Just a few of my cacti

This new eruption from my T bridgessivmontrose (long form) took me by surprise. The first picture was taken about 9 days ago. Whilst the second just 9bdays later!

I am really looking forward to seeing how this varicoloured T pachanoi develops:

And my varied Lophophora w. Is a real delight to behold!

The baby lophs are over 2 years old and are still tiny. Cute, aren't they!

 

A Day in the Garden

Loving the Loph.

 Here there are, all my Lophophora, with the exception of this year's babies. The most special cacti ever! 

Sceletium tortorsuom Flower

Baby Lophs

I took a sneak peek in on the Loph nursey this morning. Athird of the x100 seed I sowed last weekend have already germinated. 🙂

Variegated Caesipose Lophs

My new variegated Lophs are amazing. I was even sent a freebiee! I thing there are a couple seed pods hidden it its tuffts too 😍😍

 

X100 Baby Loph Sowing

Just surface-sowed X100 Lophohora williamsii seeds, sourced from Germany ( source: Koehres-Kakteen.de). Sown in a Westland Cacti mix (with Seramis) and mixed with Limestone. Will be placing this on a thermostat-controlled heatmat at 85° for maximum germination...

It is officially Spring!

 Monty has at last awoken from his wintet slumber:

Making the most of the Spring vibes, I also repotted my Mandrake:

And potted up my grapfted Lophora:

Another sure sign Spring is in the air is the new leaves growing on my 31-year-old, Winter-cut, Crassula ovata:

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 I have been trying to grow this particular plant for nearly 15 years now. It roots very easily but had never grown more than six leaves without browning and dying.

Finally, I gave up with the very last plant, telling it "If you die, that's it! I'm not taking another cutting to ensure some part of you stays alive. Enough is enough."

Half a year later, the pic below that the very same mother plant is small, but still alive:

Not only that, but look at its babies, which are flourishing:

Sometimes, it seems, fussy plants just need a stern talking to.

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Angel Trumpet

I saw this ethereal Angel Trumpet jn the gloom at the bottom of our garden tonight.

Diviner's Pastora

 My ska plant is recovering nicely after the aphid attack:

Growing Spikes

 This year's pup on my monstrose T. Bridgesii is growing new thorns:

My Big Bois Cacti

 

Some of my Lophophora williamsii Bois