Contest 40: Discussion and Related pics

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:20 am

Please discuss and post related photos for Contest 40: Wet Plants here. Thanks.

Rachael321 · Post by **Rachael321** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:45 am

dry pics of spiky noid,sorry about picture quality cable for other camera has stopped working but I love the way it changes colour when wet even thoughtI have no idea what it is. Any suggestions on ids welcome, no flowers yet.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:55 am

When the spines change its color to reddish-brown, if are wet it could be Gymnocalycium saglionis.
Have a look at here
Cactus-Art

iann · Post by **iann** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:07 pm

Yes, its a Gymnocalycium. Ralf's name is the most likely.

Ferocactus spines go dark too. I've also noticed it strongly on Eriosyce and Eulychnia.

iann · Post by **iann** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:14 pm

I'm struggling with this one. I shouldn't have many wet plants because most of them are in a greenhouse, but maybe that just means I take more pictures on the rare occasions they get wet.

I'm collecting pictures, maybe I'll move one of them to the contest soon

Fenestrarias like to be watered very lightly every night, just like the dewfall in habitat:

Sometimes my cacti get the same treatment

Mesemb flowers are designed to close up before it rains, but sometimes they are quick enough to beat my watering can!

bruno · Post by **bruno** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:33 pm

was in doubt with this Echinocactus

then I went for m. napina

ciao

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:03 pm

Here are some I wanted to post instead of Ferocactus emoryi var. rectispinus:

Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii:

Glandulicactus wrightii:

I might have posted this if it weren't blurry. Pedio. simpsonii near Tesuque, NM:

hard to choose...

peterb

Paracelsus · Post by **Paracelsus** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:23 pm

I've got lots of wet plant photos since it has been raining almost everyday this month.

I almost posted this one, but was afraid it might seem fake:

Echeveria 'Mt. Etna' in the rain

Yes, those colors are real. This plant changes color dramatically this time of year, going from the reds and oranges of the summer and fall, to blues and purples as it grows in the spring.

These are also interesting;

Agave 'Mr. Ripple' leaf imprint, fly, and rain drops

Aeonium 'zwartkop' in the rain

Brad

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:37 pm

This is one of my favorite pictures. It more or less qualifies for the subject matter, but I think I'll use another.

At the watering hole on an aloe leaf.

diamondstate · Post by **diamondstate** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:09 am

That's a really great picture, Buck! These cacti remind me every day how amazing nature is!

Jim

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:44 am

I agree, that's pretty cool.

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:46 am

Here she is when she's dry.

diamondstate · Post by **diamondstate** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:12 am

Wow!

Byron, thats an amazing fero!
Jim

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:55 am

This looks its best when its wet.

Rachael321 · Post by **Rachael321** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:12 am

I know its probably the wrong place to continue this but my labelled Gymno saglionis (which doesn't do the colour change with water)has the aeroles vertically aligned (and so do the pics on CactusArt whereas the noid has them zig zagging but I notice now that some of the Guide pics do that. thanks

my labelled Gymno saglionis plant

my noid now also Gymno saglionis