That is lots of blooms!
Do you ever get any fruit-seeds from these? I would not not mind geetting some in proper time:)

My doubts on wrightiana ID. They usualy have different color - more pink-purpple-ish, and often with white throat

Then I guess I got it wrong this time around May be "gravel culture" is more correct of a word, but it all boils down to the same - hydroponics in a sence of nutrients source. I do not see why cacti would need moss or whatever else in growin media if it is non-nutrishious? Nasty creatures ...

Iann, I mean non-organic substrat and yes for pots. In my case it is Turface - backed clay granules. Some peple use sand, gravel mixed with pumice - whatever. I do have about 10 cacti in the garden - they grow in whatever was there when I planted them, so those do not count I'd assume. I generaly me...

Do you grow soilless?

http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_matucana2_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_m_melanocentra_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_e_mojavensis1_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_e_pentalophus1_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1...

. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_M_glassii_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_L_famatimensis_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_matucana_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_ech_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_E_coccineus...

. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_perezdelarosa_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_longiflora_lg_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_compressa_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_mamm_coachuilensis_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userp...

Some more pics then http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_simpsonii_2.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_macdowellii_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_coptogonus1_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_fossul2_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/us...

The last one is yes the short-spinned unciatus.

mamm. senilis is actually 5 or so plants posing for this pic. I have about 20-30 seedlings and about 10 were in bloom this spring. Do not know what I'll do with all that fruit

Hello here. Just registred on this forum and will try to post some pics from this year. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_M_aurielanata_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_nigrihorrida_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1433_senilis5_1.jpg [img] http:400:600]http...