http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/We%20are%20propagating/DSC05789_edited.jpg Cuttings rooted on H2O. Took 2 months to develop roots of 2 to 5 cm. These are Eurphorbia resinifera but also other Euphorbia species root well in water. Ideal temperature is around 20 degrees Celcius (=6...

Follow the link in http://soekershof.typepad.com/the-green ... ering.html
and be astonished about the beauty of these 'little suckers' as the passionate owner names them.

10 Years Double Dutch in South Africa in prickly visual statement http://ow.ly/1FUYr

Hi Ray,

The bulb is a Boophane distichus
Keep track of us. More to come in the future!!!

You are welcome and the same applies for all members of BCSS ant other succulent plant lovers.

Enjoy Life
(Our life is full of cactus but we don't sit on it)

Herman & Yvonne

This week in our garden (link to Photobucket album): http://pbckt.com/sT.5X1

Thanks all so far for the replies.
As for Tina: Wildlife problems? Recently we had the sheep of one of the neighbours in the garden ......... But these found out that there was not much to eat........

Herman & Yvonne

Nice picture of good looking 'Madagascar palm'.
Two questions: how often do you replace the soil? Or do you add some liquid fertiliser once a year or so?

Indeed Josse; in the Western Cape, South Africa (approx. 160 km East of Cape Town). Just google 'Soekershof' for more info. If you google 'Soekershof photobucket' you'll find a few hundred pics. But the real thing is a different experience. Some members of the BCSS who visited us in private can conf...

Just a few pics. Filenames are captions. All succulent gardens cover a surface of approx. 11,000 square metres and the outdoor collection exceeds 2500 different succulent plants from all continents. [IMG]http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/garden2010/garden16feb2010.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]ht...

Dear Ray, The 'big boy' is a Cyphostemma juttea. Afrikaner people have a very associative mindset. They call it 'Ou meid se boude'. Translated it means "Old woman's bump". This specie originates from Namibia. South Africa has an enormous floral kingdom but not all plant species are endemic...