Greenhouse Happenings

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Stomatium Trifarium

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Great little plants stomatiums. Just like Faucarias. They flower in the late evening into the night.

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hereroa teretifolia

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Now flowering. Huge yellow flowers with red tips.

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trichodiadema densum

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t densum

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T Densum now flowering. The flowers seem to take an age to open. Then they open in the afternoon at approx 2pm for only a short period. Really attractive display though.

[CactusFanDan]

Lovely! I've been meaning to get a hold of some Trichodiadema's, but I'm short of space so they'll have to wait.

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This is probably one of the best ones.

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Trichodiadema Densum

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Another t densum shot

Gibbaeum Petrense

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I have waited six years for this. Gibbaeums are reticent to say the least. This is my first pair of flowers on any Gibbaeum.
I had said that I would sell these off if they didnt flower this year.

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Ive been waiting for these since erm...last year in fact.,...

Rebutia Champagne and Fabrisii

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Echinopsis famatimensis

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Flowers every year reliably. Very slow growing here though.

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Pelargonium oblongatum

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This is flowering for the first time. I have started collecting these geophytics. They are from the west coast of Africa mainly which means that oddly they get thier leaves in winter and after the leaves have departed the flower in summer.
I havent seen this one yet so more photos later.

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pelargonium oblongatum

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Geophytic caudex pelargonium fianlly starting to flower.

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Bulbine mesembryanthemiodes, strange succulent bulb, has these amazingly ornate flowers.

bulbine mesembryanthemoides

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bulbine plant

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This is a really cool plant from the west coast of SA. Grows in winter forming a water barrel. In summer it flowers. Like this.

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Gorgeous Rebutias

Rebutia Perplexa

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[Mark]

Interesting plants! I really like those pelargonium's.


Mark

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Thats the first time ive seen it flower. Books on them are a bit sparse.

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rhinephylum frithii

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This is a rhinephylum, flowers every year.

Drosanthemum eburneum

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This one of the stranger drosanthemums with highly ornate seed pods.