Second crop of flowers this year and they seem to be massive!
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Gymnocalycium ambatoense
A first flowering for Gymnocalycium ambatoense. Another 2012 National Show purchase.
Gets lumped in with G. oenanthemum - but I am not sure about that because they have red flowers.
Bit average this one I am afraid.
Gymnocalycium simplex
Gymnocalycium simplex - I got this from the BCSS National Show in 2012 and this is the first time it has flowered. I can't find it in Mr Charles' book but as it came from Abbey Brook and purports to be from the National Collection I assume it is proper.
Maybe someone knows?
Anyway - one of the things I like about it is that the spines are two colours - look:
I suspect therefore it is G. bicolor?
Gymnocalycium eytianum
JULY 2015
This years flowers
JUNE 2014
So now the flowers are out - short with a deep red throat. This means it is G. pflanzii (but I am going to carry on calling it eytianum!)
This years flowers
JUNE 2014
So now the flowers are out - short with a deep red throat. This means it is G. pflanzii (but I am going to carry on calling it eytianum!)
Gymnocalycium mihanovichi v stenogonum
Love the stripes on Gymnocalycium mihanovichi v stenogonum. Look how it can't decide to grow buds or offsets.
Gymnocalycium spegazzinii bayrianum var. brevispinum
AUGUST 2015
Here it is now in bud and flower:
JUNE 2014
Very pleased to take delivery of this spegazzinii, or should I say "le spegazzinii" as this has come from France via eBay.
Look at the size of those spines wrapping around 3 or four ribs in one go - fantastic!
Here it is now in bud and flower:
JUNE 2014
Very pleased to take delivery of this spegazzinii, or should I say "le spegazzinii" as this has come from France via eBay.
Look at the size of those spines wrapping around 3 or four ribs in one go - fantastic!
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