Mammillaria
Mammillaria. One of my many unidentified mammillarias. Like most of them, this one is making a halo of blooms.
Euphorbias
I have not been able to identify the variety of either of these euphorbias. Their stems are similar, but the one, as you can see, does not have the flat, fleshy leaves that the other one does. And those little pink things on both are flowers, believe it or not! While...
Matucana madisoniorum
Matucana madisoniorum is one variety I don’t see very often. These are growing and seem healthy in spite of the blemishes on the bodies. You can see two more buds forming on the other cactus. I am not sure what caused the scarring. That is something I am still...
Echeveria harmisii
Echeveria harmisii. This echeveria has furry leaves and sometimes gets leggy, but the tops can be cut off, allowed to dry or scab over for a day, and replanted to make a more compact plant.
Mammillaria nejapensis; Notocactus haselbergii
Mammillaria nejapensis. I bought this cactus just this year. I like the contrast of the bright green body with the hairy areoles and light-colored spines. The flowers are also a little different with the stripes of red against the white. These flowers last a couple of...
Euphorbia milii; white, red, yellow
Euphorbia milii by its common name is called crown of thorns, or sometimes forever plant, because it will bloom for a while, stop, and then bloom again. So it blooms off and on all year. Mine all happen to be the smaller varieties, and I have the white and red, as...
Mammillaria spinosissima, mammillaria
Mammillaria spinosissima. As you can see, this mammillaria is also blooming in a circle on the top of the plant. I think this is typical of all mammillaria varieties. This is one of my unidentified mammillarias. It, too is making a halo of flowers around the top of...
Mammillaria hahnina and Echeveria
. Mammillaria hahnina. As you can see, the buds eventually circle the entire cactus, making a halo of blooms. This cactus will be in bloom for well over a week as new buds open around the top of the plant. Purple echeveria. The plant is purple, not the blooms!...
Stapelia lepida, Mammillaria plumosa
Stepelia lepida bud before opening. Stapelia lepida blooms. Aren’t they interesting? Mammillaria plumosa. Mammillaria plumosa. I have had this cactus since 2008.
Cactus Need Sunlight
The worst thing you can do to a cactus or succulent is deprive it of sunlight. Without sunlight they won’t grow and thrive, and they certainly won’t bloom. Well, some might, but not as well. Cactus will become misshapen in their desperate attempt to grow toward...
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