Discuss hardy cacti grown outside all year.
Johnts71
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by Johnts71 Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:00 pm
native to my area, it got its first bloom
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iann
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by iann Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:22 pm
Nice. One of my favourite cactus flowers.
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Peterthecactusguy
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by Peterthecactusguy Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:05 am
yup those sure are perdy!
Cool that you got your first one too!
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
Johnts71
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by Johnts71 Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:53 pm
Gymnocalycium pflanzii var. albipulpa
Echinocactus texensis with its second bloom
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Arjen
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by Arjen Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:56 am
lovely flowers!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
daiv
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by daiv Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:32 pm
Good way to kick off the new season!
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Mr Monopoly
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by Mr Monopoly Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:16 pm
Awesome blooms!
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Johnts71
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by Johnts71 Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:58 pm
same cacti...today
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Peterthecactusguy
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by Peterthecactusguy Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:55 am
wow you got multiples beautiful!
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
cruaux
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by cruaux Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:54 pm
It has always amused me that the "Horse Crippler" has such delicate pink frilly blooms. With a common name like that you'd expect giant razor edged things with blood red edges and accessory barbed spines on the anthers.E. texensis will bloom for the first time this year.
