hobs topic 2011 (year 6)

iann · Post by **iann** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:47 pm

Every time I see your Rebutias I get jealous, but it seems that I kill them easily... what's the trick?

The trick might be moving somewhere that it drops below 80F at night?

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Wed May 11, 2011 1:11 am

You may be on to something Ian! Only I'm not moving so I may have to go out of the Rebutia business...

hob · Post by **hob** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:38 am

some of the Rebutia are giving a good show at the moment.

Rebutia brunescens

Rebutia euanthema tilcarensis

Rebutia minuscula

Rebutia sanguinea

Rebutia steinmannii var.applanata

Rebutia tarijensis

Rebutia vallegrandensis

Rebutia-fabrisii-nana

Rebutia unknown (lost the name tag)

groupshot

Rebutia bench in greenhouse

hob · Post by **hob** » Sun May 15, 2011 1:41 pm

sulcorebutia from the last few days

Sulcorebutia brackyantha

Sulcorebutia breviflora

Sulcorebutia callecallensis

Sulcorebutia cardenasiana

Sulcorebutia cylindrica

Sulcorebutia kruegeri

Sulcorebutia menesesii

Sulcorebutia mentosa

Sulcorebutia pampagrandensis

Sulcorebutia perplexiflora

Sulcorebutia tiraquensis

hob · Post by **hob** » Tue May 17, 2011 8:37 pm

bits and pieces

Acanthocalycium variiflorum

Gymnocalycium baldianum

rebutia pygmaea diersiana

lobivia wrightiana

Rebutia pygmaea haagei FR1113a

notocactus

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:23 am

a fantastic display of flowers!

hob · Post by **hob** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:17 pm

Thanks Arjen yours will soon be like that

all sorts this time, this one is for Daiv

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida

bud flower and fruit

one for Phil
Lobivia caineana

one for Jens and Ian
Neoporteria neohankeana

2 for Peterb and the Echinocereus lovers

Echinocereus fendleri v. kuenzleri

Echinocereus fendleri v. kuenzleri fma. hempelii

for everyone else
Ortegocactus macdougallii

Gymnocalycium chiquitanum

a Notocactus

Weingartia mairanana

and as usual there are always some Rebutia

Rebutia fiebrigii

Rebutia fulviseta

and Rebutia hoffmannii

hob

Post by **daiv** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:25 pm

Really clean close-up of the Rhipsalis flower Hob! They are nearly transparent flowers.

hob · Post by **hob** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:31 pm

daiv wrote:Really clean close-up of the Rhipsalis flower Hob! They are nearly transparent flowers.

use it here if you like

http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus ... =baccifera

john b · Post by **john b** » Fri May 20, 2011 12:36 am

Bravo! Beauties one and all!

John

paulzie32 · Post by **paulzie32** » Fri May 20, 2011 2:24 am

Wow! Gorgeous Hob! Absolutely Stunning! That's Why we do this! if only we all had results like that every year!

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Fri May 20, 2011 5:08 am

Holy moly!! Love all of them, "even" the Rebutia.

What a great show.

peterb

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Fri May 20, 2011 6:25 am

again, great show!

hob · Post by **hob** » Sun May 22, 2011 6:11 pm

Thanks everyone

my first flowers of the year from the planted bed in the greenhouse

Echinocereus coccineus ssp. coccineus var. gurneyi

and Chamaecereus sylvestrii

other plants flowering at the moment
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum

Acanthocalycium violaceum

Astrophytum myriostigma

my other Cleistocactus strausii flowering for the first time

Echinocereus fitchii ssp. albertii

not sure i have the name right Eriosyce recondita?

Lobivia rebutioides

Mammillaria longimamma

3 sulco's Sulcorebutia callecallensis lau389

Sulcorebutia crispata

and Sulcorebutia canigueralii applanata

its always special when these

turn into these
Thelocactus bicolor

and to Finnish a Weingartia sp

not a Rebutia in sight

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun May 22, 2011 6:18 pm

not sure i have the name right Eriosyce recondita?

It wouldn't be the name I'd have picked ...