Unknown Caudex - ID help please
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Tina
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Re: Unknown Caudex - ID help please
I'd go with Raphionacme too.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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FaeLLe
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Re: Unknown Caudex - ID help please
Looks like Raphionacme procumbens too or something in that family... time to wait for it to flower now 
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FaeLLe
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Re: Unknown Caudex - ID help please
I doused it with some nice *cloprid systemic that I got from ELK! Was very pricey but mealy bugs have been shattered since I got it... guess the UK species have never encountered these systemics before.purzo wrote:The leaves and stems look very much like my Raphionacme procumbens, although the caudex does not really. Still, for what it's worth, that's my guess.
I understand it's an Asclepiad, hence the white sap.
Following on from Geoff's comment R. procumbens would be a mealy bug magnet if not RSM, so much so I almost chucked it out a few weeks ago after not checking it during the summer, the worst mealy bug infestation I have ever seen.