A few days ago I mentioned that I think this one is preparing to bloom. There was something that started to look like a flower bud, but was hidden in the fluff in the center. Exactly 7 days has passed and I got not one, but two flowers!
Turbinicarpus Viereckii
This tiny cactus is native to Mexico to a nearly desertous areas. It will grow between rocks and cracks with very low nutrients level. It is used to and likes plenty of sun and not too much water.
It will stay small and most likely as a single stem plant. I am wondering if the flowers will self pollinate to produce seeds. There should be an easy way to reproduce since they will most likely not grow any offshoots.
My plant is about 3 years old now and it is the first time it blooms for me. The flowers are small, bright pink and remind me of the standard Mammillaria blooms.
But don't you be tempted touching them! They are well protected by the very long black spines.
I thought the flowers will not be able to open though the spines, but nop... all worked well :)
Flowers with their private protection.
The cactus itself is very cute too with the pale green colour and white spines that are almost flat. Only the center one is pointy and sharp.
Seven days ago it looked like this:
Looks like this little fell knew exactly when to bloom.
As I was going though my notifications today I saw a comment about by Steem Hive anniversary!
Yep... I joined 3 whole years ago! And I could probably count just a few days that I was not active here. I met lots of amazing pepople, made few good friends (probably some enemies too) and got to know people with amazing knowlege!
It is a very peculiar place with a lot to change still and iprove. But it has been very interesting 3 years!
Now lets all drink for another year full of dramas, action, new friends, moons and lambos!
My other blooming cacti:
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 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 Brushii |
 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 |
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
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