PB's flower pics '09 update 8/26

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:14 am

It's been looking like monsoon for a week or so. Humidity is 42% and dew point is 70F @ 94F ambient temp. (11PM MST/PDT) Seems like it should be raining or something...

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:57 pm

Great pics, Peter!
Great to see all the Thelos open at once, nice trick!

Sweet E. sheeri flower!

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:52 pm

Hmmm, love the temperature differences noted on this site. It's just about noon, 91 degrees and 80% humidity here... and it's not raining!

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:34 pm

The Peniocereus maculatus has had 4 buds on it for weeks. Two of them decided to take off in the past day or two while the other two continue to sit there.

I took pics at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, midnight, 2:30 (have insomnia lately) and 7:30 am.

The flowers were not highly fragrant as are P. greggii, but had a sort of rank, sour, musty odor. Definitely a different pollinator.

I'm assuming the flowers will not self.

peterb

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:56 pm

Cool.

I picked up a 10in. rooted cutting of this awhile back, lookin forwards to flowers someday too. Not much to look at otherwise.

peter · Post by **peter** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:26 pm

Stunning flower!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:18 pm

Awesome!
Sometimes insomnia has its rewards

tumamoc · Post by **tumamoc** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:54 pm

Good show, peterb!

My Penio maculatus keeps sending out new arm buds, but they all seem to fall off. It could be years before I get a flower. For what it's worth, those maculatus flowers look alot like those of Penio rosei.

CelticRose · Post by **CelticRose** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:40 am

Gorgeous flower!

Sorry about the insomnia.

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:47 am

Glad you stayed up and got those pics! Strange about the fragrance.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:26 pm

The only flowering action here right now is one of the very few South American cacti I have, the very nicely clumping, miniature Discocactus buenekeri. I love these highly fragrant nocturnal flowers. These two were photographed after a downpour last night, our area's first significant rain in many months:

peterb

Arzberger · Post by **Arzberger** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:58 pm

Great Disco and pictures!
Love these D. buenekeri.

Regards
Alex

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:17 am

Thanks Alex, yes this is a great little plant. Another thing I like about it is it seems to just soak up the extreme heat here. Just loves the 110F days and 85F nights.

peterb

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:25 am

Cool plant Peter.

The flowers look like they've just bursted out of the bud.

Post by **daiv** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:36 pm

It is fitting that that is flowering by itself as you say. This way you can really give it the attention it deserves! What a prime specimen - and on its own roots too?