Mammillaria gasseriana

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:34 pm

Surprisingly, the new year is always one of the most exciting times in the greenhouse. Many of the white mammillarias are flowering. Ranging from the southern Unitied States through Mexico, Mammillarias are typically short cacti whose flowers form in a circular pattern at the top of the plant. Many times they offset and clump. This is a small plant in a 3" pot. 43 image focus stack

Hope you enjoy

Irwin

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:21 am

I'm not getting a picture Irwin?

DaveW

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:33 am

Dave wrote:

I'm not getting a picture Irwin?

Me neither

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:51 am

Thank you Dave and Ken. I forgot to attach the image.

Irwin

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:02 am

Got it now Irwin. nice plant.

DaveW

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:10 am

Thanks Dave. Its still a pretty tiny plant.

Some of my Mams are flowering, like laui, plumosa, scheideana, geminispina, and others are setting up. Across the pond, are yours on the same short day flowering cycle?

Irwin

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:01 pm

Bit early for mine yet Irwin, particularly in an unheated greenhouse because we have only just passed our shortest day (Dec 21st I think). I think there may be the odd flower, but I hardly go into the greenhouse in winter. The plants stand the cold better than I do!

DaveW

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:43 pm

Just a sign of our increasing youth.

Irwin

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:47 pm

Probably more youthful than you then Irwin I am 66!

DaveW