Mammillaria duwei

The spines on this plant make it attractive even when it isn't flowering, but when it is...

Rebutia heliosa var. conderensis

Like many of the Rebutias, this plant has many names. It's very floriferous and the deep red flowers are outstanding. It's a bit temperamental and can rot with a sideward glance, so give it very good drainage. (That's the remains of an older flower lying across the plant.)

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Lobivia schieleana

Continuing on with the cactus photos, this is Lobivia schieleana in flower last Spring. Of course they're resting now - hibernating for the winter. They're smart. Can we also get permission to just pass through all this drab gray stuff and move on to Spring. OK. I'll wait until after the holidays. But then...please!

In the meantime...

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Gymnocalycium mostii

As I indicated, back to some cactus photos taken earlier this year - especially uplifting as the rains come in from the coast tonight. This is Gymnocalycium mostii, a quite large growing gymno with lovely flowers. It always impresses me.

Lithops karasmontana flower

And another Lithops which continues to flower is the white-flowered Lithops karasmontana. Put a group of them together and they make quite a display.

Lithops dorotheae flower

But, before going to the cacti, some more of what is flowering: Lithops. In this case it's one of my favorites, Lithops dorotheae. It's getting colder and more overcast, but the Lithops just keep on blooming like it's still summer.

Cactus Photos

Since we're mostly past the blooming season for the cacti, I'm going to be posting some photos we took earlier in the Spring and Summer. Along with being able to see the beautiful flowers posted by our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, posting these help keep me going as we get shorter and shorter days. We end Day Light Savings Time soon and it'll be getting dark by 4 or 4:30 each afternoon. And the evenings are getting colder - probably into the upper 30s F tonight. All the more reason to post cactus flowers. More later.