Obregonia denegrii

This fabulous cactus is one of my favorites. It has dark green stem and the cristate form is much sought after by collectors. I have had the pleasure of finding species of these cacti at San Vicente, Tamaulipas, Mexico. They are very difficult to find.





Variegated forms of this cactus are now making their way to collectors. One can find partially variegated and complete variegated forms as in this picture. Variegated forms have to be grafted because of lack of chlorophyll.

A few more Astrophytum hybrids

Astrophytum can be induced to offset by beheading them. Grafting the pups would increase their rate of growth dramatically. In winter some of the variegated forms will turn orange to red and back to yellow as the weather will gradually warm up.

Uebelmannia pectinifera variegata

This is a beautiful variegate of Uebelmannia pectinifera. Uebelmannia comes from the State of Minas gerais, Brazil.

There are various types of this species even in its habitat. Plants can be grayish or green and the rib number varies from 15 to 18. Spines varies from pectinate to a more scruffy form.

My name is Amante Darmanin, this Blog is about cactus and succulents and anything that is of interest in the cactus world.

I have about 2000 cacti and other succulents and am currently building a cristate, monstrose and variegate cactus collection.

I also have a collection of cactus club badges that I am collecting from around the world.

So if you have any of these and would like to exchange with me or ask me about them, please do not hesitate to email me. I will try to post pictures every week.