This winter has been brutal and killed off a few of my plants because we had quite a few nights of minus temperatures. Most were inside or in the greenhouse but the ones in the ground suffered.
Thankfully the cacti always start to let us know that the wheel has turned. Stenocactus are always one of the first to bloom: The first picture is Stenocactus crispatus and below that, S multicostatus. Multicostatus is happy to live outside but Crispatus has only begun to thrive now that it is in the greenhouse.
I got some new Turbinicarpus, the first one is T pseudopectinatus and the one below is T pulcherrimus, a hybrid of some kind. I'm in love with the pectinate cacti. I have more Turbinicarpus but I'll show them when I have more flowers.
Mammillaria are also starting to wake up: the first picture is M bocasana and the bottom, a form of M bombycina
My peyote is still a little flat from being kept dry over winter but it's started flowering and seems to flower all summer instead of only once like many other cacti.
I noticed this cute little crab spider in the crassula while I was moving pots around. They change colour as camouflage although I'm not sure why pink was the choice here. A good reason to keep pesticides to a minimum though.
Euphorbia are winter flowering although the correct term for their flowers are cyathia. They don't bother with fancy parts like petals but they do make nectar and you can see the ants hard at work in the bottom picture, which is of Euphorbia pseudocactus. The top picture is E tubiglans
That's some of what's flowering now, I'll post more once some buds have opened and I can show a good selection. @monster-one, here are some Turbinicarpus for you