Weird Parodia flower

LeeVan · Post by **LeeVan** » Sun May 23, 2010 1:08 am

This one makes weird but very beautiful flowers!

Gr.L

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sun May 23, 2010 1:15 am

Wow that has some interesting but strange flowers on it.

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Sun May 23, 2010 1:53 am

WOW!! Now those blooms are very stunning, what Parodia is that?? Fantastic pics..

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Sun May 23, 2010 4:04 am

Obviously psychadelic drug-induced from the late 1960s!

liisa8800 · Post by **liisa8800** » Sun May 23, 2010 10:50 am

Gosh! Soo beaudiful and amazing!

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Sun May 23, 2010 6:04 pm

wow, definitely one of the prettiest flowers I've seen so far!

Bill in SC · Post by **Bill in SC** » Sun May 23, 2010 6:38 pm

Without question... a BEAUTY! I too would like the species name.
Bill in SC

Wallydraigle · Post by **Wallydraigle** » Sun May 23, 2010 7:13 pm

I'd keep a close eye on it. Those flowers look suspiciously like those funky tulips whose weird blooms are caused by a virus. They will actually infect other tulips and make them the same way. I like this a lot, but I wouldn't want my entire collection to turn out that way.

Not to be a debbie downer

It is very nice and I hope nothing unfortunate happens.

LeeVan · Post by **LeeVan** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:06 pm

Thanks everyone,
This is one of 2 seedlings both labelled as Parodia mammulosa, no ssp or other names. These come from an old man in my neighbourhood where I got my first plants from. He infected me with the cacti virus and maybe he gave me a infected cactus, Wallydraigle. But I never heard of such a virus in cacti. It has never infected the others anyway. This is the other one.

Greetings L.

CelticRose · Post by **CelticRose** » Mon May 24, 2010 3:28 am

Those are beautiful!

Post by **daiv** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:14 pm

That's incredible! I've never seen a flower like that on a Parodia before.