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Discocactus puts on a show

16 years ago

My discocacti have been putting out one or two flowers at a time previous to this. This is the first time one of them had six flowers at once. I was pretty impressed with this show.

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milwdave
16 years ago
WOW! what a great show. Any idea of the species name on that?

Dave
Milwaukee
paul_dvorak
Original Author
16 years ago
My best guess is Discocactus crystallophilus. The flowers were very fragrant, opened up in the evening and closed up early the next morning.
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ooojen
16 years ago
Wow, that's gorgeous! D. crystalophilus looks right to me, too. That's not the easiest plant to keep happy; you've done a wonderful job!
cheetos
16 years ago
The flowers are gorgeous! I never knew this cactus could bloom!
I have a similar Discocactus crystallophilus, but mine has no flowers. Do I need to treat it specially for it to bloom?
I am in south CA.
paul_dvorak
Original Author
16 years ago
If it has a cephalium, it should be flowering. I use miracle grow on mine to encourage it to flower.

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