Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2012

[Minime8484]

Flowering season is apparently over for some of my Arrojadoa...time to switch gears to Vegetative Growth!

Arrojadoa dinae - Oct 5, 2012

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Arrojadoa penicillata - Oct 5, 2012

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[gemhunter178]

Pretty cool! Nice plants!

[Minime8484]

Things are slowing down a bit now, but still a few lingering blooms.

My Ariocarpus fissuratus is trying desperately to bloom, but the thrashers have other ideas. I was finally able to salvage one flower without too much damage by placing a screen around it for a couple of days.

Ariocarpus fissuratus (Chandler, AZ)

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My Fouquieria burragei is slowing down a bit, but the remaining inflorescences are all much pinker now.

Fouquieria burragei (Chandler, AZ)

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And, finally, last weekend was the DBG Fall Sale. As a tradition, I took off a day from work and made it into a full day of nursery shopping. In the end, I came home with 13 beautiful plants, including a Cleistocactus over 5ft tall for only $8! Fun times.

DBG Haul (19Oct2012)

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[tumamoc]

Cleistocactus over 5ft tall for only $8!

Wow! That's unbelievable.

[CoronaCactus]

Great stuff, Tristan!

[yomero]

always love to see pictures of cactus,

[Minime8484]

Cleistocactus over 5ft tall for only $8!

Wow! That's unbelievable.

I know! And, although it was unlabeled as to species, I suspect it may be C. micropetalus - a green-flowered species I only have a small (damaged, but pupping) 6" cutting of currently!

[gemhunter178]

Nice Ario! Glad you could save at least one flower!
Also, $8, how???

[Minime8484]

Also, $8, how???

There was a separate section at the DBG Sale for DBG-propagated plants (most plants at the sale are from 3rd party vendors).

All of the plants in this section were incredibly low-priced - and this 5 ft Cleisto was priced at $10. I volunteer in the Hort Dept at the DBG, so got 20% off...which means I paid $8. Even at $10 it was a steal!
Others ridiculously cheap I got from that area (price before my discount):
Praecereus euchlorus - $2
Stenocereus alamosensis - $4

[Peterthecactusguy]

Nice, I couldnt make it. I didnt have enough money to drive there and back.. Always spring

[Minime8484]

My Leuchtenbergia is not quite convinced it is Fall.
It's bloomed before in October, but never quite this profusely.
I'm down with that!

Leuchtenbergia princeps (2012-Oct26)

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[gemhunter178]

Nice Leuchy!

[majcka]

My Leuchtenbergia is not quite convinced it is Fall.
It's bloomed before in October, but never quite this profusely.
I'm down with that!

Leuchtenbergia princeps (2012-Oct26).jpg

Get up again and look some more. I do.

[Minime8484]

Nothing like color in the desert in November.

Cleistocactus winteri going strong (and trying to live up to its name!).

Cleistocactus winteri (Chandler, AZ)A

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Cleistocactus winteri (Chandler, AZ)B

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[peterb]

wow that is just gorgeous!

peterb