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Some magnificent plants Gene.
But being a Brit used to British cactus and flower shows some of the fancy pots detract from the plants for me. As with photography the subject should always be the thing that attracts your eye and that's the plant. All other elements being muted and not competing with it, so I feel some of the pots attract the eye first rather than the plants, or sometimes are inappropriate designs or colours and even conflict with the plant.
Not too keen on Succulents being planted with their roots above their normal soil level in habitat being regarded as good cultivation either. I have the same argument with our shows committee's here where pseudo-caudiciforms are being created by exposing what are essentially underground tuberous roots. I think Bonsai shows are really the place for those rather than cactus shows, but they have crept into cactus shows in Other Succulent classes here too.
But as I say, some very beautiful well grown plants, but shame about the fancy pots since I still prefer to see plants shown in plain plant pots that do not conflict with the first purpose of a cactus show, to highlight the plant rather than becoming a pottery show! Do we really need to "gild the lily" when our plants are so interesting in themselves by unusual designs and colours of pots? If the pot is so important why not just have a show for the pots and dispense with the plants?