Hana's cacti

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Wed May 01, 2024 1:24 am

3 ariocarpus retusus related species were in flower yesterday.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Thu May 02, 2024 12:56 am

Some ariocarpus species were in flower.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Fri May 03, 2024 1:11 am

It is the last month of autumn in here but it seems some ariocarpus species will not be in flower in this season.
The photo is one of them, a retusus v furfuraceus cv Daruma seiji. This one was also no flowers last two autumns. The cactus is a rooted off-set and shows the character of cultivar quite well. The body looks OK but I will check roots next spring.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Sat May 04, 2024 12:56 am

Some ariocarpus retusus related species were in flower yesterday afternoon.
The cactus on the 1st photo seems mixed some other ariocarpus species but I am not sure because my friend gave me the seed.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Sun May 05, 2024 12:56 am

May is the last month of autumn in here but two uebelmannia species were in flower yesterday afternoon.
Flowers of uebelmannia species are quite small.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Mon May 06, 2024 3:40 am

More ariocarpus species were in flower yesterday.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Wed May 08, 2024 4:01 am

Just two cacti were in flower in this afternoon.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Thu May 09, 2024 12:54 am

May is the last month of autumn and winter starts in June. Flowers of ariocarpus species have almost finshed.
The photo is cacti and cherry tree in my backyard.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Fri May 10, 2024 1:22 am

The attached photo is one of rooted Aztekium hintoniies. 3 off-sets on a grafted cactus were removed and set for rooting 4 years ago. Size of off-sets were around 3 cm in diameter.

Aztekium hintonii grows very slowly. Current size of cactus on the photo is around 4 cm in diameter. I can see a new rib to start forming. Some roots passed through the bottom of the pot which means the rooting worked successfully.

Fatich · Post by **Fatich** » Fri May 10, 2024 3:29 pm

Hanazono wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 1:22 am The attached photo is one of rooted Aztekium hintoniies. 3 off-sets on a grafted cactus were removed and set for rooting 4 years ago. Size of off-sets were around 3 cm in diameter.

Aztekium hintonii grows very slowly. Current size of cactus on the photo is around 4 cm in diameter. I can see a new rib to start forming. Some roots passed through the bottom of the pot which means the rooting worked successfully.

Have you ever checked the roots from time to time? How long after it started rooting?

Nino_G · Post by **Nino_G** » Fri May 10, 2024 6:12 pm

Fatich wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 3:29 pm Have you ever checked the roots from time to time? How long after it started rooting?

I would like to know that too

Have all three offsets rooted?
Have you tried rooting other Aztekium species Frank? I never heard of anyone successfully rooting A. ritteri (I know many people who tried) or A. valdezii (I don't know if anyone tried it yet).

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Sat May 11, 2024 1:21 am

G'morning Fatich and Nino_G,

Have you ever checked the roots from time to time? How long after it started rooting?

Checking roots during rooting process is not a good practice and so I have never checked roots. I set an off-set for the rooting in spring and the off-set is rooted by autumn which means an off-set of A. hintonii should be rooted within 6 months. I just push the off-set from side and confirm the resistance.

I would like to know that too Have all three offsets rooted?
Have you tried rooting other Aztekium species Frank? I never heard of anyone successfully rooting A. ritteri (I know many people who tried) or A. valdezii (I don't know if anyone tried it yet).

All three off-sets have rooted. I also rooted 4 degrafted hintoniies. They are larger than the cactus on photo. Two of them were in flower in this year.
I tried to root A. ritteri several times but I have never gotten any successful results. Since rooted off-sets of both ritteri and valdezii on market in a country, I believe these species are possible to root. I need more study but I will try it again in September.

Frank

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Sat May 11, 2024 1:26 am

Just one cactus was in flower in this morning. The cactus is an Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde which is shown on the attached photo.

Hanazono · Post by **Hanazono** » Sun May 12, 2024 12:51 am

The attached photo is a degrafted/rooted Obregonia denegrii. It was reddish brown in summer but it turned to gree in autumn. The cactus grows very slowly and is small, in a 8.5 cm square pot.