More on Crown of Thorns

[MarcoD]

Ok, Ok... I'm late... Happy Easter... but ... as we say in Italy there is another Crown of Thorns, for Holy Friday, related to mammillaria.
Just take a look on my balcony:





Camera model Canon EOS-400D
Date 08.04.2007
Exposure time 1/500 s
F-number f/5,6
ISO 125
Focal length 45 mm

[DaveW]

Not just related to Mammillaria, it is a Mammillaria! Looks like Mammillaria spinossima or something closely related to it?

Nice picture.

DaveW

[beetleman]

WOW...look at all the flower buds on that cactus......amazing specimen Marco. Happy Easter to you too

[DaveW]

The smaller the flowers tend to be on Mammillaria the more you usually get Doug!

DaveW

[MarcoD]

Not just related to Mammillaria, it is a Mammillaria! Looks like Mammillaria spinossima or something closely related to it?

Yeah! of course, it is Mammillaria spinosissima . It's about 3 years old and this is its first flowering years!

[Ken Ramos]

It certainly is a beautiful plant Marco. I never have considered cacti to be such beautiful and flowering plants until here of late, probably due to the fact that I have never really noticed the flowering of them until now. Beautiful shots Marco.

[MarcoD]

Thank you Ken, I'm happy to show you the beauty of Cactii, my favourite plants, with succulents obviously.
My balcony is becoming a botanical garden but as we say in Italy "Il gioco vale la candela" (the game is worth the candle) .

[DaveW]

Hi Marco,

Don't know if you are a member of a cactus society? If you don't already know it this site it will put you in touch with virtually all the cactus societies and cactus dealers of any size around the world:-

http://www.cactus-mall.com/

All the best,

DaveW