An elderly Malacocarpus erinaceus
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Peter A
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Re: An elderly Malacocarpus erinaceus
Super! Is it a very small flower? Or a huge plant? I guess the label tells us the former.
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Re: An elderly Malacocarpus erinaceus
Lovely plant and flower Peter, thanks for sharing.
Croydon Branch member, growing mainly cacti and Echeverias
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Re: An elderly Malacocarpus erinaceus
It looks a lovely plant.
If it were mine i would be being told it needs a bigger pot. (I have a reputation for treating my plants as Bonsai and keeping them grossly underpotted.)
If it were mine i would be being told it needs a bigger pot. (I have a reputation for treating my plants as Bonsai and keeping them grossly underpotted.)
Re: An elderly Malacocarpus erinaceus
I wouldn't call it huge, though it's about 65 years old. It is three inches high and about 3.5 inches across. This flower had just opened. They tend to get bigger after a few hours, and last for two to three days. Fully open they are about an inch across. I took this with only one flower open to show off the shape and keep the whole plant looking symmetrical. Usually it has three or four (as indeed it did the next day).ralphrmartin wrote:Super! Is it a very small flower? Or a huge plant? I guess the label tells us the former.
Sorry I'm a bit slow replying, but for some reason I'm not getting notices that people have replied!