I have a clone of F. bicolor ssp. bicolor which flowers most years but I cheat and overwinter it indoors. For me even F. bicolor ssp. canaliculata suffered badly in Dec 2010 and has only just regrown to it's original size. It took me a couple of years to find Ochagavia carnea but I eventually got a ...

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Thank you Phil. Must have been Abbey Brook There's a number on the label as well but suffixed letters so maybe I can track down the full field collection ref.

The colours are fantastic on that plant Jim. There was one a similar one on Ebay that caught my eye recently called Fire Spinner.

Just checked my big L. formosa label Dave and it says "Speg. Nova" Seed ABCN Mar 1963.

I've had a large plant since 2010. The label says it's former owner grew it from seed in March 1963. It's still healthy but it hasn't flowered for the last 2 years. Could this be because it's in an area that I now keep heated to 12c? I also have 3 Lobivia Formosa ssp. bruchii (or has it changed agai...

The one I have coming into flower at the moment was a garden centre purchase bought labelled Delosperma cooperi "Table Mountain" form (no flowers as yet on the other Delosperma Cooperi). This differs from (usual) Delosperma cooperi in that the leaves are more spoon shaped than finger shape...

It still survives in my garden in the south Pennines from seed kindly sent by MikeT a few years ago. Only had one plant flower and it was tiny compared to plants I've seen in Cornwall but it must have set seed because I keep spotting the unmistakable navel shaped leaves which give the plant it's name.

Quite a few members here are in Canada:

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Well done Tina Aeonium seed are a challenge that I've never cracked. Freshness of the seed may be the reason.