T's spring / summer collection

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Forgot to mention this, but the E. micromeris with the green/yellow flower you posted on page 14...it's a spitting image of what I have as E. micromeris spp. dickinsoniae.
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Lots of blooms there Tony. :)
Very nice.
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CoronaCactus wrote:Forgot to mention this, but the E. micromeris with the green/yellow flower you posted on page 14...it's a spitting image of what I have as E. micromeris spp. dickinsoniae.
Hmm.... Got that from TimN, He said it was off of one of his Big clumps called Epithelantha micromeris ssp. polycephala.
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Darn it Tony! Every time I think I've reached a plateau, you show me a bunch of cool plants that I don't have.. :D
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Nice plants and flowers! :)
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:) Thanks everyone.
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Its a real shame these dont last longer... they smell real good too. 8)
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Also, finaly caught one of my Obregonias in action, you would think i would have more images considering I have 6 of them, but I just keep missing them. :?
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Lotsa repeat perfomances too but I wont bore yall with those... Actually, my photobucket albums are maxed out and Im going to have to start deleting old stuff. :x
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Everything sure looks great Tony!

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Cool flowers Tony. Especially the Discocactus. 8)
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Man we've sure had a lot of Discocatus lately - but i'm sure not complaning! I like that shot from below, it is quite dramatic.
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NICE! 8)
I like how the petals peel back all the way down the floral tube.
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Lots of beautiful plants and photos, hard to say which one I like best!
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I like the rash of Discocactus! They are really nice plants with some outstanding flowers.

Awesome stuff, as usual! :)
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Nice flowers! :)
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Nice flowers! :)
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