Cactaceae
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Astrophytum myriostigma Comments: Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Echinocereus castaneus
caespitosus 'Chocolate Lace' Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Echinocereus reichenbachii
v. caespitosus Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Escobaria (Coryphanta) leei Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Escobaria (Coryphanta) vivipara Comments: Eddy Co. NM. Cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Escobaria (Coryphanta) vivipara Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Escobaria (Coryphanta) vivipara Stafford Co KS Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Ferocactus (Hamatocactus)
setispinus 'hamatus' Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Ferocactus (Hamatocactus)
setispinus 'hamatus' Comments: close-up of flower of above plant. |
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Gymnocalycium calochlorum v.
proliferum Comments: cold hardy (zone 5) - plant growing outdoors in southern New Hampshire Note: didn't survive the first winter Grower: Carlos Gristani |
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Mammillaria perezdelarosae Comments: blue ribbon winner 3/02 Grower: Jeff Mathieu |
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Mammillaria plumosa Comments: Coahuila, Mexico. blue ribbon winner 9/02 Grower:John Power |
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Mammillaria sp. Comments: blue ribbon winner 2/02 Grower: Jeff Mathieu |
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Matucana paucicostata Family: Cactaceae Comments: Diurnal flowers appearing during the Summer. From Peru (Ancash) Grower: Yuri Yudin Photo: Yuri Yudin |
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Matucana sp. Comments: blue ribbon winner 4/02 Grower: Art Scarpa |
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Notocactus (Parodia) 'Green
Pumpkin' Comments: blue ribbon winner 9/03 Grower: Gaby Sebo |
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Opuntia rufida Family: Cactaceae Comments: Picture in habitat, Texas (Big Bend NP). This species is notorious for releasing glochids when disturbed, an these have been known to blind cattle, hence the common name "Blind prickly pear" (from Cacti of the Southwest by Meg Quinn) Grower: n/a |
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Opuntia violacea var. macrocentra Family: Cactaceae Comments: Picture in habitat, Texas (Big Bend NP) Grower: n/a |
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Opuntia sp. crest Comments: blue ribbon winner 4/02 Grower: Jeanine Loya |
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Pseudolobivia orozasana Family: Cactaceae Comments: Several authors classify Pseudolobivia as a sub-group of Echinopsis. They are upland plants native to South America. Grower: Yuri Yudin Photo: Yuri Yudin |
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Turbinicarpus lophophoroides Family: Cactaceae Comments: From Mexico (San Luis de Potosi) Grower: Yuri Yudin Photo: Yuri Yudin |
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Turbinicarpus schmiedickienus v. klinkerianus Family: Cactaceae Comments: From Mexico (Tarmaulipas) Grower: Yuri Yudin Photo: Yuri Yudin |