toadstar's cactus
toadstar's cactus
Despite my attempts to kill it through kindness and ignorance during the first couple years that I've had it, my Mammillaria bombycina decide to bloom today. First time ever! Two flowers and around four more buds to come.
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Very nice. Mine are also blooming.
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One of my neighbors has a neat little patch of prickly pear, Opuntia humifusa, I believe. I'd thought I'd show it off.
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Congrats on the flowering - and great looking opuntia garden you neighbor has there. I have an area in my backyard that would be perfect for something like that. they are about the only plants that are guaranteed to survive the winters we have here in Washington State (centeral wahington).
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A friend of mine in Arizona sent a few of her pups to me a couple months ago. So far all but the smallest one of the bunch have started growing. She didn't know what she had but it looks like an echinopsis of some sort to me. Can anybody narrow it down?
And the puppies:
And the puppies:
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With the Mammillaria bombycina above I ended up with around two dozen flowers over the course of two months with two or three popping up every couple days. From that I only ended up with two fruits and 13 seeds. I guess I'm not a very good bee. But 12 of those seeds have sprouted so I have that going for me which is nice. The seedlings are still pretty small, a little bigger than a BB. Not much yet to look at.
My saguaros seem to be doing alright too.
My saguaros seem to be doing alright too.
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I started this guy from seed last year.
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great progress with that opuntia....i 've never had the courage to start opuntia from seed...I so so many pads avaible/ i mus learn patience.
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The Echinopsis is E. oxygona, I think, and the last guy looks like O. rufida.
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Yeah, that's what I figured too. The O. rufida is a nice contrast to my Opuntia microdasys as well.7george wrote:The Echinopsis is E. oxygona, I think, and the last guy looks like O. rufida.
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A somewhat interesting one that came up in my batch of mixed seed. A mass of small growing points that continuously branch out like a fractal tree. I haven't seen one quite like it in any of my books or elsewhere. It's about a year and half old now and in a 4 inch pot. I have a couple more that are similar. Anybody know what genus/species this might be?
Edit: I think I may have found it. Cereus peruvianus monstrose, perhaps?
Edit: I think I may have found it. Cereus peruvianus monstrose, perhaps?
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It's either that or Cereus jamacaru monstrose (not sure if they are really different species)
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I spent an hour wandering the prairie here in eastern Nebraska and came across a few of prickly pears.
These were scattered around everywhere with each plant only having just a few pads each. Opuntia cymochila or maybe macrorhiza I think this might be.
I only saw one of these and it was rather small. Opuntia fragilis perhaps?
These were scattered around everywhere with each plant only having just a few pads each. Opuntia cymochila or maybe macrorhiza I think this might be.
I only saw one of these and it was rather small. Opuntia fragilis perhaps?
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Cool bugs as well as cool plants I see.
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My fear begins to fade recalling all of the times
I have died and will die.
It's all right.
I dont mind
I dont mind.
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