My first cactus bloom of 2024 on Jan 5
My first cactus bloom of 2024 on Jan 5
M microheliopsis may not have a very showy blossom, but it means spring is on the way.
- Tom in Tucson
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Re: My first cactus bloom of 2024 on Jan 5
Nice pic it's most likely a https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Ma ... microhelia
Re: My first cactus bloom of 2024 on Jan 5
What I inferred from the CactiGuide description of M. microhelia is that the variant microheliopsis has pink-striped blossoms like mine.Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:33 pm Nice pic it's most likely a https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Ma ... microhelia
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Re: My first cactus bloom of 2024 on Jan 5
That opinion has been the subject of debate for decades. Some people claim that the light yellow flowered types are a result of hybridization with a closely related species such as Mammillaria elongata, while others claim that like M. giselae, both colors are not worthy of varietal recognition.loyall wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:40 pmWhat I inferred from the CactiGuide description of M. microhelia is that the variant microheliopsis has pink-striped blossoms like mine.Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:33 pm Nice pic it's most likely a https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Ma ... microhelia
Re: My first cactus bloom of 2024 on Jan 5
That opinion has been the subject of debate for decades. Some people claim that the light yellow flowered types are a result of hybridization with a closely related species such as Mammillaria elongata, while others claim that like M. giselae, both colors are not worthy of varietal recognition.
So you maintain that variant microheliopsis should not be recognized, as Daiv has done on CactiGuide.com? As a novice cactiphile I bow to your superior knowledge.
So you maintain that variant microheliopsis should not be recognized, as Daiv has done on CactiGuide.com? As a novice cactiphile I bow to your superior knowledge.