Cacti and Sukkulent in Köln, every day new flowers in the greenhouse Part 299

Good evening dear cacti-friends,
today some photos from May 8, 2024.
We have had warm and slightly sunny weather in Köln since the 7th.
Since then it has been getting warmer every day.
The warmest day should be tomorrow, Sunday. Then it will get colder again.
This spring is difficult for us cacti growers.
We had frost in April and then it was very wet for weeks.
I couldn't bring the plants to the outdoor-dining.

Now it's so warm and the sun is so strong that I can only put the plants outside with sun protection.
That makes things complicated and time-consuming.
Despite everything, some plants are already flowering , here are some photos.




First the night ghost and then some roses.
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Here the night ghost without “disguise”. . .
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Flowers
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more flowers. . .
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Courage dear friends!


Beste wishes
K.W.



PS
Frau Klein fast as lightning. . .
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thank You Vladimir!



Good evening dear cacti-friends,

today the second part of the photos from 8.May 2024.
Here we go. . .

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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes
K.W.

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Good evening dear plant-friends,

today some photos from May 14, 2024.
A very sunny and warm, 27°C / 80.6°F, day in Köln.

I'll just start. . .


Gasteria, this type of epidermis, also an option for sun protection. . .
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Buds and flowers. . .
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more flowers. . .
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes
K.W.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

today the 2.part of the flower-potos from 14.May 2024.



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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes
K.W.

Thank You Vladimir!

K.W.






Good evening dear cacti-friends,

today some photos from May 16 and 17, 2024.
The weather is getting increasingly gray, hardly any sun.
The opportunity to bring more plants into the outdoor dining.


But first Flowers!
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These plants come from my office and are now moving outside.
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Some columns, already longer in the fresh air.
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This is a special look at, no, into a cactus. . .
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I realize with great horror that these HW-hybrids will have to be repotted in a year or two. . .
They weigh 12 to 15 kilos after six months without water. . .
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Ah, a big Mammillaria with buds!
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Oh, an even bigger Mammillaria with buds. . .
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I really like this anti-habitat planting!
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Haworthia, Gasteria & Co
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes
K.W.

Hi!
I look through your photos all the time.
I love it.
I'm wondering what kind of mammillaria it is, I think they look a bit similar.








With respect, Vladimir.

Ciao Vladimir...
I think that K. W. plant, could be Mammillaria centraliplumosa....

Quote :

Hi!
I look through your photos all the time.
I love it.

Good evening Maurillio,
good evening Vladimir,

I took a few photos for you today, I'am not good at "naming" plants. . .


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I look forward to your assessments,
best wishes
K.W.



PS Out of competition, my (beloved) Mammillaria gigantea.
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Hello, everybody!
Thank you all for your efforts in identifying the plant.
I may be wrong or I may not know something.
Plumose centrals :
I read in the description of this mammillaria that the distinguishing feature is "Central spines 4-9, the uppers 10-12 mm. in length, the lower ones 6-10mm. long, erect, usually straight but the three lowest ones
are sometimes hooked, red on the lower portion and tipped brown when new, later dark brown to black, thickened at the base, acicular,
very sharp and always plumose."

Well, I'll wait another 20 years. Maybe it'll grow feathers.

Volodymir,
you wanted to wait twenty years for the right thorns!
And now you're just giving up?
I wish you all the best in cactus heaven, lots of flowers, beautiful seedlings and healthy plants!!!
And talk to the head gardener about chasing the invaders away from your home.

Volodymir, you will not be forgotten here in Cologne. . .

K.W.