P. “Bugbane” (P. gigantea x P. moranensis)
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Nepenthes vogelii x (mira x spathulata)
This pitcher is almost fully mature. That red tessellation is awfully nice and the newer pitchers have been especially pretty.
Ponerorchis graminifolia
This one came from a batch of tubers with pretty wild genetics. It’s a nice “nioh” type and I’m a big fan of the fuchsia-on-white coloration.
December 2017 blooms
(Vandachostylis “Menehune Charm”, Adenium obesum, Chrysanthemum x, Tazetta papyraceus, Geranium x)
Ascocentrum “Mona Church” (miniatum x ampullaceum)
A tiny vanda with coral-colored flowers. One of my very favorite plants!
Turbinicarpus jauernigii
Normally, even the Turbinicarpus in my collection would’ve entered into dormancy this late in the year, but it’s still getting into the 90s in my corner of AZ. This little guy has been blooming for a month straight and has another flower bud developing, while my T. gielsdorfianus just finished blooming.
Nepenthes vogelii X (mira x spathulata)
This little Turbinicarpus jauernigii blooms like clockwork every November, when nightly temperatures drop into the 50s and most of the other cacti and succulents in my collection have gone into winter dormancy. It’s hard to make out in these photos, but it looks like this cactus is developing at least one additional flower bud this year. Maybe two?
I really enjoy Turbinicarpus as a genus. There’s just a lot of morphological variation and neat adaptations packed into this small group of (even smaller) cacti.
This particular plant is a purple-hued rock-mimic the size of a large gumball, so of course it’s one of my favorites.
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