First gymno bloom for 2007

This variety of Gymnocalycium damsii is such a dependable and reliable bloomer. It propagates very easily also, so I have a bunch of small plants that I don't know what to do with, and it keeps on making more.

This is a 2002 offset that is quick on the draw this year. There are a few others budding up, so I should have no shortage of flowers for this season. Hopefully my large plant will put on a good show with multiple blooms.

Euphorbia knuthii repotted!!

I have been meaning to do this for a long time, and finally got around to it. It was a bigger task than I had anticipated, as there was a lot of growth wrapped up in the pot. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with all the pieces that I had to take off - some of them will just have to be discarded since they won't survive now they are off the parent.





These roots had grown so much that the drainage hole was clogged with roots growing through to the ground. I hope that it will now be able to rejuvenate and grow into a nice specimen once again as it was looking quite tattered and old.

I still need to tidy up some of the cut ends, but I didn't want to stress the plant any more right now.

Some more "seedlings"

Mammillaria sartorii


Mammillaria schiedeana


Mammillaria roseo-alba


Mammillaria wagneriana tortulospinum

Some plants from seed

I should have been posting photos of my babies from seed but have fallen behind terribly.

Here are a few:

Mammillaria zuccariniana


Mammillaria bocensis


Mammillaria gigantea


Mammillaria huitzilopochtli