Frank's blooming saison 2010

o_frank_o · Post by **o_frank_o** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:32 pm

Hello again,

winter pasted by even in Germany too.

I'm curious about which of my echinopsis hybrid plants blooms
this year, and the first blooming in my greenshouse goes to .....

Lophophora williamsi ssp. grymii Typ Huizache:

A short look of the 'Lophophora' part of my collection:

Most of them are Lophophora williamsii and Lophophora diffusa, crafted or own roots.

Best regards,
Frank

...to be continued.....

Bill in SC · Post by **Bill in SC** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:31 pm

NICE collection, Frank!
Bill in SC

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:40 pm

Those are nice.
I like the blooms on those Lorps.
You also have a nice collection of them.
I have a small LW.

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:00 am

they look like there loving it there

Post by **daiv** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:23 pm

Such clean plants!

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:40 pm

is that a fruit on that top grafted one

o_frank_o · Post by **o_frank_o** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:57 pm

king_hedes wrote:is that a fruit on that top grafted one

Middle in the background ? Yes !

o_frank_o · Post by **o_frank_o** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:51 pm

Hello again,

does someone have an idea, why my lophophora bloom so early this year ?
'Normally' they bloom in July / August, but this year they are the first in my cacti collection (Echinopsis-/Trichohybrids and Echinocereus).

Pictures of Lophophora fricii f. nova VZD 020 Ejido La Sol today:
(crafted on Harrisia jusbertii, and yes, this is the plant with the fruit mentioned above in this thread)

Best regards,
Frank

Post by **daiv** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:21 pm

Frank,
Not sure why they would be early. I assume you did nothing different this year?

I will have to watch my plant to see if it does the same. Last year it was August for blooms too.

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:32 pm

I had a Lophophora flowering in March, but then it was under artificial light. They are opportunistic and flower more or less any time it is warm enough, bright enough, and they have a bit of water. Bigger plants need less help and flower almost any time.

Spring is nice and sunny here so far with lots of early flowers. Germany too?

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:33 pm

Nice loph flowers.

o_frank_o · Post by **o_frank_o** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:06 am

daiv wrote:Frank,
Not sure why they would be early. I assume you did nothing different this year?

iann wrote:I had a Lophophora flowering in March, but then it was under artificial light. They are opportunistic and flower more or less any time it is warm enough, bright enough, and they have a bit of water. Bigger plants need less help and flower almost any time.

Spring is nice and sunny here so far with lots of early flowers. Germany too?

No, i did not do anything different than last year. During the winter in the heatable greenhouse they got no water, and the winter was hard this year with freezing until in the middle of March. I watered them in the beginning of April and they are earlier in blooming than for example Echinicereus viridiflorus, which normally blooms first in the year.

Best regards,
Frank

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:38 am

maybe they got colder this year or something witch made them wanna have babies or the humidity

o_frank_o · Post by **o_frank_o** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:35 pm

Me again with Setiechinopsis mirabilis from this evening / night. Sowing: 03/2008

(blooms already last year)

Simple plant, simple keeping, especially for beginners.

Best regards,
Frank

Post by **daiv** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:46 pm

Such a delicate flower!