Last night's Zoom talk prompted the idea of Aloes as a topic. Searching through previous topics, it doesn't seem to have been done before. There are plenty of Aloes around in collections, with choice of plant or flower (or both) photos, so it's Aloe for August.

Thanks, Aiko

Seems a bit odd to win something for mistreating a plant

Now I need to think a topic for August.

Nice looking plant, Mike. Mine produced a succession of flowers through the summer, but early this year I discovered that it was just a mass of dried up dead stems. Maybe a victim of the cold spell in December. Definitely added to the 'wants list'. I would stroke this often, though I've not yet enco...

This first Conophytum bilobum photo was taken in October 2021. It does give a slight impression of wanting a little more water. Perhaps 'desperate' rather than 'slight impression' on further consideration. Cono bilobum.JPG Same plant 2 days later. I took pity on it after taking the first photo. Cono...

I think you're right, Chris. The last photo on that ICN page, with the 2 subspecies side by side, seems pretty conclusive. The seed came from Silverhills just labelled C. mesembryanthoides. I'll do a label amendment.

This Crassula mesembryanthoides shoot was very keen to grow some roots. One is fairly conventional (green arrow). The other (red arrow) started out normally but took a detour into the leaf before then exiting.

This is a recent acquisition, I think it's Pilosocereus pachycladus, but can anyone either confirm this or give an alternative, please? Sorry, the flower isn't focussed too well.

I'd also go for X Alworthia Black Gem. The colour varies enormously depending on exposure to sunlight, and how new the growth is (starts green then colours up); and the description of offsetting freely fits well.

ianstrutt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:52 pm I'm assuming a cyphostemma and maybe euphorbia bupleurifolia peaking above the sheet of paper?

Correct on both counts, Ian. Cyphostemma juttae. The paper is the sheet with class details.

We had a very successful show, good weather, plenty of visitors, few sales plants left at the end.
I only have photos of some of the entries:
Few of these left by the close: