First Huernia flower of the season

[grinel]

Or maybe last flower of the season that ended? My first stap flower since a O variegata did me the honor back when I was in my early teens, so either way, I'll take it!

[ralphrmartin]

That's an attractive flower. Which Huernia is it?

[grinel]

Thanks Ralph. I bought it as H pendula, but I think the seller was confused and it's in fact pendurata. The stems are a little too pointy for pendula, I think; also the petals are rolling back now and from a different angle it looks more like what it is in reality, bristles and all.

[ianstrutt]

Not the point of this post at all, but that's a lovely little dorstenia that's snuck into your photo!

[grinel]

Thanks, that's one of the plants that's confusing me a bit, it's growing a few leaves and a couple of flowers each year but the actual growth has been minimal for the 3 years I've had it. Last growing season was the worst, it grew 2-3 leaves all year. I think I'm keeping it too dry.

[ianstrutt]

Thanks, that's one of the plants that's confusing me a bit, it's growing a few leaves and a couple of flowers each year but the actual growth has been minimal for the 3 years I've had it. Last growing season was the worst, it grew 2-3 leaves all year. I think I'm keeping it too dry.

I have no idea what I'm doing with mine either. I've kept it dry and warm over the winter but it looks a bit sad. I've got a feeling it has lost its main growing point as well - all the leaves it produced towards the end of last summer were almost at ground level from new growth.