Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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January 2013-Cacti and Succulents in Winter
How are our favorite plants doing in the cooler season?
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Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics, Click here
We also decided to extend the time for posting each month a little bit (see below)

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To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus.com purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.

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for submissions will be January 20 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time

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Good Luck to all!!

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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Here's my entry -- Eriosyce senilis at the end of Winter 2012:
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Sorta gets you in the mood for Spring, doesn't it?
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Our winter has so far been a bit chillier than usual this year but my Aloinopsis schooneesii is as happy as can be! This was taken just before Christmas.
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Mammillaria hahniana, being outside hasn't stopped it from flowering.
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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In my neighborhood, Winter means lots of Aloes in flower. Here is a 2 Dec view outside my patio door.

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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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An Opuntia, in already melting snow, outside.
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Last picture of my cacti in previous year:
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Cacti through a thin sheet of ice. :shaking:
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Not so much ice and snow here. But more the visual retreat from the winter cold and lack of moisture by pulling itself into the ground (half loam half rough sand) for hiding and leaving an indication of how big the plant was when it was watered for the last time last autumn.

Astrophytum asterias, sown 2011:

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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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I thought the silhouette of my blooming Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp schmiedickeanus against the bleakness of a cold, snowy yard made an interesting contrast.
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Re: Contest 74 : Cacti and Succulents in Winter

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Definitely wrinkly, but not dehydrated. I just noticed today that this Dioscorea is started to grow.
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