I took this pic for DT recently and thought it nice enough to share. It's said to be from the type collection, given to John Lavranos by Hans Herre.

It's in a 2.5" pot and 10 years old from a leaf cutting.


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Gets the same treatment Ian. No more dificult really, except the shyness to flower that a few folks mention.

Must be a REALLY good friend Brian - that's an expensive lens to lend out!!

My Khamies plants sit on the bench between pots of reconditum and roodiae and get the same treatment. I have 8 pots and all have flowers for the last 3 weeks. They never used to flower so well, but since we've been going to the USA for 3 months over winter, they've had that as a dry period. This yea...

Nice colour at this time of year.

First or last in the genus to flower? One of the first actually - like smorenskaduense and bruynsii, this flower appears from the new body, growing inside last years pair of leaves.


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That's it Lyndsey - but Derek has pointed out that GDR's cultivar name is invalid. No description of how this differs from other forms of herrei, was, or has ever been, published.

I think establishing valid cultivar names for some Adromischus, is a good idea. There are quite a few very old clones which are widespread in cultivation, which have either very little, confused, or no data at all. They (or we as collectors - the plants don't care!) could benefit from this. What I d...

I never tried rooting cuttings, but did manage to graft it on to Oleander many years ago David. Makes it easier to keep - I think it can rot easily on it's own roots.

Not that you seem to be having any trouble - nice plant!


Chris

Hee hee.......thanks Derek - a bit embarrassing that one!

The leaves are hallii in shape though and the plant in habit.....it's never really sat well with the shrubby herreis from further north.


Chris

Colin Walker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Lindsey, > > The latest issue of Cactus & Co. has an article by > Gordon Rowley providing cultivar names to many of > the Adromischus clones in cultivation that under > Tolken's classification just disappeared. In c...