Echinocereus poselgeri aka Wilcoxia poselgeri

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus




Echinocereus poselgeri



echinocereus poselgeri



echinocereus poselgeri

Echinocereus papillosus

Echinocereus papillosus, tough but extremely slow growing South Texas native.  Well it doesn't help when you accidentally step on it like I did (whoops).



Echinocereus papillosus

Curse of the Black (Rock) Squirrel!!!

I was having trouble with rock squirrels (Spermophilus variegatus) coming into the cactus bed and taking bites of each cactus.  So I put a fake orange cobra (bottom left) into the garden to try and ward them off.  I think it may have worked for the first day or two until they figured it out.  Also it may have back fired since rock squirrels are famous for being aggressive towards snakes.  



Astrophytum ornatum



Astrophytum ornatum



Astrophytum ornatum

Spring Flowers - Escobaria tuberculosa

Texas Claret Cup

Escobaria tuberculosa



Horse Crippler (Echinocactus texensis)



Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. albispinus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus, I have had maybe a dozen of these plants over the years, they seem to struggle with humidity and are prone to rot when we get too much rain.



Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. albispinus - Hardy and reliable bloomer, may bloom three times a year, Spring, Summer and Fall.

Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. albispinus



The delicate blooms of  Dyckia velascana, look like little candy corns.

Yucca pallida







Yucca pallida - I dug this yucca out of the caliche (limestone dirt) in Fort Worth, Texas where fields were being cleared for new houses.



Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocereus fitchii





Echinocereus fitchii

Echinocereus fasciculatus




Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocactus texensis



Echinocactus texensis



Echinocereus dasyacanthus





Echinocereus fasciculatus



Echinocactus texensis