I tried to get a red flower Astrophytum asterias last several years. I bought seeds of red flower asterias every year but I was disappointed many times because flowers were not exaxtry red, apricot color. Last week an asterias, sown seed last year got a red flower. The stigma was also red. I did crossing with a few asterias.
Do you think it is red enough?

Yes I love the red flower, just beautiful. Congratulations.

Your image does not work so I will fix it and post it below.

That's amazing Hanaz. Huge flower too.

beautiful!

Bloody oath i do
That looks beautiful, you keep makeing me more envious of your collection

wow, that is just awesome

Incredible

I have one seedling left of supposedly red flowering so will see how it goes when i grows up a bit.

I love it!

I want one!

Hanazono that is a beautiful colour, I've got a few seedlings of the "red" flowered form too, hardly bigger than a match head yet... if I end up with one half as nice as yours I'll be over the moon.



CP

Nice image Hanazono,
I'm a little bit jealous myself.

Prier
I think it is not perfectly red but better than this.
This is a typical pink flower, Astrophytum myriostigma.
Hanazono

It's not red at all. It's a darker pink than the one you just showed but its still pink.

It's just like the Trichocereus grandiflorus colors. I have two, one labeled orange, the other red. Really they're just subtly different tones of red.

I think people just like the idea of having a bunch of different coloured flowered species. it's heaps cooler to say i have two plants, one red one pink, than it is to say I have to different kinds of pink flowers. or something. sorry i'm dribbling now.

HAHA I agree with KanJe.

You're the Astro master Hanaz.