Been building a new Cactus house

Any news about the flowers @Droopy ?

Had one go off in the night here

 

Seems they're coming along nicely, but I get a distinct "Here's looking at you, kid!" vibe from it:

 

Oooo, he's just about to go off too

Couple of days maybe

 

You think? I'm looking forward to that! Your cacti have lovely blooms, and not a single one that looks as creepy as mine.

 

Not my type, but fascinating!

 

Yep, won't be too long

Oh, I don't know



Taken a few Opuntia cuttings, these are bedded in pure grit, no compost.

 

My Mrs is like that

 

A granddaughter collects succulents, which include cacti, correct?

 

Yep, cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti

I mainly have cacti but I do have a few succulents too...



Some succulents have spines like cacti, and indeed do look very like them. Cacti spines come out of (usually) fluffy aureoles and succulent spines usually come straight out of the plant body.

 

Thank you for this information. Yours are lovely.

 

Flowering is slowing down now but still a few coming out

 

You're welcome, thank you Growingpains

 

This Echinopsis flowered again yesterday



And this Mammillaria fraileana this morning...

 

Wow really cool blooms…very nice collection.

 

Ta @Pacnorwest

Some seedpods appeared on the Mammillaria fraileana, these will be from flowers earlier in the year.





Another bloom on the Matucana today.