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Time for weekly update :-) Its astros all the way, asterias to be precise. Its all about timing. :-) http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/IMG_9750.jpg Here are a couple of others. http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/IMG_9753.jpg This is a variegated hybrid.. Hope to see some i...

@Mughal113, Have you ever grown any species of Epiphyllum/Cereus? I have just a couple of Epis. Got the cuttings a couple of months back. They are growing well but there is a long way till they flower. I think epis require just too much care which I'll fail to give them. So I try to stray away from...

In my limited experience, a cold and relatively winter, a doze of fertilizers at the start of spring and lots of spring/early summer sun seem to help these plants with flowering. The plants I kept in partial shade during spring seem to struggle with flowering.

Took these pictures today... Enjoy http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/Cacti/IMG_9693.jpg http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/Cacti/IMG_9699.jpg http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/Cacti/IMG_9697.jpg http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/Cacti/IMG_9700.j...

khabbab wrote:Lady bugs eat aphids i think. There are some in my terrace these days. Good bugs they are called. Beautiful pictures.

This is what I could not recall. They are actually predators to some parasites. Thanks Khabbab bhai for the info.

No, they are not.

AoA Tahir sb,

Please let me know if you have still some available to give away. Thanks in advance.

I found these cute little bugs all over my cacti at 7am... Hope you enjoy these.

Thanks Zeeshan.

@ Muhammad Arif Khan
Most of the flowers (like astros) last for a single day. Some only one night (like echinopsis, night blooming cereus). Others (e.g. Gymnos) last many days.