Cactus Realm

Flowering Stapelia Grandiflora - 2021 The plant is visited by flies which lay eggs on the flower. Carrion Plant - the Carrion flowers, also known as corpse flowers or stinking flowers, are flowers that emit an odor that smells like rotting flesh. Family Apocynaceae. Also known as carrion plant, starfish flower, giant toad plant, or starfish cactus

A quick visit to my greenhouse we can see all my cactus and succulents doing well  as well as many insects which help pollinate the plants. The Gymnocalycium eurypleurum is in bloom and has beautiful pink flowers. Also Rebutia senilis (Fire-Crown Cactus) has flowered again.The Rebutia already had flowers in June. The greenhouse is attracting a few greenfly as my Stapelia Grandiflora has a magnificent flower (the smell is not so good).Next to it is the Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp  cardenasiana which had a flower last week. You can also see the Echinopsis pachanoi - San Pedro cactus which I had cut off a small section which is now growing in a pot. Finally we have a quick look at the rest of the plants.

Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp  cardenasiana Flowering Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp cardenasiana This echinopsis has flowered and has a beautiful pink flower. The flower does not last very long, a couple of days at most. Originates from Bolivia and Argentina.