A Blooming Thread
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When I saw this eastercactus ( H gaertneri or possible a hybrid with rosea?) , I had to buy it. In my view, the most beautiful eastercacti I have seen. It is covered with the most delicate white flowers. Speaking of flowers..I am pretty sure that I read somewhere that produsers ( or at lest some of them) uses gibberellic acid on the plants to increase the number of flowers?
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- Mojave Chris
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Beaver-tail Cactus (Opuntia Basilaris) Mojave Desert . These are from my yard here in the Mojave. I planted these from cuttings with 2 or 3 pads on a stem. They grow to full size in just a few years when you do them that way. They don't get any special treatment from me except a light sprinkle about once a month.
Last year they didn't bloom at all (the drought hit hard out here).....Looking good this year!
Last year they didn't bloom at all (the drought hit hard out here).....Looking good this year!
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Zone 9a
Elevation 3500 ft
Elevation 3500 ft
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Great looking flowers! It's always awesome to see people gardening with native plants.Mojave Chris wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 5:19 pm Beaver-tail Cactus (Opuntia Basilaris) Mojave Desert . These are from my yard here in the Mojave.
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Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
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Blooming never stops.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
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Small cactus, big flower...
Gymnocalycium andreae
Gymnocalycium andreae
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Astrophytum senile
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Astrophytum myriostigma
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- nachtkrabb
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I have only a couple of pictures at hand, but this year really a lot of my cacti are flowering.
What I especially admire is how much a bud may grow on the last day before opening. 5cm = 2in are nothing!
Enjoy,
Nachtkrabb.
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What I especially admire is how much a bud may grow on the last day before opening. 5cm = 2in are nothing!
Enjoy,
Nachtkrabb.
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Love and Revolution!
...and still more cacti.
...and still more cacti.
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Especially I do like those Beaver-tail Cactus (Opuntia Basilaris) in the Mojave Desert by Mojave Chris.
But they are all gorgeous!!! I am greatful for all those pictures, thanks.
Please pardon me for posting so many; I didn't want to show off. I just haven't been around for a while and so didn't realize the postings from February till today and wanted to revitalize this wonderful thread. So I added "some"...
Well, sh*** happens...
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But they are all gorgeous!!! I am greatful for all those pictures, thanks.
Please pardon me for posting so many; I didn't want to show off. I just haven't been around for a while and so didn't realize the postings from February till today and wanted to revitalize this wonderful thread. So I added "some"...
Well, sh*** happens...
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Love and Revolution!
...and still more cacti.
...and still more cacti.
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My Setiechinopsis mirabilis that bloomed last October died over the winter. The larger one, that produced a late bud in autumn that failed to bloom, developed 2 buds this spring. I missed the first blooming - but on Aug.3, I went out to water and feed the cacti about an hour before dark, and found the second bud was already opening. Here it is at 8:44PM:
Here it is at 11:11, full blown - the petals are just starting to curl:
Finally going to get a crop of seed, which I failed to get from the fall bloom.Spence
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Hallo Madcactus, that is a very nice Astro you got. ...aaaand with double flower! Wow!
I just wonder about the name. Is it possible that it is a A.capricorne...? Or are those names synonym...?
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Love and Revolution!
...and still more cacti.
...and still more cacti.
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Hello Greenknight,
that Setiechinopsis really earns its name "full of wonder". Such a cactus & such a flower...!
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Love and Revolution!
...and still more cacti.
...and still more cacti.
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Thanks nachtkrabb.nachtkrabb wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:02 pmHallo Madcactus, that is a very nice Astro you got. ...aaaand with double flower! Wow!
I just wonder about the name. Is it possible that it is a A.capricorne...? Or are those names synonym...?
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I believe the name is synonymous. I've seen this species listed with both names together.
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Yes, a synonym. You can see a list of former names here: https://caryophyllales.org/cactaceae/cd ... c0fcf7977cnachtkrabb wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:02 pmHallo Madcactus, that is a very nice Astro you got. ...aaaand with double flower! Wow!
I just wonder about the name. Is it possible that it is a A.capricorne...? Or are those names synonym...?
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According to Llifle: Astrophytum senile is a variety of Astrophytum capricorne, differing in its larger stems, which generally lack hair-flecks, and so densely wrapped with soft spines that the body is hardly visible, and looks like a dry grass bundle. Up to date many botanists don’t recognize the variety rank to this taxon which does not differ conspicuously from the other forms of the species.
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