Pseudobombax ellipticum Blooming!

The red variant Pseudobombax ellipticum that I have bloomed today!

Aloha Nathan

I haven't been posting in a while - largely because I've been trying to get a bunch of non-plant related things accomplished - but also because one of our good friends passed on.  These are some plants from his garden that a mutual friend asked me to take care of -

Thanks for your friendship Nathan!

Akulikuli

The kids and I took a beach hike yesterday.  I've seen these native succulents there before -

I really like them when they swell up (extreme xeric conditions).  I've tried keeping  a few but they don't last long - so I'll just hike to visit them.

Cyphostemma juttae Fruit and Planting

Kathy from the Cactus Club gave me some fruit from one of her Cyphostemma juttae plants.  I read up on how to germinate these seeds -

Hopefully one of the seven seeds germinates.

Gymnocalycium saglione (at Lowes)

I think I have a similar plant, but I'm putting this here for future reference

Ariocarpus agavoides Flowering

I was checking on my plants and I saw this!!!

I went ahead and pollenated the flowers, but I am not sure if they need pollen from another plant or not.  Might as well try.