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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2010 14:27:03 GMT
Guess who went to the botanical garden today? (more soon)
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Post by tod2 on Nov 4, 2010 17:24:51 GMT
Well that is a GOOD start! I bet Mick is waiting to see what else took your fancy
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 4, 2010 17:31:16 GMT
Indeedy..............
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2010 18:44:11 GMT
Okay, here's another one while I'm still getting organized.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 4, 2010 20:43:00 GMT
A bit of trivia about O. microdasys, var. albispina ~~ supposedly it's dangerous as the glochids are so loosely attached that they can detach in the wind and blow into your eyes. The other colors of O. microdasys don't have this attribute.
Personally I don't believe it, as I've grown all the colors at one time or another & never noticed any problem with glochid attack by var albispina.
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Post by myrt on Nov 5, 2010 7:35:41 GMT
Coo, Mick, that Euphorbia is lovely...I think they are one of my favourite groups. Opuntias always look like they could get up and walk off though - slightly wary of them! Lingering childhood memories of Bill and Ben the flowerpot men - scary..... Did you get a picture of that climbing Pelargonium please?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2010 10:55:20 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Nov 5, 2010 11:44:10 GMT
Some really excellent close-ups Kerouac! I love the ones with the yellow halo of prickles And how cute are those little 'heart' leaves!
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Post by myrt on Nov 5, 2010 15:15:59 GMT
What incredible plants, Kerouac2! I love the one with the dinky little heart shaped leaves - sweeet! But they are all just incredible aren't they? Wow.........
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Post by tod2 on Nov 6, 2010 9:10:04 GMT
These have been growing in my garden for years and have to be cut down every now and again because they get so large. I have no idea what they are But I love the velvety leaves. Also this spikey fiend...... the stem seems to bulge out at the bottom. I believe the plants just in the picture at the bottom are from Mexico.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 12, 2010 17:46:50 GMT
Mickthecactus, I am showing you what I have done with those cactus seeds (with your good advice) - I hope that this is what it's all supposed to look like! I put the postcard picture of each cactus seed inside the plasric bag so I know what to expect in that pot.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 13, 2010 18:23:51 GMT
This is your plant in the first picture, Tod ~~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_beharensisYou have a lovely specimen. I love that plant, It reminds me of a tall, shy young woman caught between beauty and gawkiness. In the second picture, that's an Agave attenuata just to the right of the fern. I like them best before they've developed a trunk. Check underneath for babies -- it's definitely worth propagating!
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Post by tod2 on Nov 14, 2010 8:53:32 GMT
Gee Bixa, thanks for all those links to information about these plants in my succulents garden! In both cases they are so happy growing in full sun that they overdo it in the 'baby' plant production About once a year have to be thinned out. We used enormous Agave's for part of the decoration at a very Ooh La la function at my son's school. After cutting them, stem and all, we sprayed the leaves gold and laid them out on each side of the entrance to the marquee, forming a glamorous footpath. My son is 35 now so it was some years ago ;D
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 14, 2010 10:02:44 GMT
Looks promising for the seeds tod.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 14, 2010 14:12:59 GMT
So I've got it right then? YAY ;D
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 15, 2010 19:36:46 GMT
It certainly looks right. 7-10 days stuff should be appearing.
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 25, 2010 13:51:54 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Nov 25, 2010 14:38:07 GMT
My word that is a very unusual looking cactus! Looks like it multiplies readily and one could break a bit off to start another plant - does it ever flower Mick?
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 25, 2010 14:45:08 GMT
It's a South African succulent, not a cactus tod2. yes, you can reak a bit off to start another plant but I leave it well alone. You can even start another plant from a single leaf.
It flowers all the time with tiny whitish flowers on long stalks. Nothing to look at so I cut them off when they appear.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 25, 2010 14:49:36 GMT
Stand corrected - thanks! S.A. you say? I have seen a much smaller one which looks almost blue green colour and hangs down like a lot of chains.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 25, 2010 16:07:37 GMT
Haworthia reinwardtii fa olivacea covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet covet
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 26, 2010 13:17:38 GMT
Haworthia pygmaea v. crystallina -
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 26, 2010 16:30:32 GMT
TOO precious! Is that one of the "window" family, Mick?
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 26, 2010 16:51:19 GMT
Indeed it is Bixa.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 27, 2010 1:30:53 GMT
Christmas cactus question, please ~~
Yesterday I got three well-rooted Christmas cactus, but with the dirt shaken off their roots. Two of them are in bud, and they're all robust.
What's the best way to give them a good start?
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 27, 2010 9:30:11 GMT
Er, pot them up....
I use part orchid compost, part ordinary compost, part gritty sand or perlite. Give them a water and off they should go.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 29, 2010 6:54:48 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 29, 2010 11:17:33 GMT
That's very pretty Bixa and not a Kalanchoe that I know either.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 29, 2010 13:59:19 GMT
Bixa, From my part of the world too! I live in the Capital of KwaZulu-Natal so I had better see if I have any in MY garden ;D Wonderful photograph!
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 29, 2010 17:41:16 GMT
Thanks, Mick. It get big rather quickly, which is gratifying. I really like it better before it starts making flower stalks, as the "paddles" are impressive enough.
Yes, Tod ~~ I was wondering if it was common where you live. And thanks!
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