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Kenizona
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Hello From Tucson

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Hello everyone. I have been lurking here for a while, and decided it was time to join in. I enjoy growing cactus and a few other succulents, often from seed. I also like to get out and see them in the wild here in Arizona. Here are some of this summer's flowers from my collection.

Mammillaria guelzowiana
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Obregonia denegrii
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Ortegocactus macdougalii
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Rebutia pygmaea colorea
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And from the field.

Echinocereus engelmannii
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Ferocactus emoryi
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ElieEstephane
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Wow beautiful plants! Welcome to the forum!
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a) :mrgreen:
Dodi Russell
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Welcome. Spectacular Ortegocactus macdougalii you got there. Great plants.
Location: Sri Lanka, tropical climate, high humidity( no winters)
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gemhunter178
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Welcome! What a nice set of plants you have! Well done!
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
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Kenizona
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Thanks! I'm happy to be here. The big Ortegocactus is from B & B Cactus Farm here in Tucson. The little ones to its left are some of its seedlings.
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hegar
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Hello Kenizona,

I too welcome you to the CactiGuide forum. I also agree with the previous posters about the great condition your plants are in. One question:
Are those Echinocereus engelmannii and that beautiful Ferocactus emoryi planted in the ground of your garden? Those images with these large plants seem to be in a setting like what you would find in their natural habitat.

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Kenizona
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Hello Harald,

Yes, those two are out in their natural habitat. The Echinocereus is on the Saguaro National Park West Unit, and the Ferocactus is west of Nogales, AZ along the Ruby Road. I just started a thread on the Cacti Places subforum of photos from the Ruby Road area. There were a lot of great plants there!

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Ken
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