Cacti that are looking good.

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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Dont remember you "bothering" me for a cutting?
     
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      IceColdRum Cacti & Herb Mad

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      Twas in 2012 according to my plant database "Pete gardenerscorner" I seem to remember you grew it from seed from a packet of mixed epiphyllum hybrids from Chiltern seeds?
       
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Yep sounds about right.
         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Think this might be one of yours ICR, Queen of the Night.
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          Fab photos all, can't wait to get my greenhouse built, used to grow some of these when I lived in Leicester back in the 1980's
           
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            Notocactus veenianus :-

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              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              Cereus peruvianus.
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                I've had this cactus several years but it has never flowered until now ...

                Gymnocalycium monvillei :-

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                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                  Opuntia.
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                    That's brilliant @pete I've never had an Opuntia to flower ...
                     
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                    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                    No, I find they dont really get the intense sun and heat that most require, but a few do have a go at it at least. :smile:
                     
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                      Echinopsis chacoana flowering in the night ...

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                      The following morning :-

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                        Echinocereus rigidissimus :-

                        Buds ...

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                        Open flowers :-

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                        • pete

                          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                          I really like Echinocereus.
                          Think they are one of the best flowering desert types.
                           
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                            Gynnocalycium schickendantzii
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