Was it the end, or was it just the beginning!?!?

Coryphantha radians in Hamilton, Ontario, September 24th with about 16 flowers!

Yesterday was officially the end of summer. Most of my collection has been cruising through the summer at a pretty respectable pace. You might think that succulent plants so far north might sense that the seasons are changing and begin to slow down now. Most plants in my collection however are behaving as though it were spring. Instead of slowing down they seem to have switched gears to rocket propelled hyperdrive! Maybe it’s the longer nights, or maybe it’s because they aren’t drying out too fast in excessive heat. Whatever the reason the majority in my collection are not only making a mad final dash in green growth but the flowering isn’t over yet either! Even seed batches that seemed to have finished with germination a long time ago are suddenly showing additional germination!