What do you expect if you buy the cheapest one you can find? There has to be a reason it was so cheap!IainS wrote:Ralph: The colour of that watering can looks highly iffy.
Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Ralph Martin
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Members visiting the Llyn Peninsula are welcome to visit my collection.
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My Field Number Database is at https://www.fieldnos.bcss.org.uk
Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Popular show plant in California… here are a few show plants.
And some nicely grown outdoor specimens
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
WOW they are B E A U T I F U L, I'm sure mine will get that big in 20years or so 
, Ok I can dream.
It must be so nice to grow your plants outdoors, I have some of mine out but I still worry as it's been cold at night so you wonder if they will get rotten roots.
Here's an interesting dwarf Dorstenia gigas, I got it last year at ELK I was a little worried it could just be stunted growth but after a year of growing alongside my other gigas the leaves are still tiny not one bigger than 2 cm so it looks like it really is a 'bijoh form'.' Anyone else seen this before ??
, Ok I can dream.It must be so nice to grow your plants outdoors, I have some of mine out but I still worry as it's been cold at night so you wonder if they will get rotten roots.
Here's an interesting dwarf Dorstenia gigas, I got it last year at ELK I was a little worried it could just be stunted growth but after a year of growing alongside my other gigas the leaves are still tiny not one bigger than 2 cm so it looks like it really is a 'bijoh form'.' Anyone else seen this before ??
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Rene Geissler's plant exhibits similar tendancies to your last picture Tina.
Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Remarkable plants indeed. All of them.
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Amazing plants! The Eagles, Beach Boys, or similar West Coast musician should write a song about them!
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
lzrddr
I can't believe all the flowers on their plants, do they get seedlings & seed everywhere ?.
I can't believe all the flowers on their plants, do they get seedlings & seed everywhere ?.
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
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Lithos
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
You certainly would hope for a lot of seeds from those Californian specimens as Tina mentions -has anyone ordered/ grown seed offrered from Reunion island ?
I am lucky to have Rene Geissler's plant. Taking it easy with it this year, but clearly a lot of cuttings to take, my ambition being to distribute them about for nowt as usual. A lot of the non leafing arms are blunt but full of sap.
It's a bit of a monster - so still watching it, learning how it is, before doing too much.
I am lucky to have Rene Geissler's plant. Taking it easy with it this year, but clearly a lot of cuttings to take, my ambition being to distribute them about for nowt as usual. A lot of the non leafing arms are blunt but full of sap.
It's a bit of a monster - so still watching it, learning how it is, before doing too much.
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Hi Lithos: Rene's plant was wonderful and also caught our imagination. I'm pleased it's now in new good hands.
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Re: Excellent plant of the month -Dorstenia gigas
Tina wrote:lzrddr
I can't believe all the flowers on their plants, do they get seedlings & seed everywhere ?.
Tina,
I have been to this greenhouse and seen these plants and yes, there are seedlings everywhere! In all the pots, and all through the gravel walkway. Everywhere! The owner's word of advice to me was, "They like deep pots".