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I think this was the third or fourth flower on my Astrophytum myriostigma this year? either way, it seems to have gone a bit more pink than the bright yellow flower I had at the beginning of this year. (This is just a standard A. myriostigma, not a hybrid)
Primera y bonita flor de mi Astrophytum Capricorne.
Beautiful and first flower of my Astrophytum Capricorne
Single photo, left Astrophytum myriostigma f. color, right Astrophytum asterias cv. Kabuto both grown from seeds and grafted on a Echinopsis tubiflora stock.
Belgium.
National Botanic Garden.
www.br.fgov.be/PUBLIC/GENERAL/index.php
Astrophytum ornatum, also called bishop's cap, is endemic to the Central Plateau of Mexico. It is the largest and tallest species of Astrophytum.
It flowers throughout the summer, flowers are seven to eight centimeters long in canary yellow.