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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 17, 2021 3:50:55 GMT
Beautiful! Is it a cristate Euphorbia?
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 17, 2021 7:19:53 GMT
Stapelia.
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Post by lugg on Jan 23, 2021 20:30:29 GMT
I know absolutely nothing about cacti and succulents - yes I have had a couple of house plants over the years but none have lasted / thrived in my care. Anyway I decided to rescue this yesterday from a supermarket shelf - it was bone dry so I gave it a little water which has now been soaked up and it has not yet died. I was quite taken by it with its little icing like white dots So questions for Mick and Bixa or any others..what is it and how should I care for it ? live.staticflickr.com/65535/50867759862_c280905e49_c.jpg
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Post by lugg on Jan 23, 2021 20:31:40 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2021 21:08:21 GMT
What a little sunburst of happiness! So pretty. It's a Haworthia, Lugg. I think this is the one you have: plantcaretoday.com/haworthia-plant.htmlpee ess ~ I know some stuff, but Mick is a true expert.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 23, 2021 21:29:48 GMT
I think it’s Aloe aristata or an Aloe/Haworthia cross. The flower will identify it.
It looks in good condition. Does the pot have a drainage hole? Very important.
For winter keep in a bright window in a cool room and water monthly. In summer it can go outside say June to September.
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Post by lugg on Jan 24, 2021 10:04:13 GMT
Thanks Both
Yes Mick its in a plant pot with drainage holes but then in another plant pot - I will raise it so it can drain freely and let the air circulate . I really hope that it gets to flower, that would be a bonus.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 24, 2021 10:30:44 GMT
If it is aristata it would actually be hardy in your part of the world and would be fine on a rockery say.
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Post by lugg on Jan 24, 2021 18:01:16 GMT
thanks Mick - will see how it fares over next couple of months.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 30, 2021 12:31:59 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 30, 2021 18:04:41 GMT
Alo(ve)e them!
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 31, 2021 15:43:39 GMT
I found this this morning. Stapelia obducta flowering completely out of season.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 4, 2021 11:43:29 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 9, 2021 12:31:31 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 9, 2021 17:42:38 GMT
Your Aloes put on quite a show for you every year!
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 9, 2021 17:48:23 GMT
The last one for now.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 9, 2021 17:50:16 GMT
Are the others still in bloom?
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 9, 2021 20:28:17 GMT
Are the others still in bloom? Just coming to the end.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 9, 2021 20:29:14 GMT
Aloe jacksonii btw. Originally collected in Ethiopia.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 20, 2021 15:56:44 GMT
Pelargonium incrassatum
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2021 23:36:20 GMT
Dumb question that I have been meaning to ask for some time:
You always show your Pelargonia in with your succulents in this thread. Is that because they are, strictly speaking, succulents (surely not?) or because you keep them with the succulents and care for them in a similar way.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 21, 2021 8:31:09 GMT
They are very much succulents. What you can’t see under the leaves is a water storing tuber. In the wild they grow along with things like Crassulas but they only grow in the winter. Once the leaves wither they get stored away all summer with no water until next September when they start to grow again.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2021 8:35:39 GMT
See ~ it pays to ask questions! I think somewhere way back in this thread you did refer to "succulent Pelargoniums", but I needed to be sure.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 21, 2021 10:20:51 GMT
They are called geophytes.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2021 17:03:12 GMT
I learned a new word! Mick, are all the geophytic Pelargoniums sort of miniature? Also ~ forgot to say how fabulous those two pictures are!
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 21, 2021 18:10:59 GMT
Yes they are but given time, Pelargonium triste can grow a caudex (the tuber) the size of a fist and bigger.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 4, 2021 19:26:56 GMT
Pelargonium barklyi
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 4, 2021 23:00:59 GMT
Oooo ~ that is worth it for the leaves alone. I love them!
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 19, 2021 23:11:35 GMT
Everything in the crown of thorns & in the desert rose family is blooming, although everything -- plant and animal -- is panting in the heat ~
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 20, 2021 18:06:08 GMT
The cacti look like they are not panting at all -- they are loving it.
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