The side view of the same 4 plants.
I cannot figure out why my photos are on their sides, so--to keep from annoying you all--I won't post any more pictures until I've resolved the problem. Sorry for the wonky pics!

here they are, save it first on desktop & rotate where you want it...(maybe there is simpler way, but that's what I do).

I have no idea about names, but they look nice, especially the 'pink' one - is it going to bloom?
Rina

This post was edited by rina_ on Sat, Aug 10, 13 at 20:18

Thanks Rina for doing that.I have a hard time really seeing things when they are sideways or upside down.

Arie ,I like the plants also,especially the pinkish one and the one way on the back that looks like it may be a haworthia,the dark green with what looks like white stripes.
Kathi

I imagine if I can refrain from killing it long enough, it will bloom. That one, I am fairly certain, is Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubrispinus.
All of these guys got caught in a downpour yesterday, so I've removed them from their pots to try to help them dry out quickly.

Any ideas on the other IDs?

Oh, yes, the one in the far back is a Haworthia. That's in a group in another thread. It is definitely going to come out of the group it is in, but I don't yet know where it will go yet.

Ariel,
Your red cactus is Echinocactus pectinatus rubrispinus. Be careful with this one in the winter, I've read they're more prone to rot in winter than the average Joe cactus.

The small round one (in your first photo, it is the top right cactus (it's smallest of them all, globular, and rather pointy looking), that's a baby Echinocactus grusonii 'Golden Barrel Cactus' (you can type the name in and see what it'll look like a long time from now, almost looks like a different cactus entirely!)

Planto

This post was edited by plantomaniac08 on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 8:34

Hi Ariel! I believe your top-left cactus is Mammillaria polythele inermis. Mine are in bloom at the moment.

Just a tweak on the name Planto gave, as I believe it is a synonym (older name) for Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus (many times listed with another r in last variety name: rubrispinus -as I have done in the past).

Thank you all! hanzrobo, I like the flowers.

So, the tallish skinny yellow one? It almost looks like a stretched echinocactus, but I don't know if that's possible.

ariel7576,
Sorry, I just realized you already IDed your red cactus on your own (doh!).

Rose,
Thanks for the tweek. :)

Planto