Mrs.Green wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:53 am
Nice pics! It’s always interesting to get a glimpse of the flora and fauna from other parts of the world. The scented sundew, what kind of scent are we talking about?
They are very lightly sweet and pleasant scent, you will need many flowers to be able to smell it.
Here is the flower.
As usual really nice quality photos, the last drosera definitely takes it with that lovely bud and flowering spectacle. A treat to show us some other native plants going off too as some do tire of cactus flowers eventually
Growing some succs and cacs in mid/coastal Scotland.
RorBurg56 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:20 am
As usual really nice quality photos, the last drosera definitely takes it with that lovely bud and flowering spectacle. A treat to show us some other native plants going off too as some do tire of cactus flowers eventually
Thanks RorBurg56!
Hopefully can see few more species of terrestrial orchids this year. Some species haven't been seen over 3 years now. Unfortunately they are very sensitive to environmental changes, and need mycorrhizal fungi for germination and development. Some species will stay dormant until after the fire.
RorBurg56 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:20 am
As usual really nice quality photos, the last drosera definitely takes it with that lovely bud and flowering spectacle. A treat to show us some other native plants going off too as some do tire of cactus flowers eventually
Thanks RorBurg56!
Hopefully can see few more species of terrestrial orchids this year. Some species haven't been seen over 3 years now. Unfortunately they are very sensitive to environmental changes, and need mycorrhizal fungi for germination and development. Some species will stay dormant until after the fire.
BryanT; Are there many orchids endemic to Australia?
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BryanT; Are there many orchids endemic to Australia?
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Hi Mrs.Green!
According to some latest estimate, there are about 1700 species of orchids in Australia. New one still been discover each year.
Most of them are terrestrial orchids. Some stay dormant underground for years, so quite difficult to know how many are there.
At my place, I counted about 12 species, but some haven't been seen for over 3 years.
Hanazono wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:00 am
G'morning Bryan,
It is very nice Astrophytum flowers.
I think the flowering is quite early. I have not been able to see any flowering buds on my Astrophytum yet.
Frank
Good morning Frank! Thanks!
Yes, it's a bit early, my other Astrophytums are only showing flower buds at the moment.
Hanazono wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:51 pm
It seema the Thelocactus on your photo is quite young. I did not know a young thelocactus could make a flower.
Good morning Frank!
The Thelocactus conothelos is about 6 years old (Size about Ø11cm, not including the spines). They have very big tubercles.