A basic overview of Desert plants and CAM is at .....

http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/su ... ation.html

..... "How plants cope with the Desert Climate" (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)

James

Very helpful CAM diagram, Ian -- thanks.

James

......... Arrojadoa rhodantha growing from seeds that spends the winter in a deep dormancy. I tried to wake up one with water spraying, but it turned into a mummy after a week? Two more to go. Now i tried to water one of them just like it was awake, and this time it blows up and stands up just afte...

hob wrote:i would guess from the shadows that the back faces north, so little would be gained from glazing it.

I was thinking of the ends.

James

Very nice, hablu -- what kind if glazing did you use? -- and the same question that TimV raised.

James

peter wrote:WOW! Now I know, why I like cacti

Yes, peter, it is too bad that the magnificence of their flowers is not well known to the general public.

James

Mark wrote:Those hybrids are just awesome. Thanks for sharing James. Love them!!!
Mark

Thank you, Mark.

James

peterb wrote:Hi- Magnificent photos, James, thanks. I can hear my Pediocacti grumbling with envy.

peterb

Thanks, peterb -- my Discocactus too! -- but all of our plants are magnificent in their own way.

James

......... I particularly like the one in the second last pic. Yep me too. What kind of hybrid is it? Or is that a mystery. It is the well known commercial hybrid -- "Flying Saucer" -- truly magnificent 8" multi-colored flowers -- at present one of the most popular of these hybrids an...

Any idea what age the plants have to bee before blooming? Or is it size that counts here? .......... Arrojadoa are usually propagated via cuttings which readily strike root. 9" or so cuttings rooted in the spring will usually produce cephaliums and flowers in autumn. Rooted A. rhodantha cuttin...

TimV wrote:Good info, James.

Thanks, Tim.

James

cactusveda wrote:nice colour Bill!they dont open fully?

Bill's Arrojadoa flowers are fully open -- common to all species:


A.canudosensis (rhodantha var.)


A. dinae

James

daiv wrote:Hey JP are these self fertile?

Arrojadoa dinae is, daiv, but in my experience A. rhodantha, A. penicillata, A. canudoesensis et al. require manual pollination via a small paint brush to produce fruit.

James

Colorful fruit too ..........



James

It's a SEA of flowers! Is there any wonder that these are so popular? Here are a few more, daiv: http://jp29.org/trilobx10.JPG http://jp29.org/trilobx12.JPG http://jp29.org/trilobx15.JPG http://jp29.org/trilobx19.JPG http://jp29.org/trilobx20.JPG http://jp29.org/trilobx23.JPG http://jp29.org/trilob...