Minime8484's C&S Collection - 2015

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:51 am

wow, that cochemiea!

Minime8484 · Post by **Minime8484** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:34 pm

A bit of a break, so a few more new ones for the season to post.

: Echinocereus subinermis (2015-Jun03).jpg (67.72 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

: Echinopsis leucantha (2015-May27).JPG (55.73 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

: Echinopsis rhodotricha (2015-May28).JPG (55.15 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

: Ferocactus cylindraceus (2015-May28).jpg (179.84 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

: Pygmaeocereus bylesianus (2015-Jun04).JPG (20.02 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

: Grusonia moelleri (2015-May28).JPG (133.77 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

: Tephrocactus weberi (2015-Jun01)A.JPG (62.67 KiB) Viewed 2929 times

Cleistocrazy · Post by **Cleistocrazy** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:15 pm

Tristan,

Those are flowers you don't see often. Thanks for sharing them with us!

Bob

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:09 am

Great flowers! I love that Pygmaeocereus!!

Minime8484 · Post by **Minime8484** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:07 am

Lots of color in the yard today despite the 105F+ temps - gotta love the desert!

: Cereus aethiops (2015-Jun12)B.jpg (25.87 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Cleistocactus longiserpens ssp longiserpens (2015-Jun12).JPG (38.37 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Echinocereus websterianus 2 (2015-Jun12).JPG (37.69 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Grusonia schottii 1 (2015-Jun12)B.JPG (61.16 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: IMG_1735.JPG (39.9 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Mammillaria baumii 1 (2015-Jun12)A.JPG (76.93 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Mammillaria nivosa (2015-Jun12).JPG (98.64 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Praecereus saxicola 2 (2015-Jun12).jpg (65.08 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Stapelia leendertziae (2015-Jun10)A.jpg (70.05 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Thelocactus hastifer (2015-Jun12)C.JPG (28.19 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Turbinicarpus klinkerianus (2015-Jun12).JPG (53.34 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

: Weingartia lanta (2015-Jun12).JPG (69.94 KiB) Viewed 2892 times

cactushobbyman · Post by **cactushobbyman** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:58 pm

Just another day in AZ. We're at 104 today.

Last week lots of flowers, today just Fero's.

Minime8484 · Post by **Minime8484** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:45 pm

: Arrojadoa multiflora 2 (2015-Jun14).jpg (35.22 KiB) Viewed 2855 times

: Echinocactus horizonthalonius (2015-Jun14)B.JPG (66.99 KiB) Viewed 2855 times

: Pygmaeocereus akersii (2015-Jun14).jpg (39.71 KiB) Viewed 2855 times

: Pygmaeocereus rowleyanus (2015-Jun14).jpg (32.54 KiB) Viewed 2855 times

: Cleistocactus horstii 1 (2015-Jun14)B.JPG (69.61 KiB) Viewed 2855 times

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:21 pm

Your Pygmaeocereus look great!! The P. akersii doesn't look like mine, but then again, Pygmaeocereus is a confusing genus

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Cleistocrazy · Post by **Cleistocrazy** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:37 pm

Tristan,

I really like those flowers on Cleistocactus longiserpens. They remind me somewhat of C. samaipatanus yet are distinctly their own. That's also an impressive number of flowers on such a skinny stem! C. horstii has flowers much like C. baumannii but the stem is much more spiny. I also enjoyed the unique flowers of Stenocereus alamosensis.

Many thanks for sharing these plants and ALL the others too!

Bob in San Diego

jp29 · Post by **jp29** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 4:20 pm

Thanks for posting all of those great photos, Tristan. Your outdoor gardens were full of superb -- and in many cases rare -- cacti that made for a spectacular display in early spring. They must be a sight to behold now that they are mostly in full flower.

Minime8484 · Post by **Minime8484** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 4:44 pm

Thanks Robb, James & Bob!

Been crazy busy lately, so haven't been able to snap as many photos lately (air conditioner died last week when we were hitting 115F for several days in a row...new one installed just this past Saturday!), but I did manage to work on and plant out my newest cactus bed - which I'm referring to as my Brazilian Cactus Garden #3 because most of the species in it are cacti from Brazil!
Here is a photo of it right after planting:

: New Brazilian Cactus Garden #3 - AFTER (2015-Jun22).jpg (117.32 KiB) Viewed 2809 times

Had a near tragedy in my garden this week too...almost lost a beautiful Siccobaccatus dolichospermaticus that had been growing so well in-ground in my yard for years (was c. 12" tall). Recently noticed browning at the base, and Tuesday I finally bit the bullet and dug it up and sure enough for some reason it had started to rot. Had to cut the base until there was only 10" left...very sad. But, hopefully, that 10" cutting will root and grow rapidly.

: Micranthocereus dolichospermaticus (2015-Jun23)B.jpg (53.22 KiB) Viewed 2809 times

: Micranthocereus dolichospermaticus (2015-Jun23)A.jpg (49.54 KiB) Viewed 2809 times

: Micranthocereus dolichospermaticus (2015-Jun23)C.jpg (102.02 KiB) Viewed 2809 times

Very sad, but at least I caught it before it got too far up the stem.

jp29 · Post by **jp29** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:18 pm

Minime8484 wrote:.......... air conditioner died last week when we were hitting 115F for several days in a row ..........

Now that is brutal.

-- I don't know how you were able to survive those fearsome Phoenix nights -- not much sleep I would imagine.

.......... Had a near tragedy in my garden this week too...almost lost a beautiful Siccobaccatus dolichospermaticus that had been growing so well in-ground in my yard for years (was c. 12" tall). Recently noticed browning at the base, and Tuesday I finally bit the bullet and dug it up and sure enough for some reason it had started to rot. Had to cut the base until there was only 10" left...very sad. But, hopefully, that 10" cutting will root and grow rapidly ..........

A glimmer of hope: Should it not survive, Tristan, I will give you one of my juvenile plants to replace it. I have successfully rooted cuttings in the past.

Cleistocrazy · Post by **Cleistocrazy** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:06 pm

Tristan,

This has been a tough plant for me to grow too. I never has one as tall as yours as they never made it that far. Hope the juvenile plants I have now will fare better!

Bob

Minime8484 · Post by **Minime8484** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:29 pm

Back from 10 days away...the thrashers wreaked havoc on my plants while I was gone...they will be the death of me.
A couple of flowers still popping up in the yard here and there.

This one opens fully at night only, so it's hard for me to get a good photo!