Plumbing the depths of Archives.org some more this evening and perusing the old gardening and seed catalogues; came across this one from the desert southwest, The Sonoran Quarterly, all about #cactus and desert plants https://archive.org/details/sonoranquarterly5514unse/page/n9/mode/2up
And finally, on the last day I rented a car because the forecast was rain, and luckily that allowed me to splurge a bit.
Mammillaria rettingiana (敷島): I didn’t capture it well, but the gradation on the long spines against the white short spines and green body make an amazing rainbow effect.
Mammillaria magnimamma (夢幻城): A mammillaria with wild spines like a gymnocalycium? Sign me up!
Discocactus horstii: 
Gymnocalycium mazanense 'Morikane' (守金魔天竜): 
Chonky boi flower 
y en la ruta de hoy, le tocó de nueva cuenta al pony explorador compacto de buen desempeño, un camino relajado y despejado que hasta ahora no tiene falla... 
Tiny insect threatens Cyprus’ iconic prickly pear cacti, KNEWS https://www.byteseu.com/1294444/ #cactus #Cyprus #DactylopiusOpuntiae #infestation #PricklyPear
Do you like cactus? We do too! Come check out our cactus, being some to sell, come with your questions or just tell us your funniest cactus story! We love new cactus friends!
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On my big Nagano biking trip I picked up this Discocactus horstii, and just two days after bringing it home it put up these amazing flowers
What are your White Whales?
(not my pics) info below https://www.allforgardening.com/1407030/what-are-your-white-whales%f0%9f%90%b3not-my-pics-info-below/ #cactus #SanPedroCactus
peut-être un Gymnocalycium anisitsii ssp. anisitsii
(http://gymnogalerie.free.fr/gymnocalycium-anisitsii-ssp-anisitsii.php)
I found a hidden Mickey in my yard.
The right to defend itself from predators.
Biznaga.
A cactus I planted a while ago grew and I don’t know what to do now? https://www.allforgardening.com/1403676/a-cactus-i-planted-a-while-ago-grew-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do-now/ #cacti #cactus #cactuses
Cactus flower bud, covered in water droplets. Macro, with focus stacking. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. March, 2025. #huntingtonlibrary #desertgarden #cactusflower #flower #cactus #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko90mm #macro
Omar Two Tone
