More Cactus Pictures and a Begonia

More pictures from yesterday afternoon -

When I really think about it, this Parodia microsperma is the only cactus I have that produces an orange flower (and it is the most prolific flowering cactus - almost non-stop).  Purple is the name of the game for the rest of these - most of the Mammillaria flower purple colored flowers

This is the first Gymnocalycium I purchased and it really turns purple in strong sunlight.

And because these aren't succulent I'll just tack it on to this post - Begonias grown from cuttings!

Around the Garden - January 6, 2018 - Cactus Flowers

Today saw several cactus blooming -

And it seems that fuchsia is the color of the day - can't complain about that!!!

Cleaning Up the Ginsa Maru

I saw this at Lowes a few weeks back.  It had one of those ridiculous paper flowers hot glued to the top of it, but the rest of the form was a standout.  I decided to rescue it.  I have been preoccupied with other issues, so I did not get around to cleaning off the hot glue mess until last night. 

I used a wood burning tool to melt the hot glue and remove what I could.

I'll repot it later and get it set up in the cactus rack.  The UV from the strong sunlight should weaken the remainder of the residual glue.  With time I think this will look awesome!

Mammillaria Ginsa Maru

Very nice cactus -

Not much on the internet about this one - likely a hybrid.  Looking forward to this one growing out.