Aloidendron dichotomum IMG20240330095119.jpg Adonsonia digitata IMG20240330095209.jpg IMG20240330095150.jpg Brachychiton rupestris IMG20240330095230.jpg IMG20240330100050.jpg IMG20240330100059.jpg IMG20240330100202.jpg IMG20240330100213.jpg IMG20240330100218.jpg IMG20240330100233.jpg IMG202403301002...

Today I have been visiting the Chinese National Botanic Garden in Beijing, and amongst many other interesting plants (mainly Chinese), they have quite a few cactis and succulents. There is a selection of picture below, but some of the most impressive were some of the decent sized bottle trees they h...

MatDz wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:01 pm That might not leave the best impression Tina, but I actually do think that those cans are visually pleasing as well

Especially with the stick on straw flowers...

Ali Baba wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:36 pm The first Rebutia every year for me is this one , which came from Ralph originally, always way ahead of my various marsoneri clones. Can’t check the name at the moment though…

R. violaciflora v. knuthiana - it's one of the ones I mentioned above.

Is it R.marsoneri that gives the earliest Rebutia flowers or is there a Rebutia or even Aylostera that flowers earlier? I find Rebutias flower a little earlier than Aylosteras in general (they tend to come from lower down where it is probably a little warmer earlier in spring). I wouldn't like to s...

Mine has had a good show too. I also find Cheiridopsis speciosa to be a reliable flowerer, with a vivid purple flower, quite differnt to C. umbosa.

Thanks, Chris

This plant popped up as a volunteer in some bulbs I have, and its a very robust plant. The most striking thing is that the long bracts on the flower spike make it look like an ear of wheat. The flower stem is 50cm+ tall. Can anyone name it for me please? Its still in bud now, but if a picture of the...

I wont count my Crassulas, many of which have been flowering over the winter, nor any of my bulbs, but apart from a couple of early Rebutias and Turbinicarpuses and a few Dorstenias, I had these today: Euphorbia aesthenacantha IMG20240322113447.jpg Euphorbia xantii IMG20240322114501.jpg Euphorbia ph...

Eric Williams wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:14 pm You must have long labels Ralph lol.

They come on a roll, so as long as I like...