mutant Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Sulcorebutias competing for the best colour. Perhaps Rebutias/Sulcorebutias have the finest flower shape additionally to their stunning colours. Rebutias VS Chameaocereus yet un-named Opuntia - first flower opening Edited April 22, 2013 by mutant 22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted April 22, 2013 Nice Mutant, Rebutias are so generous with their floral display ... is it Opuntia santa-rita? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted April 24, 2013 Beautiful, simply amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted April 24, 2013 Is that a Lobivia (echinopsis) chameaocereus with the big Pink flower in the second shot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted April 24, 2013 Yeah, thats the chamaecereus hybrid Red Rainbow aka El Gigante. Now Lobivia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted April 24, 2013 You never fail to make me orgasm mutant, I bet you would be a great lover 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted April 24, 2013 yep they're generous, and when they get bigger they do dozens of flowers! and yep it seems you're right , blow, Opuntia santa-rita, what a fantastic name, hehe, now I love it even more! hey feel free to post flower pics in here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted April 24, 2013 Doesn't look like santa-rita to me, that one is supposed to have all yellow flowers. Red throat and purplish skin hints at Opuntia macrocentra I'd think, can't see any long spines on it like mine has though. But then mine only has spines on a few of it's pads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted April 25, 2013 hmmm some times spineless cacti throw a couple. not seen on a scop though, or a a.myriostigma, lol. I have seen it in tephrocactus. my pachanoi kk339 also eventually seems to throw some pretty long spines in maturity we will see what it is =================================== REBUTIA : PERSISTENT FLOWER http://postimg.org/image/63u4e27zf/full/'> asterias casually flowering . I bought these which had been mechanically been transplanted. slow cacti. be slow with them http://postimg.org/image/z8sa3pxwr/full/'> YELLOW RED CONTRAST - had to post this! http://postimg.org/image/7gbtfy5ez/full/'> the rubutia [ax Aylostera] vs chamaecereus hybrid again http://postimg.org/image/jw8j9oyqz/full/'> 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted April 26, 2013 Looking good as always Mutant. Love it when you guys start posting flower pics as we head towards winter. Your asterias look nice and healthy and there is something about a asteria in flower that does it for me I dont think Lobivia's , Rebutias and Sulcorebutias get enough love. Everyone should have some in there collection as they put out some great flushes of flowers. Sulcorebutia rauschii in its many forms is one of my favorites at the moment. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted April 26, 2013 Eriosyce occulta This has been open for over a week now, still showing no sign of wilting, I'm very impressed! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted April 27, 2013 a beauty Eriosyce's been a cult genus for me. this year I had a flower open, but it was tiny compared to that and missed to take a photo of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) no idea about the name. its a succulent with strange triangle stalks and succulent leaves that resemble geranium plants http://postimg.org/image/go41wnznn/full/'> Gymnocalicium baldianum chamaecereus pretty awesome and fast rooting Echinocereus Edited May 4, 2013 by mutant 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 13, 2013 http://postimg.org/image/gif429dz9/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/mbkkp3091/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/b1ej8a805/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/su03g5p8l/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/7j2jbw745/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/xhaqvo1z9/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/6km69lts5/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/n8i9pudxh/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/llt24m1vp/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/6aj9404jp/full/'> last one is absinth and salvia officinalis flowering 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazonian Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) mutant, your cactus all look so happy. Your dedication to the plants is obvious. Very fine specimens indeed. I am smitten with these cactus of yours, (see pic below) as they would have to be the most beautiful cactus i have ever seen. I do believe they are now my favourite in the cacti world. Edited May 15, 2013 by Amazonian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 16, 2013 Astrophytums asterias it is. They grow slowly from seed, they don't root easily if you graft them , reports say [so think twice before degrafting] and they re probably the most sensitive species of Astrophtyum, probably a bit more sensitive than capricorn. Yep they rule and dont have spines. Additionally the hybridise very easily with capricorns and coachilensis, creating awesome new forms. DO check Astrophytum asterias pictures in the wild / habitat !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woof woof woof Posted May 16, 2013 Hey you Mr "Compulsive cacti collecting disorder!" Nice plants! Is it still a hobby? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) no I have spent lots of money in the greenhouse and buying some cacti in bulk, so its not only a hobby nowadays Hopefully I am not loosing my community mentality anytime soon though.... Edited May 16, 2013 by mutant 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted June 1, 2013 http://postimg.org/image/ipbqcuwgb/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/rlmigsn2j/full/'> so this is this Selinicereus flower and this is Harissia http://postimg.org/image/tsvcighqj/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/r6b8ns157/full/'> and there's a very beautiful flower thus making this cactus one of the most awesome cacti ever existing! http://postimg.org/image/5ayngtpsb/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/c43lqu5zf/full/'> sulcorebutia http://postimg.org/image/dn3l9k1xn/full/'> and here he two fave lophos http://postimg.org/image/5vmvazxsb/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/xx0wop32j/full/'> and this is an awesome echinocereus with green pussy http://postimg.org/image/6wiimdpe3/full/'> and this is 'rahli' http://postimg.org/image/620ke36x7/full/'> I cut it 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jox Posted June 2, 2013 Nice work mate, you plants are looking awesome . I will add a few photos of cacti that have flowered this month for me, my Schlumbergera (Christmas cacti) have been flowering like crazy. Also some of my mammillaria's are budding up but I will put those pic's in the Mammillaria thread. Schlumbergera syn:zygocactus. (Pink flower) Schlumbergera (Light Pink flower) L.diffusa #1 L.diffusa #2 Cheers Jox 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted June 2, 2013 Awesome show by the zygocactus !! had one once, but it got infected by scales and I neglected it , letting it die in guarantine.... negative side of having many plants to care for - if there's one or a couple with different needs, you have to invest time to approach them differntly or else its left up to luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) Gymnocaclicium baldianum with a white flower and red throat Coryphantha elephantidens Notocactus Wild thyme , photo taken today at a ride at the local mountain with the bike. Edited June 4, 2013 by mutant 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted October 23, 2013 Why does every cactus porn thread leave me feeling like the world's biggest cactus retard? We should have a cheap-and-nasty-cactus-porn thread, where I can show off all my poor and diseased specimens. FMCL = F*ck My Cactus Life 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) heheheh It's also a matter of numbers dudes, I am no more a hobbist only, so go figure. Turbinicarpus alonsoi before and after Lithops carasmontana Edited October 25, 2013 by mutant 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted October 26, 2013 Hey you Mr "Compulsive cacti collecting disorder!" Nice plants! Is it still a hobby? This comment makes me think of an analogy Like ravers do it for hours, doofers do it for days Hobbiest cacti collectors join clubs, obsessive cacti nuts come here Trust me, I've looked deep inside myself long and hard for any logical reason to want to grow this many cacti + other obsessive ethnos, brugs are an obsession for me also. I can't find a logical reason, infact I can see many logical reasons not to collect obsessively like this, however, I couldn't give a fuck and collect anyways. I guess I am human after all 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
