Cool happenings up my way...

[daiv]

Mixing it up a bit - this Hatiora hybrid is lovin' the 90F weather:

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This is one of the new pants from GeneS this spring. Second to bloom of the ones he sent:

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[gemhunter178]

Those are really nice looking flowers! ....and very nice spines on the second!

[daiv]

Three more today.

L. principis -love the spines so the flower pic isn't too close

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The bizzarre Denmoza

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G. vatteri - got this from Craig a couple years ago now.

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[daiv]

It is about time I update this thread!!!

OK, some July images:

E. subdenudata

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I think this s G. anisitsii - from Tony

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E. vivipara from Charles in NV

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T. minima from Craig

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M. mazatlanensis - Pretty sure from Tony

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E. eyriesii at night!

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Here it is in the day time

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Ol' reliable G. baldianum

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Gymno from AndyCT - species escapes me at the moment

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Copiapoa flower

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[daiv]

Here are some August shots:

Parodia sellowii

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P. warasii

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Tunilla erectoclada

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Finally! I have always wanted one of these and GeneS sent me one this spring. I was so excited to get a flower already!
P. tuberosus

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The flowers on this E. pentalophus didn't open right.

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One of my favorites. E. viereckii subsp. morricalii so reliable - it is in a 10 inch pot.

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These last two are of E. sciurus - this plant nearly died back in CA. I had it in the ground. Moved it to a pot and it slowly has been recovering. This is the first flower in 6 years. It put out a bud last year, but didn't open in time.

(Note, didn't have my camera so had to take these with my phone)

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Side view

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[charlpic]

Very very nice pictures.
About G. anisitsii and E. sciurus, could these flowers be more opened! I doubt so.
Also love that Tunilla erectoclada flower, stamens seems so spread out of each other.

Also, I absolutely love your vine shade setup. I'm telling you right away, I'll steal this idea. It's weird that, in some greenhouses, you see epis and related genuses hung up and that they actually make the shade for other species.

[majcka]

That really are "Cool happenings up your way..."

I wonder where your way leeds. I would like to find some simmilar way near by my house.

[Arjen]

wow, stunning flowers! especially the e. sciurus

[gemhunter178]

Nice flowers and plants! That sure is a lot of them!

[daiv]

Thanks, I was quite a bit behind on keeping up my topic. Now I've got to get looking at the other member topics here.

[Ralf]

Really beautiful plants and flowers, Daiv!
I especially like the E. morricalii that's a nice cluster.
It seems that your plants are really happy in your expanded greenhouse.

[Sharpy]

Great stuff Daiv! I can't stop looking at that E. sciurus flower. It's shape reminds me of a jellyfish. Going to look for seeds or plant right now, lol.

edit- Now that I have looked over the family more, I think I have another new favorite. The flowers are just amazing and some really nice looking forms. I think I will need a whole back yard of cold frames if this keeps up

[daiv]

The heat definitely makes a difference when it comes to flowers. Here is the exact same plant in the ground in CA (much cooler)



You would think they are not even the same species! So I think in FL with your cold frames, you'll see flowers more like I have in the greenhouse than in the ground or in habitat.

[Peterthecactusguy]

hmm that's strange, mine bloomed in April, when it was 110F and in partial sun and mine was purple, like yours... Strange happenings with flowers for sure.
btw I loved the P. tuberosus and the Tunilla erectoclada.. beautiful flowers they got..

[hoteidoc]

Great job on the plants, the photography & all contributors of the plants The Tunilla blossom was new to me & very pretty, but so weren't all the others