Lovely little duo - Aylostera and Sulcorebutia in bloom
I shot the two in one go since they both opened in the same time. The flowers on cacti do not last long and I have missed shooting some this season already, which is a bit of a shame. I thought I would have another day, but they had something else in mind.
First up: Aylostera Flavistyla FR756
Both plants are the same age, but one is growing in smaller 5 cm pot, and the other one in bigger square one. I planted them like that on purpose to see how they will grow and what will be the difference between them.
Another reason was that in case the big one doesn't dry fast enough and the cactus rots, I still have the other one.
It turns out that she actually likes the bigger one more. The cactus is a bit taller, not like a flat pancake and started to grow multiple little offshoots a lot sooner.
The one in a round pot has some too, but they showed up later and are a lot smaller. It will get bigger pot now too, but I did not want to move it after I saw the buds on it.
I should have repotted it around February, before they started to grow, but I got distracted and the right time was gone. Now we wait.
Still more buds to come and the one that are done started to produce pods - tiny little berries right at the base.
I did pick some sees a while ago and I have one small seedling growing. Will be cool to see all three blooming in the same time.
See the little ones?
There is more of them around. I'm supper happy about it as I would love to see it growing in a nice clump.
The second one is a poor little, recovering Sulcorebutia gemmae.
I had a big plant before, but it started to rot. I managed to save few small shoots only.
This thing is so small I am surprised it even bloomed. I have 3 pots like that all with small little babies in hoping that they will not die on me and will eventually reach the size of the plant I had.
The photo below is from 2020 and you can see how beautiful it was! All the big stems are gone. The main one in the middle completely rotted off.
I planted it in bigger pot since it was already touching the sides and the rain did the rest. I managed to save few of the little ones.
Unfortunately.
Finger crossed for the babies!
My other blooming cacti:
 Chamaecereus hybrid |  Sulcorebutia Canigueralii |  Mammillaria camptotricha |  Mammillaria Glassii |
 Gymnocalycium baldianum |  Mediolobivia mudanensis |  Lobivia Arachnacantha |  Rebutia hybrid |
 Mammillaria Bombycina |  Mammillaria Gracilis Snowcap |  Mammillaria haageana |  Mammillaria backebergiana |
 Chamaecereus silvestrii |  Mammillaria prolifera |  Rebutia Fabrisii var. Aureiflora |  Lobivia Wrightiana |
 Aylostera Flavistyla FR756 |  Parodia concinna |  Mammillaria Copper King |  Gymnocalycium Bruchii |
 Mammillaria backebergiana |  Gymnocalycium damsii |  Echinopsis subdenudata |  Rhipsalis pilocarpa |
 Mammillaria Prolifera |  Lobivia arachnacantha v. vallegrandensis |  Mediolobivia atrovirens |  Mammillaria magnimamma |
 Sulcorebutia langerii |  Sulcorebutia frankiana |  Chamaelobivia no ID |  Rebutia Albiflora |
 Mediolobivia atrovirens var. ritteri |  Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense |  Notocactus Ottonis |  Gymnocalycium Friedrichii |
 Turbinicarpus Viereckii |  Rebutia neocumingii |  Notocactus Rubrigemmatus |  Lobivia no ID |
 Sulcorebutia albissima |  Lobivia arachnacantha II |  Notocactus mueller-melchersii |  Mammillaria Prolifera |
 Aylostera heliosa var. condorensis |  Frailea pumila |  Lobivia arachnacantha |  Lobivia no ID |
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
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The colorful yellow and orange blooms compliment each other.
Gorgeous images! 🧡🌵💛
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Haha thank you! I do kill quite a bit of them too... but shhh :p
My lips are sealed!
You can't save them all
such small cactus and such big flowers lovely
Thanks! And it is still not the biggest :)
Wow! It is my first time seeing different flowers from a cactus. I never tried to grow these kinds of flowers but wow! I am amazed how their flowers are so beautiful and in different color. Keep it up.
Thank you! I only started to grow more of them a few years ago. Each time they bloom I am amazed :)
Who wouldn't be amazed of those great amazing blooms. Thank you for sharing.
This is truly a spectacle.... What beautiful plants 😍 and photographs! Great job my dear friend 👏
Thank you! :)
How is it possible that a plant with so many thorns can give such beautiful flowers? Well, that’s exactly what got me into having my cactus collection, I love them and I’m very happy when they bloom.
Exactly... they just ty to kill you all year round and then in spring turn to this flower fest :)
So beautiful flowers, make me want to plant them some here. : )
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Wow! You have an amazing collection there. Such colorful stunning looking flowers. I am waiting for my gymnocalyciums to bloom. I guess it's going to take a while.
Thank you!
My G. Mihanovichii is growing some buds too :) I hope you show yours when it finally opens.
Oh my gosh, this is beautiful!... Thanks for sharing @ewkaw friend!
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Haha Thanks! :D
I'm always amazed by the beautiful vibrant flowers your Cacti produce. We have three little mini Cacti ourselves, hopefully they will flower like this..
Fingers crossed!
Show what you have :)
Wow I'm surprised that the succulent's flowers are so big like that. This is a great collection of those beautiful succulent's flowers. @ewkaw
Oh yea, some cacti have huge flowers!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
beautiful flowers are blooming. I really like the color that the flower has.
Thanks a lot!
Wow, all the flowers looks so beautiful and colorful.
You really take care of the plant very well. Good Job Ewkaw,
Great post as always, thanks for sharing
Thank you! I try my best :)
The flowers on cacti are so bright, beautiful and neat, with short, cute petals. Very beautiful!
Thanks! I like the colours too :)
@ewkaw OMG - I had never seen cactus blooms so beautiful. I believe they are so colorful to attract insects to an otherwise uninteresting plant for insects. You have captured them brilliantly too. Are the shots taken with a macro lens? What sort of lighting you use if I may ask. I posted bird shots in the feathered friends community today that I love but I do not think they come anywhere near close in beauty to your lovely clicks!
Oh yes.. bees normally like them :)
I use Sigma 105 great lens y the way) and I don't use any extra lighting, just sun.
I could say th same about your birds photos. I can never catch them so well..
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Hello dear friend @ewkaw good day
What a pity that the flowering lasts so little time and you have lost photographing some plants, it is as you decide, one makes plans and they are the ones who make the decisions
I hope that all the babies that you have transplanted grow very well and give you beautiful flowers.
beautiful shots, I appreciate that you let us know your collection of photographs of these beautiful plants
enjoy the weekend
It is a pity, but it is also quite rewarding to see them all open in spring :)
Beautiful!
Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Good luck!