"Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever..

[ruweiss]

Hardy succulents and cactii enjoy the sunny and warm weather:

[Anders]

Two hardy cacti, Opuntia pheacantha and Echinocereus triglochidiatus. They spend the winters in the unheated greenhouse.

[ruweiss]

Pretty plants, Anders. Thank you for showing.

[ashley]

From age 10 and through my early teens I gathered a small collection of cacti and succulents from family, friends & their families.  This was in 1960s Ireland, before access to specialist nurseries, even garden centres let alone the internet.  My treasures lived on the bedroom windowsill and were loved but rarely flowered.  Roll forward almost half a century & prompted by great photos here on the forum (from Hans J, Michael C & many others) I tried again, but this time appreciating the importance of a cold, dry winter rest.   

Over the last few weeks:

Aloe hybrids ‘Donnie’ (left) & ‘Pink Blush’ (right)
Chamaecereus ‘Bernstein’
Gymnocalycium baldianum
Gymnocalycium bruchii
Lobivia wrightiana (syn. Echinopsis backebergii ssp. wrightiana)

[ashley]

A few more:

Parodia mairanana atrispina (syn. P. comarapana, front) & P. saint-pieana (back)
Rebutia ‘Sunrise’
Rebutia fabrisii var aureiflora
Rebutia fabrisii white form
Rebutia flavistyla (syn. R. fiebrigii) usual form

[ashley]

More:

Rebutia flavistyla yellow form
Rebutia minuscula f. kariusiana
Rebutia krainziana (syn. R. marsoneri) red & yellow forms
Rebutia muscula (syn. R. fiebrigii)
Rebutia pulvinosa var. albiflora , a parent of the hybrid ‘Sunrise’ above

[ashley]

And finally:

Rebutia pygmaea ‘crassa’
Rebutia pygmaea var. minor
Sulcorebutia langeri (syn. Rebutia cardenasiana)

Not for those of a sensitive disposition

[Gail]

Very colourful Ashley.

Does anyone know what this succulent is? It was the village open gardens today and one guy has an amazing collection of interesting plants. He said this was an organ pipe plant but the only organ pipe I can find on google is the organ pipe cactus which seems a very different beast.

[ashley]

They are indeed Gail, so maybe should be re-arranged to clash less

I think your plant is probably Senecio articulatus.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely display Ashley

[Gail]

They are indeed Gail, so maybe should be re-arranged to clash less

I think your plant is probably Senecio articulatus.

Sometimes a joyous clash of colours is just what you need.
And I think you are right about the Senecio, thank you - amazing thing...

[ashley]

Sometimes a joyous clash of colours is just what you need.

Yes it's hard not to be happy around them

[ruweiss]

Ashley, thank you for showing us your treasures, Rebutias
are great, floriferous with many species and hybrids
and they need only little space in the collections.

[ashley]

Lovely display Ashley

Thanks David.  I find them interesting too when not in flower.

Ashley, thank you for showing us your treasures, Rebutias are great, floriferous with many species and hybrids and they need only little space in the collections.

Likewise your beautiful plants Rudi.  Do they overwinter outdoors there in southern Germany, and do you need to protect them from rain?

[ruweiss]

Ashley, my main interest are alpines and the garden is rather small. So I cultivate
 Ecinocereus, Pterocactus tuberosus, Agaves, Yuccas and other dryness loving plants
under a big Thuja tree which catches all the rain in his foliage. These plants do well
without covering. My other hardy cactii are in pots which get placed in the unheated
alpine house during the winter season.