I was a stowaway loose head in a pot of unrelated Conos, and I have been multiplying steadily for the past year or two. Just recently, I decided to dazzle my host with a stupendous bouquet, as shown below (in a 2" pot). Who am I?
Who am I?
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Re: Who am I?
Ah yes ... the mystery blonde
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Re: Who am I?
I think that you are probably Conophytum uviforme.
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Re: Who am I?
Maybe now that you have a name, you can show more gratitude!
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Re: Who am I?
I think you are a sample of Cono saxetanum. That rich diet of pine needles(?) has plumped you up!
Cono uviforme has much longer petals?
Best wishes,
Derek Tribble
Cono uviforme has much longer petals?
Best wishes,
Derek Tribble
Re: Who am I?
Thanks for the suggestions.
Yes, I seem to have a very close haircut indeed. No idea if petal length is that variable within a species (or what passes for a species in Conos) or not...
My neighbor is a C. rostratum, and that one has a positively gargantuan flower in comparison.
Yes, I seem to have a very close haircut indeed. No idea if petal length is that variable within a species (or what passes for a species in Conos) or not...
My neighbor is a C. rostratum, and that one has a positively gargantuan flower in comparison.