Desert in Bloom - Let's see Your Cacti and Succ flowers

[Dave in Warrington]

Great photos folk, and the Crassula 'Buddha's Temple' is amazing

[pete G]

A stapelia



And Adenium Obesum

[pete G]

Conophytum. (I think)

[Alexander]

Pete,

It looks like a Frithia pulchra from the Magalies mountains. Only Fenestraria looks similair.

Alexander

[pete G]

Thanks Alexander, they really are a very difficult lot to pin down. lol

[Alexander]

There are quit a number of good winterhardy and very free flowering Opuntias for the warmer parts of the UK like Kent. Well they flower here very well so they should do there as well. Look at kakteengarten.de for some pictures.

Alexander

So this plant you kindly named for me is for indoor use only, dose it have prickle's

It needs winter protection Nick, mainly from the wet, and yes it does have prickles.

Opuntias that flower well in the UK are always good ones Grenville.

[Renae]

Just opened.. Sorry can't remember the name.. ephyllium or something
My red, yellow and cream are developing too.

[Nick]

Renae, it looks like our Christmas and Easter Cactus, but I may be wrong, but what a lovely colour it is.

[Renae]

Nick, it is the same as the christmas cactis..Epiphyllum.. Here's the red one..
I got given a bag of old half dead stem's and was told each one's a different colour.. these are the first two to flower.. Very excited

I'd love to buid a wall/like structure to grow them on..

[Nick]

They are stunning flowers and beautiful colours,I wonder what other colours you have got there

[Dave Brown]

Yes they are Epiphyllums just seen several pics earlier in the topic. Fantastic flowers

[Renae]

Oh yeah Dave I just looked back at them too.. nice
The next one's looking yellow, I'll post in a few day's when it open's.

[Renae]

Here's the next one.. kind of dark Salmon red..

[stephenprudence]

Renae beautiful flower, I've had limited success with easter and christmas cactus flowering (until first frost) over winter in the ground.. it surprised me too!

Epiphyllums, I wonder if they have any chance in a hanging basket under shelter..?

[Renae]

Hi Steven.. mine are mostly in hanging basket's under shelter.. Can't see why not.. but I'm no expert for your climate..