Hana's cacti

[Hanazono]

G'day kieth,

I had probelms with A. retutus from 2012 many died I think bad soil.

I think fissuratus can tolerate against various conditions, which is more than retusus but many retusus seedlings can also survive.
The photo is retusus v bicolor sown seeds in 2011. They are in 8.5 cm square pots.

Frank

[Nino_G]

Your A. retusus are also very beautiful. I like them like that - compressed and flat, very natural looking (apart from colour which is, like Keith said, very green ). I have seen too many specimens in cultivation that are bloated and ball-shaped. I guess it's because of excessive watering and fertilization.

[Hanazono]

G'morning Nino_G,

apart from colour which is, like Keith said, very green

The sunlight in summer in here is very strong and I cover greenhouses over by 50% shadecloth between mid of November and mid of March.
It may affect the body colour.

On the other hand, each species show slightly different body colour. Retusus v bicolor shows very green body but standard retusus is a bit pale.
Seeds of retusus v bicolor and standard retusus were sown on same day.
A photo is attached for your information.

Frank

[Hanazono]

Yesterday was the last summer day. Some super kabutos were in flower in the afternoon.

[Hanazono]

4 astrophytum species were in flower yesterday afternoon.

[ossy96]

4 astrophytum species were in flower yesterday afternoon.

Wow that myriostigma... how big is in diameter?

[Hanazono]

G'morning ossy96,

how big is in diameter?

The myriostigma on photo is around 19 cm in diameter.

Frank

[Hanazono]

Many my Ariocarpus plants are in 12.5 cm square pots. I found some of them were difficult to water because Plants and pots were too tight.
I reoptted 2 plants last week. I bought new pots at a discount shop near my place. The pot material is mixed sawdust and plastic.

[Hanazono]

Two cacti were in flower yesterday.

I am sure I did not buy the cactus on 2nd photo but I am not sure how I got this one.
I also am not sure the name but it may be a Mammillaria schiedeana because the cactus is in flower in autumn.

[greenknight]

What's your biggest A. myriostgma? You've got some real monsters, I had no idea they could even get that big!

[Hanazono]

G'morning Spence,

What's your biggest A. myriostgma? You've got some real monsters, I had no idea they could even get that big!

I attached 3 photos for your information.

Photo 1: My biggest myriostigma, nudum form, 20 cm in diameter

Photo 2: My tallest myriostigma, cv Onzuka, 16 cm in diameter and 30cm tall

Photo 3: Biggest myriostigma I have seen, 35 cm in diameter and 80 cm tall
The cactus was planted on limestone riverbank. I visited there as a volunteer for weeding and took the photo in 2007.

[Hanazono]

Just one cactus was in flower yesterday. It was 3rd flowering for the cactus in this season. It is the turning point of season from summer to autumn currently.

[Hanazono]

I have 2 plants which are similar size of Ariocarpus fissuratus f Big Bend. I posted one of them but the other one was also in flower yesterday afternoon. It was also 3rd flowering in this season for the cactus.

[Hanazono]

Two turbinicarpus alonsoi were in flower yesterday. They are quite small, which are in 6.5 cm square pots.

[Hanazono]

I could not see any new flowers of cacti yesterday but I could fined an opened seed pod on an astrophytum hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku. Seeds were harvested yesterday evening.