The Anacampseros marlothii plant on the left was bought from a branch plant sale a month ago and looks to be light deprived; what is the best way to get an attractive-looking plant out of it? I have read occasionally about people growing Anacampseros from leaf cuttings, does this work?
2 Anacampseros marlothii plants. by Kathy, on Flickr
The one on the right is another Anacampseros marlothii as a comparison.
And then 3 I don't know names of. This is one I bought from Bradford's auction a couple of months ago.
Anacampseros from Bradford auction in flower by Kathy, on Flickr
And the leaves of the plant:
Anacampseros from Bradford auction by Kathy, on Flickr
One I've had ages but never known the name of:
Anacampseros, bigger leaf, in flower by Kathy, on Flickr
and its leaves:
Anacampseros, bigger leaf, by Kathy, on Flickr
I've also had this last one for ages but not managed to get a picture of it with its flowers open. It has smaller hairier leaves.
Anacampseros,smaller leaf, by Kathy, on Flickr
I have been collecting seeds from my plants and at the moment the names on the packets look like this, so any help with better names would be appreciated!
I've been collecting Anacampseros seeds by Kathy, on Flickr
An etoliated Anacampseros and some to identify
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Re: An etoliated Anacampseros and some to identify
Hi KathyM,
Etiolated stems on Anacampseros can be safely cut out to force new compact shoots, but I would wait until next year for the plant to grow a bit more first.
Yes, propagation from leaves is possible, but very slow. Growing from seed is easier and faster.
So your first is A. marlothii, second A. vanthielii. third A. arachnoiddes and the fourth is probably A. namaquensis.
Best wishes,
Derek Tribble
Etiolated stems on Anacampseros can be safely cut out to force new compact shoots, but I would wait until next year for the plant to grow a bit more first.
Yes, propagation from leaves is possible, but very slow. Growing from seed is easier and faster.
So your first is A. marlothii, second A. vanthielii. third A. arachnoiddes and the fourth is probably A. namaquensis.
Best wishes,
Derek Tribble
Re: An etoliated Anacampseros and some to identify
Thank you for the names, I will write some more useful names on my seed packets! I reckon I must have had the Anacampseros arachnoides and probable A. namaquensis over 15 years without ever knowing what they were. I think I won them in a raffle. I don't remember ever seeing the last one in flower, but I've sometimes seen a bit of petal sticking out of a bud and it had the kind of bubblegum pink colour that A. namaquensis seems to have.
I had hoped the leggy A. marlothii might manage to flower, but it doesn't look like it is going to. I will give it a trim next year. It has lost a few leaves so I might leave them at the edge of the pot to see what they do.
I had hoped the leggy A. marlothii might manage to flower, but it doesn't look like it is going to. I will give it a trim next year. It has lost a few leaves so I might leave them at the edge of the pot to see what they do.