I see those wet pots..they look familar :)
nice plants

Hey,Patris!
Wow ! You sure have been busy obtaining plants,since the last time we've seen your pics. But I did see a little space left on some of those shelves,soooo,Michael's,here we come!
Your Puya B. is doing very well,as is the P.laxa.
And the D.'Yellow Glow';and the pineapple plant has doubled in size. Some look familiar too.
And the 'Stick-Ya' collection looks great also.
All very nice. Must like the Texas weather,even when it rains.Thanks for the posting.I guess it did'nt rain one day? ;^) [sorry,could not resist]
Bob

Hi Patris, so do I, it's also rainy season here, and there is rain every day.
Actually, I'm quite worry about my Golden Barrel, but they seem to be OK.

I wonder that all xeric broms, look much more happier getting rain.
Especially, all of my Deuterocohnia collection have turned greenery since the rainy begin.

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Hi Patris Lovely plants. Your Tills looks so healthy wish mines could look like that. bradisha

Hi Patris. Can I know what Tills is that in the 3rd pict?
Look awesomely white and bulky infl.

Bob, just trying to catch up to you and Stephania!!

Stephania, your so right. The Deut., Ortho. and Dyckia's all seem to be doing extremely well with all the rain.
I lost several small cactus that I had not repotted to my sand, perlite and MG mix. The ones I did repot to new soil are doing great.
With your soil mix (looks like mostly perlite and sand) I'm sure your Golden beauties will be just fine.
I had to pull several small cactus out of the pots for a few days and try to let them dry out a little before repotting. Grower in the valley here told me that would hopefully keep them from drowning. We have had rain almost every day for over a month now. Very unusual for S. Texas!!

Bradisha, just started collecting Tills this year and guess with all the rain and our natural humid days have made for a good home for them.

atm, sorry but do not have the name on that one. Hope someone will recognize her and have a name. Cannot wait to see that infl. open. Should have a great WOW factor.

Stephania,
how true,that the xeric collection appreciates the rain.
Mine are taking it all in and puffing up as they grow.
My deuterocohnia are almost doubling their size this month after about two weeks of rain off and on. Yours look terrific.Good thing I used a loose mix of potting soil,sand and perlite to have good drainage.Plants are happy.
Oops,all save one, I just can't seem to keep Ortho.gurkenii happy no matter what I try.My 3rd plant now.
Same with a batch of them at the bbg,of 8,only 2 are left,and they're in a perfect greenhouse enviroment. Is it our water ? They are nice and healthy when they arrive
(Michael's) then they stop growing,and then slowly die off.
All other Orthos do great. What is gurkenii's problem ?
Patris has a couple and they look fine,and yours are too.
Any ideas ?
Bob

Ignore gurk...strives on abuse

Don't give up Bob...
What I know about Orth. gurkenii is they do really love hight humidity condition
and they are definitely not a xerophytic, they need regular water,
and they wil get burn easily when exposed to the sun
and do much better under 50-60% shade-coat.

Thanks HDD & Stephania,
OK,neglect and high humidity....well,I can do one of those for sure ;^)
Bob

hi Patris,
The fern under the brom is Microsorium musifolium,or in plain English,"Crocodyllus" (see pic).If you need one,and can't find it around,I can probably mail you one.[needs shade,not sun]
Bob
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Great looking stuff there patris. Looks like we'll hafta get the SoCal yards into the act, can't let you folks think we're wallflowers. ;-)
Your Till looks somewhat like a Texas-size chiapensis or a cross with.

Thanks Bob, will check with my local nursery and if I cannot find one then I may take you up on that offer. Love the texture!!

When I ordered Orth. gurkenii Michael told me they were a little hard to grow and to use a very loose mix for good drainage. I do as HDD said ignore, but do water well twice a week. So far so good, but am not going to brag!! :0)

Thanks Gonzer, went to FCBS and took a look at Chiapensis and that is her!!

Here is one on my ignored plants
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And a new pup of one I really like
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hi HDD,
Dang, I wish I would have ignored mine as well as you did !
And that new pup has the leaf color you usually get from the cup when its in bloom....I wonder what the cup color will be when that plant blooms ? Interesting!
bob