There's enough rock in the top foot of my soil to cobblestone the whole yard like that, which makes it fortunate I like plants which are at home with rock mulch. Unfortunately we get a lot of winter rain, so I'm limited to the hardier specimens for that bed. I'm surprised the Echinocereus trig v inermis on the left has gotten through the winters.
Today was another first-timer - Oroya peruviana v depressa:
1123.291 oroya peruviana depressa j037 andahuaylaz 3800m flat stem - sown 2007
The Mammillaria elongata camp was also at it's peak.
Iann's not the only one with red new Echinocactus spines, I cheat though.
When I grafted it to T. bridgesii, I also grafted the bottom half to C. peruvianus:
This Fero Johnstonianus is also growing rapidly on graft. It's 3yo sibling on own roots is still the size of a pea.