Hana's cacti

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Hana's cacti

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I am a hobby cacti collector.
I stated to collect cacti when I was quite young but I moved around various places and lost all previous collections.
The current collection was started in 2003.
Cacti are kept in 2 greenhouses set on my backyard.
It is in winter in here and you can not see any flowers at moment.

Large greenhouse (12.5 m x 6.6 m)
various cacti
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Small greenhouse (5.5 m x 3.5 m)
Asterias cultivars only
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Beautiful pictures! Do you have any regular ones?
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Since I tried to show whole room by one shot, a special camera was used.
The large greenhouse needs 4 shots at leased and small one is also not able to show by one shot.
The attached photo is the inside of small one taken by a normal camera.
It can not show some parts of the room.
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It is not so much job in relation to cacti currently.
I have started to degraft some scions.
The photo is degrafted 2 years old Astrophytum hybrid, fukuryu-banjyaku.
They are set on empty pots and under drying.
I will set them on potting-mix early spring, in the end of August.
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That's totally impressive. Nothing like specializing in plants as fascinating as those.
Degrafting is as much an art as grafting, isn't it? Whether to leave no stock, a tiny stump of the stock, enough of the stock to bury, but still save a scion known for root problems....
Patience is a big factor. I'm still learning new things every growing season.
Very nice set up you have.
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A grafted Aruicarpus kotschoubeyanus v elephantideus was in flower in the afternoon.
I sowed seeds on 13th August last year.
24 of very young seedlings were grafted.
This is one of them.
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It is winter but I still can see some flowers of Ariocarpus.
A. kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde
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A. agavoides
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Some spring flowers,

Mammillaria pectinifera
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Turbinicarpus valdezianus
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Turbinicarpus jauernigii
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I set offsets of 3 species in 65 mm square pots for rooting in this morning.
15 offsets were set in total.
The rooting medium is pumice sand.

Discocactus horstii x 6
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Uebelmannia buiningii x 4
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Astrophytum hybrid fukuryu banjyaku x 5
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It is not the flowering season but it is the season of turning body color.
Photos are Astrophytum myriostigma cv khoyo & kikkou.
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Spring has been in here.

Turbinicarpus valdezianus
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Turbinicarpus alonsoi
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Pelecyphora aseliformis
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Pelecyphora strobiliformis
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Astrophytum coahuilense
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Astrophytum asterias cv hanazono kabuto x red flowering asterias, 1st filial
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Astrophytum asterias cv renboshi
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Astrophytum asterias cv super kabuto
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Astrophytum asterias cv super kabuto
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Several Astrophytum were in flower in the afternoon.

myriostigma cv ginsya
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myriostigma
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myriostigma
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asterias cv super kabuto
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asterias cv miracle kabuto
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asterias cv super kabuto
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asterias
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asterias
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Very nice, Hana. That last A. asterias is a beauty.
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Beautiful plants....
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More flowers:
Super kabuto
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Super kabuto
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Super kabuto
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Miracle kabuto
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1st filial hybrid caohuilense x super kabuto
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Astrophytum hybrid fukuryu banjyaku
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Several grafted Discocactus were also in flower
The photo is one of them, horstii.
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