My little guy bloomed the other day! It was so cool! The bloom went from being closed to being open in about 20 mins. I took pics along the way to record the different stages.

This is my first cactus of this type, so I'm a little excited.

When I first noticed it, I took it outside to see if some fresh air and sunlight would help the process along.

Looks like bloom number 2 is about to pop


That bud shot up over night. Is that normal? Or are these just strong flowering genes?

All three of mine bloomed last week! They must be happy little guys...

A bloom:

(watching this cactus for a good friend, it's not mine)

Very cool! What cacti is that?

Lophophora williamsii, a.k.a. the Peyote cactus. Such a beautiful lifeform... I love my little willis

Thanks for posting, guys! Beautiful plants! They all look so happy. You guys should be proud papas(or mamas).

I have three total. Being that this is my first year owning them, and first flowering, it's all new and very exciting. My three are not intended for human consumption - My intention was to be part of the preservation of a rare, beautiful organism.

I look forward to giving the seeds away to my friends and my family. My mom and my dad have green thumbs, and they're pretty excited.

What would you do? Give them a seed? or Germinate the seeds and give them a young, happy button? The gifts I give my friends usually carry sentiment, so I feel like it may be a little more special if I germinate them first.

Very cool!

None of mine are blooming at the moment, but I will definitely share pictures when they do!


Yes I feel the same way, for the most part. I feel obligated to help preserve this beautiful lifeform as it becomes more and more rare in it's natural habitat. Though, I would like to experience the full-spectrum peyote alkaloids at least once, most of my plants will not be consumed. I'll save the extractions and brews for my trichocereus varieties, since they regrow so much faster.

wait until the fruit is ripe before harvesting the seedpod
sprout seed and 10 -14 days later graft onto a 3-6" section of rooted (or not)pereskiopsis
grow under floro light for 2-4 months and gift as lolipop to golf ball sized buttons

the first year (or few months as a grafted seedling) require special care and as gifts they will have greater survival rates if you help them along first


congrats all on the flowers... lophs do flower readily and seed sets from just one plant typically(self fertile)

So beautiful!! I miss her so much!!

My mammillarias are blooming. Here's an M. gracilis flowering.

this thread makes me happy
congratulations & thanks for sharing eveyone- hoping to join in on the fun one day

Nice, hostilis! I like your avatar, too!

Astrophytum myriostigma in bloom:

My echinopsis dominos is blooming. Will update when the flower opens.

Nice guys!

I've come full cycle.

It bloomed, I picked the seeds, and the first one germinated.

Now, one of my others is about to bloom.

That's awesome!! Good work.

I've got a bud soon to open on my Gymnocalycium bruchii soon to open, hoping to post pics when a flower appears!

My trichocereus candicans just flowered.

Herbal, that's a beautiful flower! Does it have a pleasant odor?

My other little button is about to bloom.


I've got 4 total(if you include the newly germinated little guy/gal). I decided it was appropriate to name them.

The first one in the first set of pics, above, is Soaring Eagle.

The second one(not pictured) - that has had a few issues, but recovering is Wondering Bear

The third one, currently about to bloom is named Soaring Bear. "When bears fly..." it'll be a good day.

Maybe the new button should be Wondering Eagle.