Cactus Realm

Euphorbia Obesa Hybrid x Globosa After a good spell of really hot weather in August 2020 the plant has really started to sprout lots of new growth. I wonder if it will flower ? Euphorbia Obesa Hybrid x Globosa 2019 Euphorbia Obesa Hybrid x Globosa Euphorbia Globosa

Gymnocalycium horstii var. buenekeri is from Brazil, has harmless spines going against the body of the plant and only 4-5 ribs. Gymnocalycium eurypleurum is from the border of Paraguay (Cerro Leon) with Bolivia and is a relative of the anisitsii/damsii group. Search the name on the internet and you will see that this plant is indeed Eurypleurum. I have both Eurypleurum and horstii var. buenekeri and they do not even look similar. Eurypleurum is quite an interesting and rare plant in collections and it does very rarely offset, while horstii is bigger, getting to 20-25 cm and offsets after some time. Eurypleurum has quite long spines, straight and stout (not curved on the body, like in the case of horstii) under a good sun exposure and will get to 7-10, maybe 15 cm across.

Astrophytum asterias Also known as sand dollar cactus, sea urchin cactus, star cactus and star peyote Originates from Mexico and USA (Texas) https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm Common names include sand dollar cactus, sea urchin cactus, star cactus and star peyote.

Mammillaria wagneriana with flowers - 2020 Originates from Mexico This cactus plant has flowered and it produced another set of small yellow beautiful flowers. Mammillaria wagneriana Originates from Mexico and surrounding countries.

Mammillaria melaleuca in full bloom 2019 24 July 2019 - Cactus Plants in full bloom If you have time visit my daily photo of a plant either from my garden or along the exercise stroll I take on a daily basis. 2020 flowering Mammillaria melaleuca from buds to flowering 2019 Hornet hoverfly  (Volucella zonaria) collecting pollen from a Mammillaria melaleuca 24 July 2019 Cactus Plants in full bloom Echinopsis Oxygona, Austrocylindropuntia vestita-Cristata, echinopsis, Tephrocactus Articulatus, Mammillaria melaleuca, Lobivia aurea

Echinopsis 14 June 2019 Echinopsis Is a large genus of cacti native to South America, sometimes known as hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. The plant is blessed with a massive and beautiful flower. Alas it does not last that long.

Hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) collecting pollen from a Mammillaria melaleuca