Mammillaria albilanata
I was trying to select an appropriate plant for this week, and when I walked around the garden I didn't find many in bloom. I have posted photos of my Mammillaria albilanata grown from seed, but today this is one that I got from a box store. It bloomed sparingly last year but seems to have come into its own this season.
Can't say the same for one that I received in 2005 from a specialist nursery - it doesn't seem to have adjusted to the change of climate yet but I haven't lost faith in it.
And not to leave out my own babies - here is one that tried hard to send out a ring of flowers last month - didn't quite make it but I'm satisfied with the effort.
Mammillaria albilanata
Can't say the same for one that I received in 2005 from a specialist nursery - it doesn't seem to have adjusted to the change of climate yet but I haven't lost faith in it.
And not to leave out my own babies - here is one that tried hard to send out a ring of flowers last month - didn't quite make it but I'm satisfied with the effort.
posted by Jade at
10:02 am
2 Comments:
Very pretty!!! I love that magenta against the white!
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Julie, at March 24, 2008 6:52 pm
I wish I could find this species at a box store here! They have 12 standard Mammillaria species they sell, and they never vary. I've picked up some nice cactus plants on occasion, and sometimes I buy them to rescue them from the over watering they receive in the stores. Sometimes they are actually sitting in pans of water.
Aiyana
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Aiyana, at March 28, 2008 8:15 pm
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