Hello,
My name is Mike.
Ever since I was a little boy I was always fascinated by cacti. I grew up in Siberia (Russia), and due to its climate I didn't have a chance to collect any cacti.
Then I moved to San Francisco, USA and thought I would be able to start my collection, but I was living next to the ocean, and the weather was mostly foggy and cold.
Finally I relocated to Austin, Texas, and I hit the jackpot with the weather for cacti
I visited many local growers, some of them very reputable, and was able to start my collection this past September. I was interested in Mammillaria and Gymnocalycium. Of course, Mammillaria is my favorite.
So far I collected following Mammillaria:
Mammillaria Bombycina
Mammillaria magnimamma
Mammillaria plumosa
Mammillaria camptotricha v. marnier-lapostele
Mammillaria nejapensis
Mammillaria huhninanna
MAMMILLARIA ZEILMANNIANA
MAMMILLARIA Mystax
Mammillaria SPINOSISSIMA “un pico”
MAMMILLARIA PILCAYENSIS
MAMMILLARIA GINSA MARU
MAMMILLARIA CELSIANA
MAMMILLARIA PILCAYENSIS
MAMMILLARIA GRASCILIS FRAGILIS
MAMMILLARIA CAMPTORICHA V.MARNIER LAPOSTELE
MAMMILLARIA PETTERSONII
MAMMILLARIA PLUMOSA
Mammllaria Schumannii V. Globosa Monstrose
Mammillaria Schawarzii
Mammillaria CANDIDA
Mammillaria Dicipiens Albescens
Mammillaria Wilcoxii
Mammillaria Dewii
Mammillaria Matudae
Mammillaria Carmnae
Mammilaria Perezdela Rosa
Mammillaria Comptotricha
Mammillaria Deherdtiana
Mammillaria Dicipiens Albescens
Mammillaria Schiedeana
Mammillaria Elongata
Mammillaria Elegans
Mammillaria Atroflorens
Mammillaria Bucareliensis
Mammillaria Perbella
Mammillaria Carretii
P.S I am very happy that I found this forum!