As mentioned this is a thrips (singular thrips not thrip). Although they are very resistant to insecticides there are predatory mites available which do give a degree of control. There are also nematodes which will kill the pupae which are found in the soil. Unfortunately the eggs are laid inside th...

I did that 2 years ago & in the winter the mice took them all, never to be seen again. I did ask a friend re - ID and his main thought was 'cuttings' . I think No2 could loose a few especially as it is a nice looking plant but I'm in semi hibernation until it warms up again :lol: . Mice do seem...

Epithelantha bokei

Ernie wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:14 pm Thanks for the kind comment. Good choice. BTW in my opinion Lateral thinking was invented by someone who did not know what good thinking is.

A very difficult choice this month with some lovely snow covered pics , and I really enjoyed the lateral thinking captions from Ernie, but I’m going to choose Wolfgang’s closeup of Rhodiola as my favourite. Over to you Wolfgang for January’s topic

Interesting! That looks more like the shade of orange red of my plants, and the overall yellowish spination. Definitely not the front cover shade of red

Herts Mike wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:39 am Mine is definitely red. Seed from Mesa Gardens some years ago.
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My original plants came from Mesa Garden seed also but were most definitely orange flowered. That’s a splendid plant!

edds wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:40 am Mine's big enough to send you a cutting if you're in the UK?

That’s kind of you, I’ll send you a PM

Yes I would say identical too, definitely not the orange red flavour of mine!

edds wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:25 pm I find the newer stems on mine look that white but they get yellower as they age. It's in my office so I'll take a photo next week.

Mine too but never as white and hairy as that one. How is the flower colour on yours?