Contest 31: Echinocereus

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:49 pm

Hello everyone!

It's that time again to show off your photographic works of art!

Welcome to the first contest of 2009! It's gonna be a great year!

This months contest is all about the genus Echinocereus. Any specie, any situation -cultivavtion or habitat. Show us what you beleive to be the photo that best illustrates what an Echinocereus is.

The prize this time around will be a pack of 50 pot labels! You can re-label your collection and get it all looking good for the coming season! (afterall, labeled plants grow better

)

Deadline for submissions will be: Jan. 20, 2009

Click for Complete Contest Rules

Good Luck to all!!

John C · Post by **John C** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:59 pm

Echinocereus Dasyacanthus (Texas Rainbow Cactus) Top view of spines.

(Looks best when picture is enlarged!)

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:21 pm

ack! it was hard to pick just one. But I finally settled on Echinocereus chisoensis:

peterb

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:48 pm

Echinocereus engelmanii in the middle of the C. bigelovii forest, Joshua tree national park.

hob · Post by **hob** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:22 pm

Echinocereus stigma

iann · Post by **iann** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:48 pm

I can't match some of these stunning plants and photos, but I do have a fun shot of E. davisii.

Post by **daiv** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:43 pm

One of my favorite things about Echinocereus is the massive clumps that some species can form. Here is a super-mound of E. maritimus in Baja:

Brian Sandilands · Post by **Brian Sandilands** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:27 am

birdguy34 · Post by **birdguy34** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:21 am

Echinocereus in the yard.

tumamoc · Post by **tumamoc** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:19 am

triglochidiatus??

nacho · Post by **nacho** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:11 am

Echinocereus scheeri var. gentryi

Regards

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:35 pm

I don't see pictures of these too often, so here goes:

E. knipplianus

hablu · Post by **hablu** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:30 pm

Here is my contribution from last summer: Echinocereus rigidissimus.
harry

willpower · Post by **willpower** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:04 pm

Personally I think flowers is cheetin'

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:17 pm

Heres E. viridiflorus in my garden

Contest 31: Echinocereus

Contest 31: Echinocereus

Contest Echinocereus