North-central Californian grower

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Wed May 15, 2013 6:07 am

actually, if you look closer you'll see it's even TRI-colored, yellow throat, red inner petals, purple outer petals
most remarkable flowers of the whole genus!

BarryRice · Post by **BarryRice** » Sun May 19, 2013 6:56 pm

Things are hopping in my 3" pots!

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Sun May 19, 2013 10:09 pm

A dazzling display, I must say. Thanks for sharing. I will be getting a new, professionally built greenhouse and I hope I'll be able to get some flowers like those you've been sharing. At what temperature do you winter them over? Or do you separate them to give them their own "microclimates"?

BarryRice · Post by **BarryRice** » Mon May 20, 2013 6:08 am

Hey Fanaticactus

Thanks for your kind assessment. My collection is quite small compared to the pros on this site!

Where I live, I only experience about 20 hard frost nights (below 0C, 32F) nights per year. I have a small heater tasked with keeping the plants about 5C (41F) as a minimum. The only plant I bring indoors for the winter is my sole Melocactus. If I can't grow the plants with non-hero efforts I won't try.

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Mon May 20, 2013 4:07 pm

BarryRice wrote:Hey Fanaticactus

Thanks for your kind assessment. My collection is quite small compared to the pros on this site!

Where I live, I only experience about 20 hard frost nights (below 0C, 32F) nights per year. I have a small heater tasked with keeping the plants about 5C (41F) as a minimum. The only plant I bring indoors for the winter is my sole Melocactus. If I can't grow the plants with non-hero efforts I won't try.

You and I seem to live by the same caveat: Survival Of The Fittest! I find it too difficult to deal with fussy cacti, having been a teacher for 40 years and having to deal with fussy students and all they bring.

BarryRice · Post by **BarryRice** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:09 am

More going on....

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Thu May 23, 2013 6:24 am

great looking plants and flowers!

gemhunter178 · Post by **gemhunter178** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:42 pm

Stunning!

BarryRice · Post by **BarryRice** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:06 am

I just got home from a week's photogràphy trip to the desert, just to find out that while I've been gone, the kids have been up to shenanigans!

cefalophone · Post by **cefalophone** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:26 am

I really like the flower ont your bottom right astro. It reminds me of a passion flower.

BarryRice · Post by **BarryRice** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:30 am

Funny you say that. That's the one I like the least!

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:22 pm

WOW!! Fantastic pics and looky all the beautiful blooms

Very nice Barry, all stunning....

BarryRice · Post by **BarryRice** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:31 pm

Gack! 116F in the back yard. Ceramic pots are far too painfully hot to touch. Yet, under 30% shade, the cacti don't really seem to mind that much!

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:37 am

haha great construction! but how do you reach the ones in the back!

majcka · Post by **majcka** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:06 am

Arjen wrote:haha great construction! but how do you reach the ones in the back!

By the eye exclusively.

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