This month I decided to take pictures of some of the plants I grow focusing on particular visual aspects that I find most appealing. It's autumn and still raining and many are growing actively in the cooler weather and many are flowering.
Babytoes or Fenestraria aurantica have been difficult for me to keep alive but I've had this little pot full for 2 years now and this is the first flowering.
Glottiphyllum longum got a little sunburned this summer but it is flowering happily anyway.
Some toothy things: Faucaria
A flower bud on the Tiger's jaws
This Faucaria was suffering constantly from red spider mite and no amount of spraying has helped. The fresh air, dew and rain has helped the plant overcome the pest burden. If you look carefully, you'll see some germinating seedlings in the pot too.
Carruanthus is a different species but also a toothy mesemb. The teeth are not sharp and don't protect the plant but help in dew collection.
On to the Haworthia:
Haworthis odettae is about to flower.
Haworthia picta
Brain cactus cacti
Echeveria
Finally, some Adromischus flowers. The solitary bees enjoy visiting these little flowers.
Posted as part @simplymike's garden challenge https://hive.blog/homesteading/@simplymike/hive-community-garden-journal-challenge-april
This are great pictures. I love all your plants😍
Thank you!
You are welcome💛
Lovely collection of succulents! Ours never bloom. Except for one
Thanks, yes, they are my pride and joy. Succulents bloom seasonally in response to changing light levels. I think that enough sun is very important if you want to see flowers
That first Haworthia is especially lovely!
One of my Adromischus is growing a flower for the first time too.
Of course! It's a fuzzy one :)
This pictures are so beautiful😍😍😍💛
Thanks!
Looks like you're having fun, regardless of mass, global hysteria :>) Good for you.
My garden is my small patch of sanity, regardless of what's happening out there. I feel so privileged to be able to garden
My garden is a bit small as well...due to a neighbors HUGE Sycamore tree casting a shadow over the greater part of my yard,
I've discovered a lot more 'shade tolerant' greenery over the years, which helps that smile on my face when I'm out there puttering around.
My aura and vibes must be heightened as well, because my stray cat friends come out from their hiding places to sit and watch me talk to myself :>)
All your plants are very beautiful, patience brings roses,thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Beautiful succulents. I am partial to those with sysmetric leaves. They are so pleasant and pleasing to the eye. Just beautiful.
Yes the geometric aspects of growth fascinates my eye
Woooow!!! 😍😍😍 The flowers are really so pretty! I never thought that succelents produce such beautiful flowers! ❤
Yes, they are particularly lovely
Thank you for sharing it to us. 😍
What a nice collection of lovely weird plants!! Some are just very artistic, sone are like dancers!!
No wonder you are attracted to them!
Congratulations on the flowering of these moody and difficult plants! :-)))
P.S. Why can't I see your posts?
I saw this one by accident!
https://hive.blog/@nikv - shows me this: Unknown Account
and https://hive.blog/@nikv - shows me this: nikv (71)in #diy • 8 days ago
So it shows me at the moment
Thank you!
Sometimes the nodes don't work too well and then you get the first error you mentioned.
The second problem comes from the fact that you were away for a while and communities were introduced and now, if you want to see all of my posts, you should go here https://hive.blog/@nikv/posts I made a community called succulent growers and if you post in communities, those posts don't show on the general blog page any more. Please feel free to join us here if you want to post about cacti or succulents that you have bought or are growing. Use the tag hive-183841 as your first tag and then it will appear in the community and disappear from your blog front page and only be seen on your posts tab
Thanks for the explanation!
I just went to https://hive.blog/@nikv/posts and it shows me this: 10 days ago - is this right or is something wrong again?
I posted a post, can I post the same post in tag hive-183841?
It's the last time I made a post 😊I need to fix that
Don't repost it now but in future you can use it
I joined your Succulent growers group.
The day before yesterday I wanted to post a post in it, but for some reason it did not pass, I tried several times within 2 days :-(((
Why?
That's weird, did you try using the posting button in the group? I have never tried that, I just make my first tag hive-183841 and it works
Your succulents are lovely and look healthy. I want to squeeze the cute baby toes as the top looks like there is air there.
You'll get liquid!
Awesome Photography..!!
Thanks!
Some beautiful succulents you have there!! I am looking for some that can grow in the shade.
Thanks! How much shade? There are succulents that prefer shadier conditions. Describe in more detail and maybe I could suggest you some plants
It is basically on the Southern side of my house, against the house, it has light, but no direct sunlight.
Gasteria could work there. Many haworthia are happy to be out of the sun too. Sanseveria are also an option
Those look so great. Never knew so many succulents grew flowers....
They all do it's just that many will not flower if conditions aren't conducive