Contests23 Aug 2010 12:00 pm
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August 23rd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Expired Protea blossom?
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:26 pm
i know, i know!
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:49 pm
A spent Echinocereus blossom? On weathered wood, outdoors.
August 23rd, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Is it an underwater pineapple variety?
August 23rd, 2010 at 6:27 pm
a green jellyfish
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:18 pm
A finished bloom of a… definitely a cactus. I have the original (species) forms of that neon cactus that gets grafted to the hylocereus… I think its that kind of bloom.
August 23rd, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Night blooming cereus?
August 24th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Nobody has it yet. I’ll let this go another day before revealing the truth of the matter.
Here’s a hint: while half the thing is what remained after the bloom was spent, the rest of it is what comes next in the cycle. Focus on the yellow part of the thing. And while I don’t need a complete species name, a genus or type of plant would be nice. But it’s not a Protea or Echinocereus. Among the many plants that are called “Night blooming cereus” it’s not one of them.
Rainforest G: The un-irradiated, non-neon species you speak of is Gymnocalycium. And it’s not a Gymnocalycium either.
August 24th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Ok focusing on the yellow part I see a pineapple….Ananas comosus. But the fact that I’ve never actually seen an immature pineapple “in real life” might be clouding my vision.
August 24th, 2010 at 8:36 am
Ferocactus / barrel cactus expired bloom and developing fruit?
August 24th, 2010 at 8:58 am
Mr Subjunctive is correct!
The species is Ferocactus gracilis ssp. coloratus, blogged here just 2 weeks ago.
Let me know what you want to do with your gift card, Señor S.
September 6th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
is it an artichoke?