Parodia subterranea

A classic globular cactus with its flamboyant flower.

Notocactus buiningii part 2

Here are the more recent photos of the Notocactus buiningii flowers. (We know that the consensus position is that this is now a Parodia, but for some of us - and with regard to specific plants - old habits are hard to break.)

These three photos are by Lynn-Marie.

Personal Update and Notocactus (Parodia) buiningii

Between having my tooth worked on - not my favorite activity - and changing things over to our new old used car, we haven't had much time for anything else. Our old 1997 Ford Aerostar van had over 230,000 miles on it and several things which needed work, so we're going backward to a 1995 Ford Aerostar van with under 120,000 miles on it. We'll then initiate it with our drive to Arizona & Southern California, leaving the nursery and animals in the hands of our son, Naiche. Of course we take our two dogs with us and then cram the car full of succulent plants from a variety of wholesale nurseries - about 14 or so in less than two weeks. But due to the tooth problems, we'll delay our trip by a week. So...a couple of photos of Notocactus (Parodia) buiningii:

These photos were taken a few days ago. Today they were wide open and I'll post those photos tomorrow. Until then, enjoy your plants.

Parodia subterranea

This is one of the plants in the Parodia maasii complex, we received this as Parodia occulta but the consensus is that it should be included within Parodia subterranea. From Bolivia, Chuqisaca (Culpina, Cinti) the flower color can be quite variable. And I'm a sucker for woolly plants!

Spines on a Fall Afternoon

More good weather out there so I couldn't resist taking some more photos. These are the spines of an old plant of Parodia maasii.