Winter is approaching and I'm getting the vegetable garden ready for winter crops but in the meantime, the progress in the greenhouse is more interesting.
Adromischus triflorus: I can't get enough of these little speckled plants
I have been eyeing the Facebook page of a grower down South and finally I found an excuse to buy from her: she was selling seedlings of a rare stapeliad that I always wanted, but with a minimum quantity of 10 so my thought was: "let me see if I can get some to sell and that will cover the cost of the other plants I get" Justifications to live by I guess but I'll see how it goes. The seedlings below are Quaqua mammillaris, they seem to be settling in. This is what the flowers look like when they are adult http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Asclepiadaceae/33133/Quaqua_mammillaris
Of course, if you are going to pay a courier parcel then you might as well order everything that you are going to buy at the same time so I restricted myself to young cheap plants that aren't readily available here.
Trichodiadema burgeri makes a caudex over time that resembles a little tree. There aren't 2 separate plants, there is already a little "trunk" under the soil that has branched which can be exposed after 3-4 years underground to show its tree shape.
Cotyledon papillaris
Crassula columnaris. These are unusual for crassula because they are monocarpic, meaning that they only flower at the end of their lives. Most crassula speciesflower annually.
The last two pictures are both different types of Tylecodon, highly toxic to livestock because they contain cardiac glycosides so many sheep and goat farmers destroy them if they find them in the pastures. Because sheep and goats are kept in very arid areas without much grass, they are tempted to nibble on the leaves. Tylecodons are dormant in summer and lose their leaves, preferring to grow actively in winter months. It's always better to transplant these caudex plants when they are dormant because they are prone to rot if the roots are disturbed but they were already growing when I got them so I have had to be very careful with watering them. So far, so good.
Tylecodon cacalioides
Tylecodon ventricosus. You might wonder about the little moss mounds in the pot but they were growing there when I got the plant, they are indigenous seasonal mosses that are dormant when its dry and grow only during the rainy seasons.
It's always a treat to see your plants @nikv.
You have quite the touch for rare succulents.
I find the Crassula columnaris really unique and cool looking. Also cool is how they don't flower until the end of the life cycle, so the utmost care is necessary to ensure they get there. Yours look super healthy so I'm sure you're going to see them flower.
Thank you! I feel blessed to live in the same country these plants originate in so keeping them is easy
I agree! love that first photo. Very interesting collection of young plants. Young plants perfect for you new greenhouse 😀 It will be fun to see them over the years.
Yes! It does take years though
You are going to have a small nursery full of these plants soon! These take too much attention for me, so I wouldn’t try keeping these succulents.
You'll be surprised, these guys actually thrive on neglect
Wow they are already a sight to behold, I wonder how lovely they'll look when they blossom.
I'll post pictures when they do
this looks like you are putting your heart and souls out in this!
Yes, plants are my passion
I've seen content creators consuming this, can this type be consumed? @nikv
No many of these are actually poisonous
They grow well, really beautiful and shiny👍
A little water helps the photography! 😉
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Your new plants have interesting looking bodies. Of course I have never heard of them, but the link you shared showed an unusual bloom as well. I hope you are able to keep some of them happy enough that they eventually reward you with some blooms.
I hope you are able to sell a few to get your money back. That was a great justification 😄 and if it really works out, all the better! Either way, you now own some and the happiness factor in that alone has to make it worth it.
I like your reasoning! I'll definitely be able to sell them: the million dollar question is whether I can successfully grow them to saleable size
Ah... I didn't know size mattered for selling. 😊
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It always fascinates me how people must mimic the natural environments of these delicate plants to keep them alive all over the world in all kinds of climates. You are awesome at this. I've only ever had success with my pothos, but I think that's because its natural environment is a smelly dark studio apartment in Portland with a keeper that only waters you when you wilt a little bit.
My secret is that these plants are native to my country so the mimicry isn't hard. Your Pothos aspires to be a succulent, they also like to be watered when then wrinkle a little bit
Maybe it feels good to wrinkle. Flexing those cell walls.
At my age, I'm trying to decide whether this is a good or a bad thing
😆 me too. No, that's a lie. It's a bad thing. But it can't be stopped, not even with all the watering in the world.
Que hermoso
Gracias!