It's finally here!
I was wondering if it would open both flowers in the same time and he did. Three years of trying not to kill it and those are the effects :)
Notocactus mueller-melchersii
This cactus has a whole bunch of other names that I will not even try to remember. This is how I got it and it will stay this way :) I noticed that Notocatus is often called Parodia. Why? I have no idea.
This one is native to Brazil and Uruguay. It is a solitary cactus that can be propagated though seeds, rarely though offshoots. And let me tell you - they made sure the seeds grow easily and fast. Also each pod produces a hundreds of them! A nice way to make sure something actually grows.
The spines are short but very sturdy and sharp. I find it very pretty how they are placed on the cactus - very even and symmetrical.
And now the flowers... oh look at them! They are Huge!
I just wish I had more sun so they would open fully. I took the photos anyway in case the sun didn't come and flowers would fade. It's the only 2 I get this year from this one.
The flowers is light yellow and the petals are so delicate to the touch and almost translucent.
And there is a bonus - they have a fragrance! Which I never noticed on any of the blooming cacti I own. They smell like those little, wild daisies. Very nice fragrance. Not a strong one. I actually had to stick my nose inside the flower (my furry assistant is on strike).
With roomies:
Here is how it looked like a few weeks ago full post:
@mipiano here is your Elmo cactus :)
My other blooming cacti:
 Chamaecereus hybrid |  Sulcorebutia Canigueralii |  Mammillaria camptotricha |  Mammillaria Glassii |
 Gymnocalycium baldianum |  Mediolobivia mudanensis |  Lobivia Arachnacantha |  Rebutia hybrid |
 Mammillaria Bombycina |  Mammillaria Gracilis Snowcap |  Mammillaria haageana |  Mammillaria backebergiana |
 Chamaecereus silvestrii |  Mammillaria prolifera |  Rebutia Fabrisii var. Aureiflora |  Lobivia Wrightiana |
 Aylostera Flavistyla FR756 |  Parodia concinna |  Mammillaria Copper King |  Gymnocalycium Bruchii |
 Mammillaria backebergiana |  Gymnocalycium damsii |  Echinopsis subdenudata |  Rhipsalis pilocarpa |
 Mammillaria Prolifera |  Lobivia arachnacantha v. vallegrandensis |  Mediolobivia atrovirens |  Mammillaria magnimamma |
 Sulcorebutia langerii |  Sulcorebutia frankiana |  Chamaelobivia no ID |  Rebutia Albiflora |
 Mediolobivia atrovirens var. ritteri |  Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense |  Notocactus Ottonis |  Gymnocalycium Friedrichii |
 Turbinicarpus Viereckii |  Rebutia neocumingii |  Notocactus Rubrigemmatus |  Lobivia no ID |
 Sulcorebutia albissima |
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
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Owwww, so it was sunny so they could open today? How nice the flowers are, and if you say that the flower smells nice, that is a real blessing of cacti ! I hope after some 3 years I will post here the flowers of its cousin, that moved to the other side of the Iberian peninsula. :)
No, those who say it is Parodia just dont know how many other names this cacti got also in your post... Elmo, Snowball, Frog, Raffaello cactus, fluffy buds for Gremlins... fluffy bunny tails cacti...small nests cacti...
#ElmoBlooms 💚
There is a chance that yours will bloom sooner. They are already 3 years old. Maybe not next year yet... but who knows :)
They did not open fully. They can be almost flat open on a good day. But I didn't want to wait longer. Still pretty :))
Hahah they better not know... :p
Oh, 3 years old? :) Oh my, as I called them babies, I was not aware of that. When babies, they are pea sized, I remember now.
So, maybe sooner, maybe never, who knows :D
🤣
They will always be my babies :P
Shared parenting over the Elmo baby cacti 💚😁
Lucky kiddos have two mommies :D
#NewName = #LuckyKiddosCacti :)
Beautiful photos and flower!
Thank you :)
Cudowności! :)
Dziękuję!
I have one that looks similar and it was sold as a Parodia X that also has silvery yellow fowers. I'll take pictures of the centre and I will be curious to see if it is similar to yours
I had 3 different Notocacti (is that plural form? :p) blooming and they all had yellow flowers with those delicate petals.
As I was looking at the name for this one, some called it Parodia mueller-melchersii. Notocactus ottonis is also called Parodia Ottonis.
What a beautiful flower, succulents and cacti are extremely beautiful plants to decorate our homes, some of these plants are often used in rituals to energetically cleanse spaces! Greetings my friend!
Thank you! I agree - they are such cool plants :)
It is amazing that you grew this from seed! I always thought they came from offshoots. The pattern for the thorns is beautiful. I have never understood the draw of cactus, but, you certainly have a great way of presenting them.
It is much faster from ofshoot. But there is always more from seed. And of course the flowers can be different.
I agree about the thorns pattern :)
There are more from seeds, but, are the plants as big and healthy when they are full-grown or are they smaller? I know it is a silly question, but, I was trying to figure out the best way.
Yes, those thorns! ❤️
They are the same :) It just takes them longer to reach the same size.
One grown from seed might take 2 or 3 years to reach the size of a 1 year old (or less, depending on cactus), offshoot. Some cacti do not produce many ofshoots though, or almost at all. So the seeds is the only way.
Thank you so much for your expertise!
My pleasure. I am still learning too :)
It is fun to watch them grow both ways.
I think it would be too. Race to the finish and see who wins. Thanks again!