Alright Spitz!

Please help me ID this crested monster. Looks good in a bonsai pot eh?

wow great plant Spitz!

Beautiful. And I should know its name but my brain is on strike for the rest of the evening.....

Figured it out: a crested echinopsis.

Take care over there Spitz! Hagupit ready to pound there..hope you have secured your plant collection safely.
Just so sad when Mother Nature goes on extremely stormy and life threatening mode.

Sending good thoughts too @Spitz

Take care Spitz

Thanks, we are buckled down and ready. Btw, "hagupit" literally means a "pounding" or "thrashing" in Filipino. The local name is "Ruby" and the international name is "Hagupit", who the hell bestowed that name?

Sounds appropriate though, doesn't it?

Yup, but does not help with morale.

Are you on high ground at least?

No flooding in my area, and most collectors here leave succulents in full rain (pumice is very cheap here). The strom is moving very slow, still no rains in Manila. I actually watered this morning coz it has not rained in a week.

Glad to hear you're not experiencing any ill effects from that storm, Spitz!

Two more days Spitz! And it should be gone! Just got a message from another friend..they are starting to get the rains and winds now. Good Luck!

Well I was browseing another forum and someone showed a pic of their Ceraria pygmaea. When I saw it I knew I had to have one. So I looked on ebay and found a rooted cutting for 9.99. I bought it I know naughty me.

We all know the lure of evilbay....

Good wishes to you with the cyclone.

Going to hide some of the smaller succulents inside the growcamp before the Thursday storm arrives..thankful for the incoming rain, we need it here in CA...hopefully it will not be too much downpour and protection from the winds too.

Here is a pic of my Ceraria pygmaea that came in today.




Here is a pic of a bloom on my 4 0 clock(Mirabilis jalapa)