Flowering Cacti - Orchid Board

Leisurely · #1 04-25-2009, 12:55 PM

Although I really enjoy growing and blooming orchids, cacti are my first love. I just took these this morning and they are so beautiful I had to share them.

RosieC · #2 04-25-2009, 12:57 PM

Wow, those are some stunning Cacti

I had some Cacti for a while but never got them to flower, they have such stunning colours.

Leisurely · #3 04-25-2009, 02:03 PM

Rosie, the secret to good flowering is to totally with-hold all water during the winter.

RosieC · #4 04-25-2009, 02:06 PM

Ah, I'll remember that if I get some more. I might give them another try if I get tempted when I see them in the store.

My watering was always quite random... basically whenever I remembered. (I'm far more careful about orchid watering).

Ethan · #5 04-25-2009, 03:10 PM

That's incredible! Hard to believe such beautiful flowers can come from such rather unattractive plants. NICE photography, too!!

nenella · #6 04-25-2009, 03:21 PM

Stunning! Excellent photos - thanks for showing them to us and I look forward to seeing more!

Sun rm.N.E. · #7 04-26-2009, 11:07 AM

They are magnificent!
I can say that they are in a class with first prize winners at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Thanks for posting. It brings back memories. I was given a sack of them by relatives of an old collector who could no longer care for them when I was in High School and still miss them.

Hedge · #8 04-26-2009, 11:12 AM

Beautiful pictures, I particularly like 6 7 and 9 - I have to wait another couple of weeks for my collection to respond to the warmth we've been having, but the buds are all there and revving up!

Nice growing and great photos

Regards
Heather

Ross · #9 04-26-2009, 11:41 AM

Nice collection. That's what I always liked about growing cacti when I was in Oregon.

LauraN · #10 04-26-2009, 11:43 AM

Very pretty!