For years I have been using these yellow double sided sticky yellow fly catchers in the greenhouse. not clearly shown is a lot of very small white things. Fortunately Bees and Hover flies don't seem to get caught. I have no idea what's on them but I rather they be on the paper than roaming about the...

Adromischus halesowensis ??. I rescued this at the back end of 2022 from Roy Mottrams greenhouse. Not in the best condition but is improving. Sadly I could not read all the field data on what was left of the label. Its in a 7inch clay half pot. I don't have any more Adromischus.

Adromischus marianiae v. herrei 2nd picture taken with a different camera which time/date was not set. All photos taken today.

Everyone and their granny has one or had one, Adromischus maculatus

I will start this one off.2x Adromischus sphenophyllus. Ex Roy Mottram (2018) ex Lavranos. 35KM NNW of Grahamstown on the R350 road to Bedford South Africa. Both in 5 inch clay pots.

Sadly the same fate awaits the many hundreds/thousands shown in the pictures above. Doomed to die a slow death. Who knows how much time elapses between being dug up and finally sold to a collector. Its collectors who are driving the market. I don't think you will get the plant to root no matter what...

It matters not what the outside looks like, the only thing that matters is what goes on in the inside on the day. Its not a social event. I think the Society has more to worry/think about than what the building for the AGM looks like. Those who want to attend will do so wherever and whatever the bui...

Thanks for the kind comment. Good choice. BTW in my opinion Lateral thinking was invented by someone who did not know what good thinking is.

Hi Steven. Excellent information. Thank you for taking time to post it. Best wishes for 2024.

Hello citizens of the UK. I am an Othonna, alien to the UK, moaning at being here in your winter. My DNA insists on me growing in your cold wet miserable climate. As a reward for helping me to survive I flower but sadly I am not as good looking or in as good shape as my relatives in South Africa. Th...