Mesemb lovers

[topsy]

HI,

Argyroderma subalbum - 3.5 inch pot - all one plant - first time flowering

This has been out for about a week and this is the first time I have had a chance to takes its pic, too much rain mostly and finally we had sun yesterday, went down to the greenhouse and found that the camera was out of charge! So this afternoon it had to be and unfortunately the flowers were not wide open, perhaps they are beginning to fade.

It is a plant which I gathered from Terry Smale's collection in summer 2021, why didn't it flower last year, perhaps it was the plentiful sunshine we had this summer, perhaps it is the better light as three 60 foot conifers were felled between us and next door which had been cutting out the afternoon light. If it flowers again next year it may manage more than four flowers, although such small heads producing such relatinely large flowers must deplete its reserves.

Suzanne

[Eric Williams]

Beautiful, cleanest plant I have seen, looks like a pristine marble sculpture. Well grown indeed.

[jenniemay]

HI,

Argyroderma subalbum - 3.5 inch pot - all one plant - first time flowering

This has been out for about a week and this is the first time I have had a chance to takes its pic, too much rain mostly and finally we had sun yesterday, went down to the greenhouse and found that the camera was out of charge! So this afternoon it had to be and unfortunately the flowers were not wide open, perhaps they are beginning to fade.

It is a plant which I gathered from Terry Smale's collection in summer 2021, why didn't it flower last year, perhaps it was the plentiful sunshine we had this summer, perhaps it is the better light as three 60 foot conifers were felled between us and next door which had been cutting out the afternoon light. If it flowers again next year it may manage more than four flowers, although such small heads producing such relatinely large flowers must deplete its reserves.

Suzanne

[Ernie]

[colser]

What a beauty

[el48tel]

[peter831shaw]

Wow is right!

Seriously, a single plant?

How old would that be?

On my mesa gardens list for sure, now I need to know the species of Iann's beauty.

[topsy]

Hi Peter,

I am afraid that I do not know how old this plant is. I have had it 15 months. Terry Smale must have had it over 10 years as it came from a mutual friend in Belgium who had to relinquish his collection because of having to move. The small skinny label at the back of the larger label is the original label and simply says A.subalbum. That owner - Tom Jacobs - took over his love of mesembs and many of the plants from his father - Eric Jacobs. Sorry I cannot help more.

Suzanne

[topsy]

Hi All,

Managed to get a pic of the flowers open this afternoon before it clouded over.

Suzanne

[TomInTucson]

Hi All,

Managed to get a pic of the flowers open this afternoon before it clouded over.

Suzanne