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Turbinicarpus valdezianus var. albiflorus

My pelecyphora aselliformis.

all the entries are look great! tough completion!

Those little Mexicans are certainly a photogenic bunch. I picked something slightly unusual for the competition, but here's a few really nice ones (from last year since there is nothing this early).

Mammillaria luethyi, obviously The Acharagma twins, more interesting than spectacular Mammillaria blossfeldiana White Turbinicarpus valdezianus Turbinicarpus lophophoroides Ortegocactus

I just spoted (just means half an hour ago ) a few buds on my Acharagma roseana.

Very nice and small everybody!!!

I tried to spot a few these days too.

The valid name for Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. panarottoi is Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. andersonii since Riha's name was invalidly published Jens. I believe Anderson was the first to find the plant so it was eventually named after him by A. Mosco when Riha's name proved invalid.

You will find the plant still being sold under both names though, panarottoi and andersonii.

Thanks for the information Dave . And for the correction of the name
Here is another one which died last year of no reason

One of my favourites is Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. rubriflorus:-

A delicate flower!
How cold did you keep them in winter, Dave?

Great picture Dan- isn´t it nice when the flower hides almost all of the cactus?

They have been below freezing in the past Jens when covered with a layer of newspapers and some Turbinicarpus stopped in the greenhouse below freezing this year. However probably you will get an earlier start to the year with many cacti if you keep them just above freezing over winter as it does slow them down them a bit first off. Strange isn't it, when I first started in the 1960's Turbinicarpus were thought of as rare and hard to grow yet they raise easily from seed and will often flower in a couple of years or so and are pretty hardy.

They are good cacti: very handy and not hard to grow with several flowering cycles in a season
(well most of them but not these):

Jens, You know I think the contestants of these contests are very fortunate that you are running them. Otherwise, how would we compete against such images!??!

agreed, amazing plants and photos!

peterb

Thanks guys! for me its much fun posting them too.
I was hoping to keep the topic active by posting things regularly.
Another example of small and mexican Pretty when out of flower : Epithelantha