Two very pretty Aylosteras flowering today. Aylostera gonjianii MN171a and Aylostera (euanthema) oculata MN46. As always, call them what you will, there are a variety of choices

Now I moved north I thought I'll be closer to the "north west cactus mart"... Keep dreaming Mat :mrgreen: Shouldn't this be called "a third way north cactus mart" instead? Unless it's the Londoners' "north of Camden" definition of north. And a wee bit of (hopefully mor...

I wonder if they are self-seeded seedlings rather than pups, and are being outcompeted for nutrients by the mother plant?

Ahh, that (sort of) explains the radio silence, although some automatic replies from official email addresses and a note on the branch website would be good to add. Level isn't crazy far, and I found the show details. Thank you! Are you planning to come? No I don't think I can make it Mat. Some oth...

As it happens, I am now temporarily (or so I think) visiting the northern parts of the UK - Edinburgh to be precise. As far as I am aware, Glasgow branch is the nearest one (at least until the Edinburgh one reopens), but I am slightly struggling to find its meetings programme (I have reached out to...

I have the 2014 schedule, has that been updated? If so could someone with the latest edition please let me know what is now included in the Aloe and Euphorbia groups. Thank you. Hi Ernie, do you mean the Handbook of Shows? There is a 2021 11th edition, which I believe is the current one. It is down...

We choose the Open Day date for each year a year in advance, and it is pot luck whether lots of the plants are flowering or not. It is amazingly variable. Some years, the peak is as early as late April. This year, flowering is very late, both in the greenhouse and out; our Willows and Sallows are on...

Our Open Day this year is on Saturday, 13th May. All welcome! 10 a.m. onwards. Come along and see the plants which should be in peak flowering season. Aberdeenshire, Scotland. PM for directions. Free entry Free plants for kids £1 plants for BCSS members Coffee & Tea available 63 bus route from A...

Hi Susanne,
I can look it up for you.
Drop me a pm with your full name and postcode.
Paul

Abigail123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:35 pm Hi, I'm a junior member from Sheffield branch and I've just made an account on the forums. I enjoy crossing aloes and some of the plants I find most interesting are echeveria and euphorbia.

Welcome Abigail!