G'morning AirWreck, I found the central meristem of the last remaining scion to be infected with a wee spot of rust fungus. I have never experienced to graft white Coryphantha species but experienced Astrophytum asterias. White asterias seedlings are possible to graft. I am not sure because I do not...

It is the last month of autumn in here but it seems some ariocarpus species will not be in flower in this season. The photo is one of them, a retusus v furfuraceus cv Daruma seiji. This one was also no flowers last two autumns. The cactus is a rooted off-set and shows the character of cultivar quite...

Some ariocarpus species were in flower.

3 ariocarpus retusus related species were in flower yesterday.

G'morning 7george,

Even the tweens can be different individuals.

I think you are talking about Photo IMG_4163. The cactus is one plant and has tween heads.

Frank

Degrafted ariocarpus agavoides were in flower in this morning. They have shorter and thicker tubercles than that of standard agavoides.

3 ariocarpus species were in flower yesterday.

Flowers of ariocarpus retusus cv Shinkawa Tama Zouge have come back. I have kept 24 plants sown seeds on same day.

Ariocarpus retusus related species were in flower in this afternoon.

G'morning Nino_G, My goodness Frank, what happened to those A. kotschoubeyanus f. Rio Verde? These cacti are degafted ones. They rely on own-roots but the character of "grafted" has still remained. There was a competition which was shortest period from seed to flower in a domestic cactus f...

Some ariocarpus species were in flower yesterday. I took their photos.

Updated photos of scions, ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower

Three ariocarpus species were in flower yesterday.

More ariocarpus species were in flower yesterday afternoon.

G'morning Nino_G,

It's a name proposed by the Czech botanist Josef Jakob Halda, after his wife Jarmila Haldova.

Thanks for your information.

Frank