The bud that missed the boat!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:31 am

Heres another shot of my Christmas Cactus bud-still not open,it missed the boat!

This was a nightmare to photograph!
When these plants are budding like this you dont want to move the plant as this tends to make them abort so I had to take Mohammed to the mountain as it were and shoot in situ. Considering this plant lives in our tiny bathrooom(what you guys call the John?) it was a bit fiddly! I couldnt get a black background, hold the light AND trip the shutter so the background had to give!

10D + 100mm macro lens at 1:1

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:06 pm

Yes, they will flower OK in a range of conditions, but as you say don't like their conditions (light and temperature) changing when in bud or they tend to abort the buds.

DaveW

Aynia · Post by **Aynia** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:28 pm

I must get my cactus (rabbit's ears) out of the roasting (not my choice) sitting room. It gets to a whopping 27 degrees and my partner is still cold!!!!!!! and thats in winter.
The colours are nice in this little one.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:37 pm

Rabbits Ears cactus Aynia? Got me curious!

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:18 pm

"It gets to a whopping 27 degrees and my partner is still cold!!!!!!! "

It's up to you to warm him up then Aynia!

Rabbits Ears, sounds like an Opuntia, maybe microdasys?

http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week315.shtml

DaveW

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:42 pm

DaveW wrote:"

Rabbits Ears, sounds like an Opuntia, maybe microdasys?

http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week315.shtml

DaveW

Oh yea of course used to have one of those.