~A glimpse into my cacti world~

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Wed May 16, 2018 11:14 am

Hello guys! I hope all of you are fine and your collections are thriving!
I have steadily been adding to my collection and I am pleased that many of my cacti bloomed for me this season. I have been careful on my watering schedule, placements, soil choices etc, and most of my plants are doing well. But, that is no surprise, as this is their season of growth. My space is already crammed, but I have the yard, side balconies and terrace, which I have every intention to expand, ha ha.
Let me show you some of results of my work to be a better grower and have a decent collection.

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Wed May 16, 2018 11:22 am

Ohhh an obregonia! Very good addition!

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Wed May 16, 2018 11:25 am

And some of my succulents. I have reduced the number of acquisitions of succs, as I am more cacti prone collectionwise, so I only get some I really like these days.

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Wed May 16, 2018 1:16 pm

ElieEstephane wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 11:22 am Ohhh an obregonia! Very good addition!

Hi, thank you Elie! I have added some slow growth cacti and most of them are on the smaller scale, but I hope to keep them alive and learn how to better care for all of them. I will show more of them in the next days!

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Fri May 18, 2018 8:04 pm

Some recent flowerings of my cacti.

jp29 · Post by **jp29** » Sat May 19, 2018 3:37 am

Well I did have (actually more than) a glimpse Desert sun. You grow excellent plants indeed - and photograph them exceedingly well - congratulations!

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:25 pm

jp29 wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 3:37 am Well I did have (actually more than) a glimpse Desert sun. You grow excellent plants indeed - and photograph them exceedingly well - congratulations!

Thank you very much James, such a great compliment coming from an experienced and well established cacti grower! I'm so pleased to have a feedback on my collection, it means a lot to me! I try my best to improve the conditions, placement, staging of my plants each day. It takes time and sweat, but it is incredibly rewarding to see them flourish under my care! I always try to learn more.

Here are some more pictures from my plants if anyone wants to take a look:

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:36 pm

Hello
What's the parodia in DSCN6358? Never figured out what mine is

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Sun May 20, 2018 5:02 am

ElieEstephane wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 8:36 pm Hello
What's the parodia in DSCN6358? Never figured out what mine is

Elie, I think it is a Notacactus (Parodia) scopa var. albispinus.

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Sun May 20, 2018 6:17 am

Some more of my plants. The sedum is doing so much better in its new, semi shaded position, as well as my aristata. I have managed to keep my Kalanchoe flowering for a second season, although for most people it is considered an one season plant, that gets thrown away after it stops its first flowering.

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Sun May 20, 2018 8:15 am

Thanks marina! On closer examination, yours is a bit different. Mine is a parodia s.s. not a notocactus
Love your aristata btw!

Pompom · Post by **Pompom** » Sun May 20, 2018 1:54 pm

Your plants are just so lovely and flowers adorable! I'm jealous to you, I have no flowers at all.
What is this plant in picture DSCN5716? I just adore those flowers, they are so rustic and modest, not like normal bright colored flowers. Same goes for the one in picture DSCN5862.
About your schlumbergera, how many individual plants are in the soil? I have 8 cuttings growing in two different pots and I'm about to put some of them together as they have all started to grow. There is cuttings from two different plants. I want to have a pot as bushy as yours! How are the plants positioned in your pot? I'm not going to put all of the 8 together, but I'm not sure how many is enough to make a bushiest bush of schlumbergera cuttings. Thanks in advance!

DesertSun · Post by **DesertSun** » Mon May 21, 2018 3:29 pm

Hello Pompom! You must mean the Gymnocalycium flowers. Yes, they are quite "romantic" looking, the light colored gymnocalycium flowers are always delightful! That schlumbergera has five cuttings. Of course, as time goes by they branch and look much more fuller. It took some time for her to show signs of her being well established I must say.