Cacti collection in Cyprus

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mikethecactusguy wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:02 pm A satisfying accomplishment growing a melo to chepalium age
Feels like one of the most significant accomplishment in life :D It was a big big dream of mine.
mikethecactusguy wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:02 pm The baby Lophs are so cool.
Thank you :love7:
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Some random cacti from the collection I never showed here:
Astrophytum myriostigma kikko
Astrophytum myriostigma kikko
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Astrophytum capricorne nudum
Astrophytum capricorne nudum
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Astrophytum capricorne nudum variegated
Astrophytum capricorne nudum variegated
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Astrophytum myriostigma ssp
Astrophytum myriostigma ssp
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Astrophytum asterias starshape
Astrophytum asterias starshape
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Echinocactus grusonii brevispinus
Echinocactus grusonii brevispinus
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Mammillaria Hahniana long hair
Mammillaria Hahniana long hair
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Astrophytum myriostigma cv kikko
The cactus is still young but it shows a typical kikko pattern. It will be very nice kikko when it reached to a mature age.

Astrophytum asterias starshape
The cactus is a young super kabuto which is not turned to "star" yet.
You have to wait several more years.
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Hanazono wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:55 pm Astrophytum myriostigma cv kikko
The cactus is still young but it shows a typical kikko pattern. It will be very nice kikko when it reached to a mature age.
I surprised, it's a very good news to me, waiting forward to see how it will be developing into a very nice kikko :D I considered it a fairly mature cactus and didn't expect something more from it.
Hanazono wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:55 pm Astrophytum asterias starshape
The cactus is a young super kabuto which is not turned to "star" yet.
You have to wait several more years.
Thank you, Frank! I surely will :love10:
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Today I chose 3 cacti that have grown so much over the past 10 months that they are barely recognizable.
The first one was bought as a noname and looked almost like a simple Astrophytum myrio nudum. I'm not very good at identifying Astrophytum species but I think it could be Rokkotsu but also Fukuryu :-k
Astrophytum Myriostigma cv Hakujo Rokkotsu
Astrophytum Myriostigma cv Hakujo Rokkotsu
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A. Hakujo Fukuryu Banjyaku
A. Hakujo Fukuryu Banjyaku
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Lophophora williamsii var. fricii
Lophophora williamsii var. fricii
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1st one should be a myriostigma cv hakujo rokkotsu
hakujo: white lines on rib tops
Number of ribs are 5. It may be mixed some other genes but it is still myriostigma becuse of 5 ribs.

2nd one should be a hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku
Number of ribs are 7.
It can not call as myriostigma because of 7 ribs.
Banjyaku is a hybrid, ornatum x myriostigma.
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Hanazono wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:53 pm 1st one should be a myriostigma cv hakujo rokkotsu
hakujo: white lines on rib tops
Number of ribs are 5. It may be mixed some other genes but it is still myriostigma becuse of 5 ribs.
Thank you, Frank! I thought that "rokkotsu" stands for white lines on rib tops. So what does the word "rokkotsu" mean then? Just "rib"?
Hanazono wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:53 pm 2nd one should be a hybrid, hakujo fukuryu banjyaku
Number of ribs are 7.
It can not call as myriostigma because of 7 ribs.
Banjyaku is a hybrid, ornatum x myriostigma.
I see! Of course, young myriostigma can only have 3-5 ribs #-o
I learn from your comments so much! Thank you :love7:
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G'evening katerina,
So what does the word "rokkotsu" mean then? Just "rib"?
Yes rokkotsu means rib bone of chest.
The base form is kikko but rokkotsu has smoother rib form.

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Hanazono wrote: Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:40 am
Yes rokkotsu means rib bone of chest.
The base form is kikko but rokkotsu has smoother rib form.

Frank
Thank you very much, Frank! :sunny:
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Last year I lost interest in some cacti and decided to plant them in one pot to save some space. These guys seem to like a company and a big pot. They've doubled in size and look prosperous. I even had to change a pot to a much bigger one. Notocactus leninghausii even was in flowers first time. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of this event, only videos.
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Very nice!
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A_G_R wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:31 pmVery nice!
Thank you, Alejandro!
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That grouping looks great! The Ferocactus latispinus is a favorite of mine. I have a few. This one has yellow orange spines...making me think it's either a variation from F.L. or a cross between FL and FL flavispinus ( which has all yellow spines). I don't know. My others are all red spined.
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Steve-0 wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:17 pm That grouping looks great! The Ferocactus latispinus is a favorite of mine. I have a few. This one has yellow orange spines...making me think it's either a variation from F.L. or a cross between FL and FL flavispinus ( which has all yellow spines). I don't know. My others are all red spined.
Wow, it's beautiful! It's one of my favorite too. Thank you for sharing your favorite one!
Actually it looks so nice and grows so fast I even think of having some more Feros. I hope to find F. gracilis v. coloratus and F. horridus f. brevispinus with thick black spines.
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I had some fun this summer with Cereus forbesii spiralis and Melocactus pachycanthus. These pictures still make me smile. I hope they make you smile too :D
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