AnTTun:

I might end up employing someone else as a "repotter" purely for the o. microdasys!

David, I so massively prefer the look of terracotta pots to plastic ones! They look nice without the hassle of then having to cover them with a planter or something. Ian: Oh nooo, but I don't want to go into the dreaded plastic pots again? Maybe the top-dressing will be helpful for that little one ...

Mat: It's "cactus" compost, from my local garden centre. Not multipurpose, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't ideal. To be honest, I don't know... where to get grit? Haha. Otherwise I wouldn't mind making up something a bit more free-draining. I find aloe peglerae really aetheticall...

I like the phone one better there too, it's very dramatic. (Chance and odd happenings in photography can make some excellent pictures).

Jim, that's really interesting, I wonder if any of mine will ever change sex. AnTTun: !!! I thought it looked a different from anything else I saw online, but I wasn't sure! That's super cool, thank you for telling me. I wish they'd label things properly at garden centres but I can't say I'm surpri...

Liz, do you mean you keep it moist, even in winter?

Keith, thanks, now I want a yellow one as well! Damn.

Thanks for all the advice! It's all very reassuring. I didn't know it liked to be wetter than the average succulent, and I might put it onto a different schedual and see how that suits it. I love hearing that it's so hardy, that's one thing I absolutely prize in a plant being fairly new at this, I l...

Jim, your picture of the fly (hoverfly?) on the euphorbia obesa flowers is BEAUTIFUL! How lovely! That's one of the nicest pictures of obesa flowers I've seen. I had no idea they could change sex, that might be why I've been looking at mine slightly confused, the "males" don't seem to hav...

That's the tour for today! I hope there's something interesting in there for people. Nothing super unusual or uncommon, and it's pretty eclectic as I tend to buy things based on how much I like the look of them (hence ending up with three euphorbia obesa, haha). If anyone's got tips on keeping any o...