Rebutia senilis kesselringii

Hywel, that is absolutely beautiful. A sight for sore eyes . . . :o)

It’s gorgeous, Hywel! Such striking colour.

Hywel, do these flowers last long?

Fantastic :o))

Wow its flowering its little heart out. Never seen a yellow one before. Have you tried sowing your own seed?

so sunny and clearly happy with you Hywel.

I do like the bright yellow.

Thank you all,

Shirley the flowers last several days but there are lots of buds so the flowering goes on for about 3 weeks.
After that there are a few flowers on and off during July and August.

I've never collected the seeds Sue, I cut the old flowers off before they set.

That's lovely Hywel, lots more flowers to admire. I think it's gorgeous.

Thank you :)

:o))

I wonder what the second name senilis refers to. I wish I looked as beautiful! 😊

The genus Rebutia was named after Pierre Rebut, a French cactus nurseryman.

Senilis comes from the word 'senile' and it refers to the strands of silvery hairs which are seen all over the cactus.
(I'll show a photo)

I don't know what kesselringii means ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Feverfew :)

It is truly splendid Hywel. :-)

Found it ! ... Kesselring is after Friedrich Wilhelm Kesselring (1876 - 1966) a German botanist

Thank you Wildrose :)

Oh, wow, what else is there to say.