Huge mammillaria (gracilis?) in 328062! How old is it? Beautiful cat as well

Never knew stapelias had seed pods like that! They look quite similar to pseudolithos pods

How old are those turbs?

What potting mix do you use for melocactus? I have two matanzanus which I think need a soil change. Thanks!

nice little friend you got there

What happened to that astrophytum with the big cavity? At least it's growing now...

On the astrophytums, what are the brownish dots? I have them on some of my plants too and am currently looking for an explanation. Thanks!

Nice hybrids! Looks like all of them flower red like the turbinicarpus, interesting.

Nice astrophytums! I'm assuming that the first one is a hanazono hybrid as well?

Is that a crested flower in the second pic?

Shouldn't be scale or mealybugs if it doesn't rub off, and probably not damage marks either since they're growing. I have a small echinocactus seedling with the same or a very similar condition, and nothing seems to stop it from advancing. :-k Many people said that it's a fungus, but I did try some ...

Merry Christmas to you too! I'll definitely keep an eye on this for your next post

Beautiful collection! I just found this yesterday, and speed-read through it. My collection is about the same size, but is not even half as interesting. I mostly keep mammillarias and cactus with cephaliums.

Nice cactus and flower! Was the flower supposed to be this small though? How wide is the pot?

Is the one in the first picture flowering from the side??
I have never seen that before