona.

daiv wrote: What are the blue bits around the plants? I'm guessing fertilizer?

Yes, Daiv, it's a fertilizer. I use this kind of fertilizer about two times per year. Only for the flower bed.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:12 pm

Some images of today.

Escobara missouriensis

Escobaria missouriensis var. asperispina GL46

Opuntia rutila

Opuntia rutila 'mini'

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:48 am

...and some from the past weekend.

Echinocereus oklahomensis HK1844

Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. caespitosus TO436

Escobaria missouriensis

Escobaria sneedii

Escobaria vivipara Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma

Opuntia aurea

Opuntia fragilis

Opuntia fragilis 'Freiberg'

a small overview

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:34 pm

Great flowers Ralf

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:22 am

spectacular flowers!

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:18 am

Thanks folks!

Echinocerus baileyi

Escobaria vivipara Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma a couple days ago with two and with three blossoms at yesterday

Escobaria vivipara Sweetwater, Beckham County, Oklahoma clear to recognize the smaller petals on this blossoms

Opuntia humifusa

Opuntia hystricina 'Muenchen' it's a hybrid named after Munich in Germany

John C · Post by **John C** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:16 pm

Looking good! Great flowers!