Contest 41: Discussion and related photos
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Contest 41: Discussion and related photos
Please discuss and post any related photos for Contest 41: Clusters/Clumps/Mounds here. Thanks.
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Seen in a German cacti nursery.
Mammillaria plumosa
Frailea pygmaea
Mammillaria plumosa
Frailea pygmaea
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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wow, those are very impressive mounds indeed! I had a devil of a time choosing a photo for this one. It turns out I photograph a lot of clumping plants!
here were some photos other than what I posted:
Sometimes clusters don't look like much, but this Mammillaria brandegeei from near San Ignacio, BCS, is amazing and probably very old indeed:
Huge E. coccineus near Yarnell AZ:
Old clump of E. coccineus near Sonoita AZ:
Cochemiea setispina near San Borja, BCN:
Cochemiea maritima near Santa Rosalillita, BCN, flowering despite drought around Christmas day:
Echinocereus engelmannii in the Sawtooth Mountains:
A close up of the xeranthemoides form from Navajo Bridge:
An intermediate form, probably of polycephalus/xeranthemoides from Meadview AZ:
Escobaria leei, from seed sown in 1998:
peterb
here were some photos other than what I posted:
Sometimes clusters don't look like much, but this Mammillaria brandegeei from near San Ignacio, BCS, is amazing and probably very old indeed:
Huge E. coccineus near Yarnell AZ:
Old clump of E. coccineus near Sonoita AZ:
Cochemiea setispina near San Borja, BCN:
Cochemiea maritima near Santa Rosalillita, BCN, flowering despite drought around Christmas day:
Echinocereus engelmannii in the Sawtooth Mountains:
A close up of the xeranthemoides form from Navajo Bridge:
An intermediate form, probably of polycephalus/xeranthemoides from Meadview AZ:
Escobaria leei, from seed sown in 1998:
peterb
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here is some more 'rubbish' other than what I posted in the contest.
Sclerocactus polyancistrus west of Victorville, CA:
Echinocactus xeranthemoides west of Marble Canyon, AZ:
Coloradoa mesae verdae north of Shiprock:
Mammillaria hernandezii:
One of my 2 sources of Jasminocereus thouarsii crests:
Jordi
Sclerocactus polyancistrus west of Victorville, CA:
Echinocactus xeranthemoides west of Marble Canyon, AZ:
Coloradoa mesae verdae north of Shiprock:
Mammillaria hernandezii:
One of my 2 sources of Jasminocereus thouarsii crests:
Jordi
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Wow, really great alternatives.
Jordi, the M. hernandezii look like grafted. Is it so? It's a splendid specimen!
Jordi, the M. hernandezii look like grafted. Is it so? It's a splendid specimen!
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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Totally awesome pics!!! And I am very glad to see a lot of people submitting whom I have not seen before - and very nice stuff too! I don't think I have anything near these in quality and amazingness of the plants, but I'll try to rustle up something just to be a part of this.
Shmuel
Shmuel
Amazing plants, amazing form, amazing flowers...
Amazing cacti!
Amazing cacti!
Great stuff so far!
I Like clumpers too, heres a few of my favorites.
My G. brushii
M. elongata
Eriosyce senilis
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii on the show table.
Escobaria minima
Gymnocalycium horstii
Echinocereus cinerascens
Parodia magnifica
Echinopsis
Mammillaria decipiens
Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus
And a poly from lucern... love to see these.
One of the cool F. cylindoceaus clumps from Palm springs
O. basilaris from joshua tree.
I Like clumpers too, heres a few of my favorites.
My G. brushii
M. elongata
Eriosyce senilis
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii on the show table.
Escobaria minima
Gymnocalycium horstii
Echinocereus cinerascens
Parodia magnifica
Echinopsis
Mammillaria decipiens
Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus
And a poly from lucern... love to see these.
One of the cool F. cylindoceaus clumps from Palm springs
O. basilaris from joshua tree.
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
Tony
Tony
Amazing photos.
Tony, is your E engelmannii photo from the Teddy Bear Cholla garden in Joshua Tree? Very fascinating how different it is than the E engelmannii that Peter shows above from Sawtooth Mountains. Is that Sawtooth Mountains near Anza Borrego Calif or in Arizona? (I can't imagine it is the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. Wonderful how Google makes one an instant expert! ) I realize Peter's photo is backlit, but the spines and relative thickness etc make it look very distinct from the others.
I never would have seen these together if not for this contest - really really great, Darryl. Thanks so much for upgrading these to a regular event!
Shmuel
Tony, is your E engelmannii photo from the Teddy Bear Cholla garden in Joshua Tree? Very fascinating how different it is than the E engelmannii that Peter shows above from Sawtooth Mountains. Is that Sawtooth Mountains near Anza Borrego Calif or in Arizona? (I can't imagine it is the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. Wonderful how Google makes one an instant expert! ) I realize Peter's photo is backlit, but the spines and relative thickness etc make it look very distinct from the others.
I never would have seen these together if not for this contest - really really great, Darryl. Thanks so much for upgrading these to a regular event!
Shmuel
Amazing plants, amazing form, amazing flowers...
Amazing cacti!
Amazing cacti!
The Sawtooths in Arizona, the little extension of the Ironwood National Monument just south of Casa Grande. Echinocereus engelmannii is astonishingly variable, it's true. This has led to the creation of many names for regional variants. I thought the form I photographed might actually be Echinocereus nicholii, but I don't think it is. I think it's just a golden engelmannii.
peterb
peterb
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