Al, it's so nice to meet folks such as yourself on this forum. Thanks for sharing your personal story with us. Obviously, those youngsters are thriving in the hands of an experienced caretaker. Good growing Al!
Amy

Nice triplets you have there, picture of health.
About 18 months ago I lost a very good carmenea through over watering (yes guilty as charged) but served my time saving one little offset which is thankfully coming along a treat, but will take many years to emulate the plant I was had, lessons learned the hard way I guess!
If Carlsberg did Mammallaria Carmenea they would probably be the best Mamm's in the world:)
I'll post a pic of mine soon!
Scott

These are so pretty when they're grown this well.

They are GORGEOUS, Al! Glad you found this site too, so you can share your plants & stories with us! ;)

~Rosemarie

Very nice Al, pale spined forms!
Here's my red spined form...

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Cheers, CP

Hi Al. You've obviouly taken very good care of them! Thanks so much, for the update.
I think the seeds came from Pieter in a trade, originally ordered from De Barmon (in France?)
Please show us when they bloom, ok?
I'm wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Really beautiful Al,
Keep up the good work. My seedlings are still pretty small. Happy New year to all!
Dan

Hello Al;
I got one of those beauties from Gringo too, here it is next to a Mamm PDLR (from Shawn too) You can see the buds already :-)

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Alex

P.D. Hey Gringo! Good to hear from you buddy

Alex, what a pair. I love it when the really small ones show who they are. That tiny little one is a treasure and a half. That's another one of those plants that, until recently, I didn't know existed.

I thank all for their nice comments on my trio and a really big thank you to Gringo.

A wonderful growing, blooming and photographing year to all.

Al