Tray of plants from seed

In November, I took photos of my plant trays.

I have called this Tray 1.





What's in it?
Front Row (L-R): Mammillaria albilanata, Mammillaria longimamma, Astrophytum hybrid, Echinofossulocactus ochoterenaus.

2nd Row (L-R): Mammillaria sp, Mammillaria magnimamma, Acanthocalycium spiniflorum, Notocactus horstii purpureus.

Back Row (L-R): Ferocactus gracilis 'coloratus', Mammillaria sp, Mammillaria dixanthocentron, Mammillaria albilanata.

Notocactus horstii purpureus flower opened!

So I'm a little late with the news - this happened about two weeks ago (photo was taken on November 17) but I've just been delinquent in getting the photos uploaded so that I can show it off. Actually, both buds have opened without any difficulties except that they refused to open fully. I am told that this plant is a spring bloomer so I am hoping that I will see more action in another few months after the "winter" is over.




I can't explain how good it feels to have grown this from seed to such a nice flowering plant! I'm now looking forward to more blooms from my babies during the next season.

Another rainy day

Today is the 8th continuous day of rain - caused by Hurricane Noel for the most part although it passed so far away from us. This morning the sun was shining, and I had hoped for a day without rain but no such luck. The clouds set up and was raining by midday.

Since I had to confine my activities to the verandah, I managed to do some repotting of some 2007 seedlings since my soil got the chance to dry out a bit. So many more, though - and tomorrow I hope to sow some more seed. Where am I going to put all those plants when they grow up????

A couple of plants took advantage of the little sun they saw this morning and opened some flowers.

An unknown succulent...


Mammillaria decipiens FO-140


Mammillaria vetula ssp gracilis

All small, but it's what I got today, so I can't complain.

Still watching that Notocactus bud ...

Cereus pernambucensis bloomed

I don't know how I could have forgotten to post the photo of the flower after all that waiting and anticipation, although I wasn't even here to see it flower.





The other buds aborted, so I guess I am not looking forward to another anytime soon. Now I just need to plant the head in a pot since it has started to root, and I should be able to enjoy watching it grow and hopefully bloom again soon enough.

I should really get it planted out now while it is raining, so it can get its roots established fairly quickly. Maybe I will take that on tomorrow (if the rain eases up long enough, that is).