C and D's Succulents
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Both of my Brighamia insignis bloomed this fall.
We brushed pollen back and forth on the two, and the many fruit swelled after a couple weeks.
Then we had a cold spell, and on one of the plants, the flower bracts just turned to jelly and fell off.
After having this happen before on Brighamia rockii, I thought maybe I can save the other plant if I bring it into the house and keep it warm for a while.
Well it worked!
The other plant's fruit continued to swell and ripen.
And what weird fruit they are! The pods break open on the sides and ooze white sap. After they open, they release the seeds by the hundred when the seed pod is shaken like a rattler, you can sees the piles of creamy seeds inside the pod in this photo. I have a half a shot glass filled with seeds now
I'm not really sure when to sow this species, probably Spring would be best.
I guess we may be the only people that are selling these seeds, since a Goggle search came up empty.
We brushed pollen back and forth on the two, and the many fruit swelled after a couple weeks.
Then we had a cold spell, and on one of the plants, the flower bracts just turned to jelly and fell off.
After having this happen before on Brighamia rockii, I thought maybe I can save the other plant if I bring it into the house and keep it warm for a while.
Well it worked!
The other plant's fruit continued to swell and ripen.
And what weird fruit they are! The pods break open on the sides and ooze white sap. After they open, they release the seeds by the hundred when the seed pod is shaken like a rattler, you can sees the piles of creamy seeds inside the pod in this photo. I have a half a shot glass filled with seeds now
I'm not really sure when to sow this species, probably Spring would be best.
I guess we may be the only people that are selling these seeds, since a Goggle search came up empty.
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We got a pile of this plant last November without a name.
At first I thought it was a Crassulaceae of some sort, and posted it on the Succulent ID thread.
No one knew what it was.
It started to bud a month ago, and as soon as I saw those buds I knew it must be a Senecio
So I looked in the Gordon Rowley Senecio book and after some time IDed it as Senecio galpinii
Senecio galpinii
At first I thought it was a Crassulaceae of some sort, and posted it on the Succulent ID thread.
No one knew what it was.
It started to bud a month ago, and as soon as I saw those buds I knew it must be a Senecio
So I looked in the Gordon Rowley Senecio book and after some time IDed it as Senecio galpinii
Senecio galpinii
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I'm hoping for many babies of your Brighamia.
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Finally some time on a rainy day to post here.
Lot's of photos, but the lighting has been bad with so much rain this winter.
Ruschia centrocapsula Trichodiadema marlothii
I should add another photo of the fat stems Gibbaeum dispar Lithops optica rubra
Bad lighting
hopefully I can cross pollinate all of those flowers.
last year a rat ate all my buds about this time of year, along with the Hammer Ruby fruit, I rat proofed the area after that.
Lot's of photos, but the lighting has been bad with so much rain this winter.
Ruschia centrocapsula Trichodiadema marlothii
I should add another photo of the fat stems Gibbaeum dispar Lithops optica rubra
Bad lighting
hopefully I can cross pollinate all of those flowers.
last year a rat ate all my buds about this time of year, along with the Hammer Ruby fruit, I rat proofed the area after that.
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Love the Othonna
Othonna cakilifolia is one of the weirdest, large fleshy bulb in summer
weed like growth early winter and early spring die back.
This year was the first time I took a closer look at the flowers
and observed that they curl up at night into tight little curly queues
Othonna cakilifolia is one of the weirdest, large fleshy bulb in summer
weed like growth early winter and early spring die back.
This year was the first time I took a closer look at the flowers
and observed that they curl up at night into tight little curly queues
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Cono Time
Old Conophytum hians C. uviforme v. lambertense One of the faster growing forms of
C. obcordellum "ursprungianum" A super fine form of
C. obcordellum "ursprungianum" This is an unknown species
hoping Ian can ID it for me
Old Conophytum hians C. uviforme v. lambertense One of the faster growing forms of
C. obcordellum "ursprungianum" A super fine form of
C. obcordellum "ursprungianum" This is an unknown species
hoping Ian can ID it for me
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not sure why there is a repeat of the photo in an attachments window
not sure why there is a repeat of the photo in an attachments window
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Hi, I'm interested in your succulent. Could you contact me? Your "place an order" seems do not work. Thank you!
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I've always wanted to try Brighamia insignis. Is it easy to grow from seed?
Mark
Mark
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I threw some Brighamia insignis seeds in our garden and they spouted after a couple days.
They look like bean sprouts at this age, not sure how hard they are to raise to adults.
I would assume as seedlings they like heat, strong light and a lot of water, since they come from rainy parts of Hawaii.
We leave our adult plants in the rain most of the year, but this year we took them in after a couple big rain storms.
They look like bean sprouts at this age, not sure how hard they are to raise to adults.
I would assume as seedlings they like heat, strong light and a lot of water, since they come from rainy parts of Hawaii.
We leave our adult plants in the rain most of the year, but this year we took them in after a couple big rain storms.
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Cheiridopsis denticulata SB620 Springbok, well-toothed leaves
The flowers grow each day and change color as they age.
The flowers grow each day and change color as they age.
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Hi,
Is your web store C and D's open...? I've tried to reach out with a question 3 times through your "place an order" page where it states people can reach out for questions or orders. Each time I have not gotten any reply. It has been frustrating because the website says the store is open and yet, I've been trying to get in contact for a few weeks now. Hope I can hear back from you here
Is your web store C and D's open...? I've tried to reach out with a question 3 times through your "place an order" page where it states people can reach out for questions or orders. Each time I have not gotten any reply. It has been frustrating because the website says the store is open and yet, I've been trying to get in contact for a few weeks now. Hope I can hear back from you here
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Our Web Site is closed for a month.
After Mesa Gardens stopped selling plants we were overwhelmed with orders.
We need some time to regroup and update our lists.
It seems that our Send an Order Form doesn't work all the time.
If you don't get a response after a couple days, try again.
If you don't fill out the full form including shipping address, it definitely may have problems going through.
Craig
After Mesa Gardens stopped selling plants we were overwhelmed with orders.
We need some time to regroup and update our lists.
It seems that our Send an Order Form doesn't work all the time.
If you don't get a response after a couple days, try again.
If you don't fill out the full form including shipping address, it definitely may have problems going through.
Craig
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Thank you so much for the update. I totally understand. Am perfectly willing to wait till you both are ready to re-open.
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Sceletium tortuosum
First time it flowered
Pelargonium caroli-henrici Neat Flowers
Gibbaeum heathii
Gibbaeum velutinum
Cheiridopsis peculiaris
Didymaotus lapidiformis
Ornithogalum unifolia
This one is dividing into multiple bulbs after 10 years
I don't grow very many Pelargoniums, Steven Hammer sent me this about 5 years ago, it has nice hairy leaves
First time it flowered
Pelargonium caroli-henrici Neat Flowers