Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Registered users may enter and vote on their favorite cactus picture!
User avatar
John C
Posts: 3743
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:23 am
Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by John C »

April 2013 - Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents
This month is devoted to all of those miniature cacti and succulents that are native to Mexico. Let's see them!

Note:
Remember, along with each contest is a seperate thread for discussion and posting all your "other" pics, Click here


Prize:
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.

Deadline:
for submissions will be Saturday, April 20 th at 12 o´clock midnight Central Standard Time

Reference:
New Format
Check here

Click for Contest Rules
here
Good Luck to all!!

John C and Jens

Image
John In Fort Worth, Texas
"Where the West begins"
Tony
Posts: 10770
Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:56 am
Location: Chino, Ca, USA (zone 10)
Contact:

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by Tony »

Obregonia denegrii.JPG
Obregonia denegrii.JPG (120.04 KiB) Viewed 13812 times
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!

Tony
User avatar
Aiko
Posts: 2369
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:26 pm
Location: the Netherlands

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by Aiko »

Geohintonia mexicana.
(Small and mexican allright...!)

Image
User avatar
Saxicola
Posts: 1759
Joined: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:31 pm
Location: Los Angeles area, California

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by Saxicola »

Ariocarpus retusus
Attachments
Ariocarpus retusus.JPG
Ariocarpus retusus.JPG (47.92 KiB) Viewed 13780 times
I'm now selling plants on Ebay. Check it out! Kyle's Plants
User avatar
Robb
Posts: 717
Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:33 am

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by Robb »

mammillaria elongata, a small offset
mamm elong.jpg
mamm elong.jpg (74.76 KiB) Viewed 13760 times
Buying a cactus a day will keep the madness away.
daiv
Site Admin
Posts: 23625
Joined: Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:15 pm
Location: Long Prairie, MN
Contact:

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by daiv »

This is a newer plant for me - last summer where my first flowers: Mammillaria mazatlanensis

Image
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
User avatar
cactushobbyman
Posts: 1437
Joined: Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:01 pm
Location: Sanger, California

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by cactushobbyman »

Mammillaria microcarpa
1.jpg
1.jpg (177.65 KiB) Viewed 13737 times
8)
iann
Posts: 17184
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:10 pm
Location: England

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by iann »

Mammillaria albiflora
albiflora-270512.jpg
albiflora-270512.jpg (75.1 KiB) Viewed 13707 times
--ian
User avatar
reedfillmore
Posts: 56
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:02 am
Location: Reedley, California (zone 9)

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by reedfillmore »

Hey peeps, I mentioned to my girlfriend about the photo contest, and lets just say she got excited. This is her idea of what I should enter. A comp of M elongata, M parkinsoni, and M melanocentra
Attachments
IMG_0047.JPG
IMG_0047.JPG (92.89 KiB) Viewed 13703 times
peterb
Posts: 9516
Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:19 am
Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by peterb »

Strombocactus disciformis.
Attachments
035.JPG
035.JPG (54.85 KiB) Viewed 13701 times
Zone 9
DaveW
Posts: 7374
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:36 pm
Location: Nottingham, England/UK

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by DaveW »

Strombocactus disciformis f. minimus (syn Strombocactus jarmilae), 2 inch pot (5cm pot).
mimimus.jpg
mimimus.jpg (99.95 KiB) Viewed 13686 times
User avatar
C And D
Posts: 2128
Joined: Fri May 09, 2008 1:51 am
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Contact:

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by C And D »

Mammillaria luethyi
IMG_0502.JPG
IMG_0502.JPG (61.85 KiB) Viewed 13665 times
Check out our plant and seed lists
http://www.CandDplants.com

Craig and Denise Fry
User avatar
majcka
Posts: 4321
Joined: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:17 am
Location: Vace, Slovenia, EU
Contact:

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by majcka »

Let see:
Astrophytum capricorne var. senile
Astrophytum capricorne var. senile
Astrophytum capricorne var senile-cvet.jpg (59.58 KiB) Viewed 13663 times
Maja

Strange is fun, cacti are funnier!
Google+
Flickr pics
Facebook

Image
User avatar
CactusFanDan
Posts: 2862
Joined: Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:33 pm
Location: Manchester, England
Contact:

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by CactusFanDan »

I've already posted this on a thread in the General forum, but it fits, so why not enter it. :P

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
Turb. schmiedickeanus (2)2.JPG
Turb. schmiedickeanus (2)2.JPG (50.13 KiB) Viewed 13647 times
-Dan
Happy growing!

There is always one more glochid. Somewhere.
My C&S blog
fanaticactus
Posts: 3194
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:44 pm
Location: Grand Isle Co., Vermont

Re: Contest 77 : Small Mexican Cacti and Succulents

Post by fanaticactus »

My entry this month is the Mammillaria vetula gracilis "Arizona Snowcap".
DSC02841.JPG
DSC02841.JPG (97.99 KiB) Viewed 13605 times
Catch a falling star--but don't try it with a cactus!
Locked