Cactus under carbonate. 24. start.

M. aureilanata alba


M. aureilanata albilanata


M. senilis

A few pics from the new season.
Same as always.  Almost.
As soon as the greenhouse began to warm up well in early April, buds began to appear on the cacti.
The spring start was long and warm.

Here is the first blooming of sinilis for me. It must have reached the right age.

I never managed to get another M. aureilanata albilanata. But I have seedlings of M. aureilanata alba. They have no field numbers and I think they are synonyms. Well, we'll see.

The three plants have finally bloomed. Pollinating.
The flowers are quite small.
M. hahniana albiflora

M. lasiacantha SB 500


M. lasiacantha SB 500




Purchased a couple more "greens".
Nice shape with white and green flowers.
Their prickles are fluffy. Photo of an amateur from a neighbouring town.
M. lasiacantha SB 500

We have received dust from the Sahara, which was observed in Greece yesterday.


Since most of the country's weather is determined by a cyclone and moist air masses, this will facilitate the interception of dust particles by water droplets in clouds and precipitation. As a result, this dust will be washed out of the atmosphere faster, but in some areas this phenomenon may give the clouds a yellowish tint, and the raindrops that fall will contain this dust and will not be crystal clear. The dust will remain in the atmosphere over Ukraine until Friday.


I tasted the dust. It's not sweet.  
Sahara is consonant with sugar.  

M. coahuilensis


M. coahuilensis SB 699 Hipolito Coah


M. laui subducta

M. melanocentra


M. melanocentra SB 557


M. melanocentra SB 557

M. lasiacantha SB 67


M. lasiacantha SB 68


M. lasiacantha SB 255

M. denudata P 295


M. gasseriaana


M. egregia

A very good start, Vladimir.