Thanks Carol and Ursula. They will go in the south window with others to be ignored. I potted them in pure pumice as suggested. I lost many of the ones I got from AZ because of bad "cactus medium" from HD.
More stuff is blooming nearby on our deck:
Hoya cummingiana is loaded with buds and blooms. People are divided on the description of the scent, I kinda like it. I am reminded of Grapefruit scented furniture polish with some musk thrown in.
and the very prickly Euphorbia persistens which is very similar to tortirama, except the latter has more twisted growth. I do like the pretty marbled pattern on the stems, and - not too visible here - this old plant has developed a nice caudex.
Today my big cactus (cereus hildmannianus subsp hildmannianus) is growing flowers.
Also my hoya compacta.
H. Petra is in bloom.
And the sad cyclamen that Patti (bbrookrd) gave me in her very own thrown pot has come back and is blooming!
Now here is one which really loves the heat. This is the first time this little Stapeliad is blooming for me, it is "trying" to do this for about 10 years or so!!
Duvalia corderoyi - the bloom measures 1 and1/2 inches across and is quite smelly.
I will take a plant pic tomorrow. And yes, Hoyas and Duvalias/Stapeliads both belong to the Asclepiadaceae, that's the reason for the similar floral structure. Aren't they just gorgeous, all of them?
