Babys always are nice ,but this one it´s a perfect model

hi

ortega -cactus in spain has really healthy plans ,

cheap and wellcare

http://www.infonegocio.com/ortegacactus/cactaceae.html

I agree with CP,it´s a polythele

I think it´s polythele var obconella ,,,the diference with the nornal form are that has longger spines

Also there´s two more var..polythele nuda(no spines) ,and polythele durispina(harder spines )

Miguel

The first one mammillaria polythele ssp polythele,


,and second one a nice elongata with brown spines


Both are easy plants ,any special care required

Miguel

1st one mammillaria mammillaris

Real nice ones ,

Magenta flowers with a pele green body ,good contrast

hi hob

The astrophytums only open the flowers for two days ,sometimes one day really ,

But astrophytum open the flower when sun it´s really hot ,about two or three o´clock,,,

Myriostigma always open earlier ,but asterias later on

Capricorne sometimes it´s full open until the sun goes down

Excelent this genus ,only six sp counting digitostigma ,but hundrets varieties and cultivars

We always can find a new shape to seduce us

Last weekend was really hot,terrible,the greenhouse was like the hell,,,,,,but the astrophytums love that I begin with this capricorne hybrid,before full open ,it reminds me a vulcano http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p4be40430bff38e44e0fb15789843f0c1/ee1b38d3.jpg One tricostatum http://w...

Hi Daiv

Mammillaria petrophila could be a candidate,brown spines and yelow flower

number 4 seems a young pachycereus pringley

Mike,it´s quite normal a confusion with these plants ,they are really similar without flowers

I think it´s schwarzii,because glassi should have little hooked yellow central spines ,tiny spines


The schwarzii it´s like a smooth hair ,I hope this could help you to diferenciate them

Miguel

It,s a bad new ,even more when they kwow seed are from cultivated plants

But these things sometimes hapeens ,I,ve sent a lot of seeds and plants to another countries and only once get intercepted by customs in Venezuela

I wish you best luck for futher

Miguel

Hello everyone

I suposse most of us like ,all the cactus ,or don´t dislike any genus ,but everyone has his preferences

Astrophytum are my favorite genus ,and in second place mammillarias ,lophophoras and turbinicarpus are the next one

Mammillaria theresae in onw roots,eight flowers,just amazing






Miguel