Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln

[K.W.]

Frau Klein 2015, part 4/4, post 2/2

other succulents
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Best wishes

K.W.




Bonus-Track
my amaryllis plantation. . .
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[K.W.]

Good evening dear cacti friends,

today 15.February 2020 was a nice, warm and sunny day in and arround Köln.
So I took the chance to take some photos.
Maybe you want to spend the afternoon with bees, crocuses and some flowers?
Then come with me. . .



inside greenhouse
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in the garden of our house outside Köln
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[K.W.]

warm day in Köln, 15.2.2020, post 2/2

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back in the greenhouse
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Best wishes and nice sunday,

K.W.

[mikethecactusguy]

Whats freaky about Frau Klein is she is a dead ringer for one of the last cats I had, she was named Samantha. Same black spot on her head, same black coloring of the tail and the black spot on her back. Samantha went through all of her 9 lives over the years and it ended with her being taken by a coyote one summer. My wife witness the incident. It happened 20 years ago. How old is Frau Klein. I wonder if she is Samantha reincarnated.
Mike

[Sarraceniacrazy]

Nice crocus flowers. Always wanted a garden full of those.

[K.W.]

Hello Mike,

Frau Klein was probably born in summer 2010.
But we don't know, she came to me in June 2012.
Because of the teeth, she was probably about two years old at the time.

Best regards

K.W.




Good evening dear cacti friends,

17th February 2020, sunny but cold weather in Köln.
A few photos that gives us hope for the spring and the summer. . .




Astrophytum in the sun
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Leuchtenbergia, 12 year old seedling
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[K.W.]

Astrophytum in the sun 17.2.2020, post 2/2

That happens too. . . The mice ate the buds in autumn and infected the plant with their saliva.
Ariocarpus 28 years old. . .
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first flowers
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Richtersveld?
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Unfortunately not, just in my greenhouse. . .


Best wishes

K.W.

[mikethecactusguy]

I showed her pictures last night of Frau Klein, It freaked her out and made her sad. Spiting image of our past cat Samantha.
Thanks

[Edwindwianto]

Ariocarpus 28 years old. . .

Well done Sir for keeping it that long

When my arios ar3 28yo, i will be 65yo
That makes me sad a bit because i'am so late at joining this hobby
While there are other who joins when they are just 17yo

Or other who have 60years exp in caring cacti
When i have 60 years exp...i will be 97yo...
Wow...not sure i would still be around by then...hahaha...

BTW...i'am sorry for your loss Sir...those darn mice

EDWIN

[K.W.]

Thank You Edwin!

(me, I was 10 years old when start with cacti. Now I´am 61 and hope for a few more years with my plants. . . )



Good evening dear cacti friends,

no cacti today. . . only other succulents. . .
Photos from today, sunny and warm, 12.March 2020.




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Best wishes

K.W.

[Edwindwianto]

(me, I was 10 years old when start with cacti. Now I´am 61 and hope for a few more years with my plants. . . )

Guten tag mein Herr

Wow...uninterupted hobby since 10yo?...that means that your collections now are started since you were 10yo?
Which one of them is 50yo?

(I'am really late...duh...x_x)

Thanks for sharring the pictures of your beautiful collections

EDWIN

[Shane]

I haven't been by your thread recently, and wow, you've posted some impressive photos. I'm particularly impressed by the number of Lithops you have.
I'm curious what cactus this is. Peniocereus?

[K.W.]

Good evening Shane,

sorry that my answer took so long.
Excuse me, I was in the clinic and had an eye operation.
Regarding your question; it is Rhipsalis pilocarpa.
A very grateful genus and species that grow and bloom like crazy!

Take care of yourself, stay healthy!

Kind regards K.W.

[Edwindwianto]

Excuse me, I was in the clinic and had an eye operation.

Get well soon K.W

EDWIN

[Shane]

Good evening Shane,

sorry that my answer took so long.
Excuse me, I was in the clinic and had an eye operation.
Regarding your question; it is Rhipsalis pilocarpa.
A very grateful genus and species that grow and bloom like crazy!

Take care of yourself, stay healthy!

Kind regards K.W.

Thanks for the reply! I like yours so much I'm going to get one for myself I think (someday...)

As for staying healthy, I'll try, but I found out today there's a decent chance I have coronavirus right now (mild though, don't worry). I hope everyone reading this does a better job avoiding it than I did. Especially anyone in a high risk group