What's blooming
Each month the best cactus picture from our collection
Chaque mois la meilleure image du cactus de notre collection
Ogni mese la più bella fotografia dalla nostra collezione

CACTUS ART
NURSERY
Cultivation and Mail Sale
of Cacti and Succulents.

***This page will be regularly updated with the best photography from our plants collection. Each month a brand new picture.
Picture of The Month
	July 2008 Pereskia grandiflora v.violacea The great-grandaddy of cacti, and a primordial form of cactus!
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	June 2008 Copiapoa esmeraldana This plant is pretty by itself and lovely in bloom.
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	May 2008 Mammillaria albiflora Absolutely marvelous!
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	April 2008 Sclerocactus parviflorus _RP108 An ethereal beauty.
	March 2008 Pediocactus paradinei It looks like a bird's nest filled with flowers!
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	February 2008 Cheiridopsis subaequalis One of the earliest blooms of the year.
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	July 2007 Pygmaeocereus bylesianus A night-time bloomer. This picture was taken in early morning.
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	June 2007 Mammillaria fraileana yellow Candy-striped flowers!
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	May 2007 Lobivia famatimensis bonnieae Multicoloured flowers
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	April 2007 Thelocactus bicolor ssp. schwarzii Incomparable blooms!!!
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	March 2007 Echinofossulocactus crispatus longispinus (Huizache form) Very long spines!!!
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	Feb 2007 Lobivia kupperiana A beautiful selected clone!!!
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	Jan 2007 Gymnocalycium ubelmannianum Spider-like spines.
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	July 2006 Gymnocalycium baldianum Extremely free-flowering. A real eye-catcher!
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	June 2006 Echinopsis hystricoides The flower is larger than the plant!!
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	May 2006 Rebutia krainziana yellow They look like snails in bloom!!!
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	April 2006 Echinocereus knippellianus Dramatic show of flowers!!!
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	July 2005 Wigginsia langsdorfii FR1273 Try this in a rock garden!
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	June 2005 Astrophytum asterias superkabuto A highly decorative plant..
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	May 2005 Strombocactus disciformis forma cristata A perfect line of flowers along the crest!!!
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	April 2005 Sclerocactus spinosior subsp. blainei This rare cactus is a really noticeable plant with splendid spines and nice flowers too.
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	March 2005 Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya A young seedling whit the first flowers.
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	November 2004 Ariocarpus scapharostrus Our grafted *A. scapharostrus* are blooming for the first time! So now we have had the chance to see this gorgeous magenta flowers blooming at this tardy time of year (October)
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	October 2004 Stapelia flavopurpurea The flowers of this milkweeds succulent show a bizarre and lovely combination of colours.
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	September 2004 Mammillaria theresae We just show a photo of *Mammillaria theresae* in the album "picture of the month" , but this one from Andrea is fabulous and worth to be published!!!!!! A fantastic and stunning scene.
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	July 2004 Eriosyce napina ssp. lembckei var. duripulpa RMF277 Punta Lobos, Chile The flowers of this small cactus are resplendent and bright like silk. They are really spectacular.
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	June 2004 Echinocereus (Wilcoxia) poselgeri SB 852 Echinocereus poselgeri is also known as Wilcoxia poselgeri, it has very tall and slender, sparingly branched, pencil-thin stems arising from tuberlike roots, several times thicker than the stems. They have bright pink flowers, this peculiar specie is an interesting addition to any collection.
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	May 2004 Mammillaria luethy The best Mammillaria!!! A jewel of incomparable beauty. It worth to be in every cactus collection.
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	April 2004 Mammillaria sanchez-mejorade Blooming M. sanchez-mejorade and the tree-frog that lives in Cactus Art greenhouse.
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	MARCH 2004 Turbinicarpus knuthianus JJ2439 In the garden there is still some snow, but during the day the temperature is quite warm, this is the first butterfly I saw in the green-house. It was particularly attracted by the *Turbinicarpus knuthianus* flowers.
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	February 2004 Turbinicarpus valdezianus A miniature gem among cactuses, one of the smallest of the genus, difficult on own roots, easy on a graft. Odd feathery white spines spreading flat around the areoles. White, pink or purple flowers bigger than the plant. This outstanding plant may be every collection. Photo courteously provided by Peter Gouman.
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	DECEMBER 2003 Mammillaria theresae forma cristata In this season only a few cactus are in bloom, for example Mammillaria shiedeana ssp. giselae, & Mammillaria solisioides. But this month I show the photo of a plant without flowers. Isn't it nice?
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	NOVEMBER 2003 Ariocarpus agavoides SB 370 Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico This Arios start flowering when still young, the plants in the photo are five years old.
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	OCTOBER 2003 Epithelantha micromeris SB125 Arteaga, Coah. This bright red fruits last on the plant almost one year!!! The photo on left has been taken on October 01 2003, but if you click on the picture you can see the same plant with fruit in April 2003: after 7 month they are still very decorative.
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	SEPTEMBER 2003 Mammillaria theresae When grafted on Opuntia compressa M. theresae produces uninterruptedly multiple flowerings from April to September. And most of the plants habitually bloom contemporarily. The show is enchanting!
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	AUGUST 2003 Copiapoa lauii FK 439 ,Esmeralda, Guanillos, Chile This nice small specie (grafted on Opuntia compressa stock) produce a profusion of flowers when still very young. In the background the contrasting colours of Sulcorebutia rauschii WR289 cv. Violacidermis.
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	JULY 2003 Astrophytum asterias cv. Hanazono kabuto This Japanese *Astrophytums* cultivar is unmistakeable.
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	JUNE 2003 Eriosyce aerocarpa FR500 The flowers are of an incredible colour and very nice.
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	MAY 2003 Strombocactus disciformis This plant is grafted on *Opuntia compressa*, the stock is invisible. It is three years old (spring of the fourth year) this is the first flower produced. Plant diameter Ø 38 mm
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	APRIL 2003 Gymnocalycium bruchii var. niveum WR 727 Cordoba, Argentina. The plants in the photo are only 3 cm and the pink flowers cover completely the stems.