Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
This is exciting! This is the first flower pod on this beautiful plant, purchased 8-10 years ago from Corona Cactus
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Alejandro
Re: Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
Congratulations! How big is your specimen?
I think somebody recently was on the forum asking about information on that plant.
I think somebody recently was on the forum asking about information on that plant.
Location
Antwerp, Belgium
temperate, maritime climate with mild winters and cool summers
hardiness zone 8a
Antwerp, Belgium
temperate, maritime climate with mild winters and cool summers
hardiness zone 8a
Re: Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
Thanks!! The longest stem is a little over 6feet/2 meters, I'll search the forum to see if I find who was asking about it.
Alejandro
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Re: Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
I too congratulate you. As a near neighbor, you know how cool it's been lately (2+ of snow at my place Mar. 2), and that may have been beneficial. That subsp. grows at a fairly high altitude in Durango (1150-1400m), so it might have enjoyed our cold weather.
Maybe you can contact some other ocotillo collectors around here, and cross pollinate.
Nice looking Penstemon parryi in the backgroud. They're looking good this year.
Re: Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
I think that's me ohugal was referring to! Here's the brief thread:
viewtopic.php?t=47687
Last year I got a pair of small, <1 foot tall F. splendens. They did all right last year; grew a little and one put out a branch. Prior to the start of this year's growing season I figured I'd see what I could do to take the best care of them and get a little more peppy growth. Per the advice in the thread I re-potted them in 50% coco coir, 25% turface, and 25% 3/8" pumice.
Any other words of wisdom to help them do their best? Do you have a preferred fertilizer regimen? Man, I do love ocotillo. They're probably my favorite non-cactus desert plant.
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Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
Re: Fouquieria splendens campanulata flower pod
Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:42 pm
I too congratulate you. As a near neighbor, you know how cool it's been lately (2+ of snow at my place Mar. 2), and that may have been beneficial. That subsp. grows at a fairly high altitude in Durango (1150-1400m), so it might have enjoyed our cold weather.
Thank you Tom! I think you nailed it, last year I noticed the buds but they stalled, and after a few warm days, it leafed out
I did! Please check your inboxTom in Tucson wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:42 pm Maybe you can contact some other ocotillo collectors around here, and cross pollinate.
Yes, they are going ganbusters this yearTom in Tucson wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:42 pm Nice looking Penstemon parryi in the backgroud. They're looking good this year.
Alejandro