Sunshine in a pot!

[Diane]

All the cacti are now well into their stride, with buds and flowers appearing everywhere, but I was quite taken with this bunch of yellow flowered plants today.

First up is Parodia chrysacanthion with a lovely crown of blooms:

Parodia chrysacanthion

Here's Sulcorebutia heliosoides living up to its specific epithet of "sunlike":

Sulcorebutia heliosoides

Lobivia famatinensis:

Lobivia famatinensis

A diminutive Parodia gibbulosa, choice and rare in cultivation, 6 years old from seed, in a 2" pot:

Parodia gibbulosa

And Pterocactus australis in a 2" pot:

Pterocactus australis

[juster]

They look lovely Diane, you are still ahead of me with flowering! I was looking at my P. chrysacanthion today and it's budding up nicely, one of my favourites. A lot of Gymnocalyciums are nearly in flower, so maybe soon I can post pictures of them.

[gerald]

Sensational!

[sechjoh]

Very nice sunshine display

[Herts Mike]

Stunning as ever.

[ralphrmartin]

Here's Sulcorebutia heliosoides living up to its specific epithet of "sunlike":

I imagined it got its name from the fact that it looks a bit like Aylostera heliosa.
It's a super flower, anyway.

Well done with your Parodia gibbulosa too. I must have planted seeds of thsi 10 times, and nothing has ever come up for me.

[Skribbane]

Beautiful plants, thank you for sharing!

[Tony R]

Wonderful, as always, Diane. They have certainly brightened up my afternoon.

[el48tel]

Thanks for sharing

[stevepeters]

Wow! Fantastic plants, amazingly grown! Beautifully photographed too. Would you mind summarizing how you took them? Thanks