Good evening dear cacti-friends, The last few days have been cold, cold storms, cold rain, cold sleet, cold greenhouses - all cold coffee. . . The weekend trip to Delkenheim, cacti fair, was too risky for me weather-wise; I'm probably the only fool in the Rhineland whose car still rolls on winter tires. but still - too cold. . This afternoon I almost forgot to take my camera into the greenhouse, that would have been a serious mistake. . . Photos from today, 22.April 2024 362838 362839 362840 362841 362842 362844 362845 362846 362850 362851 362852 362854 362855 362859 362861 362865 362866 end ..read more

M. aureilanata alba M. aureilanata albilanata M. senilis ..read more

Good morning, I  would appreciate your expertise identifying this plants.... for a time I thought they were Turbinicarpus viereckii but now thwt they blooomed look more like Escobaria??? Thanks very much! Sorry, I am not sure if I ulploadet the picture 5 times or not at all https://i.servimg.com/u/f57/20/55/90/47/img_1212.jpg ..read more

Hello, my name is Carlos and I enjoy my cactus (and Mammillaria) plants in Barcelona ..read more

Good evening dear friends, I have not been in touch for three months. My eyes and my soul have taken me out of the race for a while. The plants are doing well, the season will start soon. Today some photos - from today. . . 361977 361984 361985 361987 361989 361993 361999 362001 The robin has built its nest between the pots in the greenhouse. The houses have been permanently open since the beginning of February, very mild winter. 362000 The little ..read more

Identified as M. karwinskiana. I think is not correct. Madrid Botanical Garden, 10/03/24 Regards ..read more

Hello everyone, what do you think about these two? I thought albilanata but I don't see any central spines ..read more

Greetings! I hope that someone can help me identify this cactus. It has six purplish central spines with white radial spines below; magenta flowers are about 1 cm. Thanks! Rob C ..read more

Mammillaria breviplumosa García-Mor., Ramírez-Chap., Sigala-Chav. & Iamonico sp. nov. (Fig.1). Holotype:—MEXICO. Durango State, Municipality of Mapimí, matorral xerófilo micrófilo, 1525 m, 05 December 2016, García-Morales et al. 6344 (holotype ITCV!, isotypes CIIDIR!, GBH!, HFLA!). Diagnosis:—Mammillaria breviplumosa is similar to M. sanchez-mejoradae Rodrigo González. (1992: 55) and M. hermosana Linzen, Ten Hoeve & Mart.-Avalos in Linzen (2014: 2–9) from which it ..read more

M. brauneana Baedeker in Kakteenkunde 1 ; 113, with f i g . , 1933 Simple, globose? (sap watery); axils with wool and b r i s t l e s . Central spines 2-4,' 5-7mm- long, reddish or horn-coloured;  Radial spines 25-30, up to 5mm. long, very thin (setaceous). Flowers up to 13mm,. broad, red - violet . Fruit not described?; seed dark brown. Mexico: Tamaulipas, near Jaumave, 1930, Viereck. Sent to Boedeker by Viereck in 1931 and by Ritter and by Georgi in 1932. The type was probably not ..read more