Trivia that matter
Orchids may get most of the attention here nowadays, but I sill grow plenty of cacti and other succulents.
The hooked central spines of Mammillaria pennispinosa are as sharp as they look.
Pleiospilos nelii, above, and Hoodia gordonii are coming along nicely.
Token orchid: the little octopus, Prosthechea cochleata, is blooming again.
There are more pictures here.
I made a trip out to California the week before Christmas, where I spent a couple of days in Disneyland. It was difficult to get good pictures of the attractions — 10,000 oblivious people staring at their cellphones got in the way — but I was more interested in the plants there, anyway. Many that … Continue reading “California, December 2018”
I made a trip out to California the week before Christmas, where I spent a couple of days in Disneyland. It was difficult to get good pictures of the attractions — 10,000 oblivious people staring at their cellphones got in the way — but I was more interested in the plants there, anyway. Many that are greenhouse exotics in Kansas were growing outdoors everywhere in Anaheim. This batch of pictures reflects that.
A few token pictures of the park:
Started from seed about 18 months ago.
Some mid-fall color on the way to work and back today.
Some recent pictures.
A couple of recent acquisitions. Look closely. I got a little something extra with this one. And yet another view of my Phalaenopsis equestris. Some alien-looking seedlings of Leuchtenbergia principis. This one was composed from 113 separate images. And a Nigella. Update: Now in stereo.
A couple of recent acquisitions.
Look closely. I got a little something extra with this one.
And yet another view of my Phalaenopsis equestris.
Some alien-looking seedlings of Leuchtenbergia principis. This one was composed from 113 separate images.
And a Nigella.
Update: Now in stereo.
At one month: At one year:
At one month:
At one year:
Taking a break from looking at dancers to see how well my new, very cheap light tent works.
Taking a break from looking at dancers to see how well my new, very cheap light tent works.
The cactus and stapeliad seedlings are half a year old now. These pictures are all stacked focus, with from 26 to 92 images in each stack assembled in Helicon Focus. They are all much enlarged. The Gymnocalycium above is the largest of the cacti; it’s about a half-inch in diameter. Click to see it larger; … Continue reading “At six months”
The cactus and stapeliad seedlings are half a year old now. These pictures are all stacked focus, with from 26 to 92 images in each stack assembled in Helicon Focus. They are all much enlarged. The Gymnocalycium above is the largest of the cacti; it’s about a half-inch in diameter. Click to see it larger; right-click and open in a new window to see it larger still.
All started back in May. The pictures are stacked focus, each assembled from between 17 to 73 individual frames in Helicon Focus.
All started back in May. The pictures are stacked focus, each assembled from between 17 to 73 individual frames in Helicon Focus.
