r/cactusbloom

more blooms today!!

This is the first bloom of the season on this guy. Got one bloom last year and missed it. This year has over 10 buds on the tip and the secondary column at the base. My spouse sent me this pic, since I'm out of town, so it's the only one I have. I'll get more pics when the other buds open, should be a lovely show with multiple blooms. I have several more scop x zelly hybrids with numerous buds, all blooming for the first time. Waiting patiently...

I usually wouldn't post these, but I think they're interesting as they're both very rare to find in collections. The flowers of these two very similar plants are virtually indistinguishable. There has been no colour enhancement used here - the flowers truly are this rich magenta colour.

I grow almost all of my plants from seed. These ones were started 2022 and this is their first year in flower.