If I was a good girl I would keep a nice track on the cacti I sowed. When I sowed them, where are the seeds from and all that cool geeky stuffs.
But apparently I am not. And I always think I will remember. Its only one like this anyway, I cannot confuse it with anything else.
And then next year I look at some of them and I have no idea what they are.
This one here is actually one of a kind and I know I grew it from seed and from a bunch of other cacti this was the only one like this. But is it 3 or 5 years old? That I cant remember... and I did not bother to put the tag on it at the right time.
Mammillaria Prolifera
It is a type of Mammillaria Prolifera and I have a few of them. But I have never seen them in this colour. To be so green with such yellow spines. It is absolutely lovely! And since I repotted it this spring to much bigger pot it grows like crazy (maybe it is 3 years old then...).
The flowers are quite typical: small with very delicate colour. They do impress when they bloom in large amounts and the red berries pop from between them. I might get both of that next year. The fruits from this years flowers will only start to show next spring.
As I mentioned, I grew this one from seed and it is not very hard. Especially that they bloom very willingly and multiple times a year. Each fruit gives quite a bit of seeds too, so in no time you can have a nice green field.
But look how many little offshots it grows! Every year. And this is so much easier and also faster way to propagate. I will snap one or two of those just to have a backup and without the hassle of sowing them. They will root in no time and might bloom next year.
Just to show that it is different, a group shot with the more common (for me anyway) ones.
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.
At least looking at the photos of this species I already recognize them, it really is a special cactus despite being small, I am very happy with them, and it does not stop giving flowers, I think that is the best of all, I like all your work, from gardening to photos, and I was thinking that making a detailed record is not a bad idea, especially when the growth is slow and can take years.
Thank you!
Yea! They can bloom almost all year round :)
I started to keep some simple files one some that bloomed. It helps to compare them to previous years.
And posting about them helps me keep the track and kind of makes me update the files. If I didn't publish anything I probably wouldn't even take photos :p Would just enjoy the view.
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Congratulations!
I like this Mammillaria :-)
My Mammillaria has already finished flowering.
I also forget to put labels :-) so you're not the only one :-)
Haha they are equally nice even without labels :)
Agree :-)
Wow! This is a beautiful one. Can't wait for mine to bloom.
Fingers crossed! They are adorable flowers :)
Don't forget to show off :D