Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:29 am
Hi all, just going to drop a few pictures of my newly acquired P nelii Royal Flush, which may be of interest. The reason being that these mesembs are generally considered 'slow' - which they are in the sense that when they hibernate they don't seem to do anything and may look identical to what they looked like 4 months ago.
However, they are very much alive and, even though more or less invisible to our eyes, they are ticking along. Hard to notice on the normal P nelii, because the pigment doesn't change dramatically. However the Royal Flush lifts the veil.
What's most surprising to me is the amount of growth they achieved in the first 3 days, you can clearly see the sand line on the inner leaves which shows exactly their initial size. Day 1 was when I received them after being in a dark cold box for 2 weeks. They wasted no time.
14 Nov:
17 Nov:
20 Nov:
25 Nov:
However, they are very much alive and, even though more or less invisible to our eyes, they are ticking along. Hard to notice on the normal P nelii, because the pigment doesn't change dramatically. However the Royal Flush lifts the veil.
What's most surprising to me is the amount of growth they achieved in the first 3 days, you can clearly see the sand line on the inner leaves which shows exactly their initial size. Day 1 was when I received them after being in a dark cold box for 2 weeks. They wasted no time.
14 Nov:
- P nelii 1.JPG (106.45 KiB) Viewed 18953 times
17 Nov:
- P nelii 2.JPG (102.73 KiB) Viewed 18953 times
20 Nov:
- P nelii 3.JPG (113.6 KiB) Viewed 18953 times
25 Nov:
- P nelii 4.JPG (106.28 KiB) Viewed 18953 times
