Mammillaria nejapensis; Notocactus haselbergii

by | Nov 25, 2012 | Blooming Now

Mammillaria nejapensis. I bought this cactus just this year. I like the contrast of the bright green body with the hairy areoles and light-colored spines. The flowers are also a little different with the stripes of red against the white. These flowers last a couple of...

Euphorbia milii; white, red, yellow

by | Nov 24, 2012 | Blooming Now

Euphorbia milii by its common name is called crown of thorns, or sometimes forever plant, because it will bloom for a while, stop, and then bloom again. So it blooms off and on all year. Mine all happen to be the smaller varieties, and I have the white and red, as...

Mammillaria spinosissima, mammillaria

by | Nov 23, 2012 | Blooming Now

Mammillaria spinosissima. As you can see, this mammillaria is also blooming in a circle on the top of the plant. I think this is typical of all mammillaria varieties. This is one of my unidentified mammillarias. It, too is making a halo of flowers around the top of...

Mammillaria hahnina and Echeveria

by | Nov 22, 2012 | Blooming Now

. Mammillaria hahnina. As you can see, the buds eventually circle the entire cactus, making a halo of blooms. This cactus will be in bloom for well over a week as new buds open around the top of the plant.   Purple echeveria. The plant is purple, not the blooms!...