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Favourite Tylecodon

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Here is my favourite tylecodon, its tylecodon singularis .
Its a unique plant to grow as its normally just a large single leaf that grows from the geophyte tuber, it has nice hairy leaves, its a winter grower and in the summer I place it at the back of the staging with a big label so I don't throw it away.
This is a plant I grew from my own seed sown in Dec 2014, shame I only managed to grow one.
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and its going to flower so fingers crossed for seed
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Re: Favourite Tylecodon

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Hi Tina,

Well done for keeping it, it is a good looking plant. I grew mine from MSG seed last year, 7 seeds, 7 plants. I let the seeds dry out by accident and thought that was the end, watered again and a week later they all germinated. The largest is 3.25" wide at one year old, and in the photo they are all actually wilted. Interesting that they all grow at different rates with the same treatment, will be a challenge to get the small ones to any decent size. As you've said before, we seem to grow the same/similar plants.
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Close up of the largest, I love the veins on the underside.
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My favourite Tylecodon has to be T. wallichii. So fragile, the leaves drop off if you look at it. Supposed to be going to a table show this weekend but it won't stand the vibration in the car without all the leaves falling off.

I've never managed to get the seed to germinate although I have no problems with other Tylecodon.
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Lovely plant Tina.

Wallichii can become a bit of a monster. I had to move mine on because it got too big.
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Well done to both of you (tu)
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Hi Mike D,
Thats a lovely batch, and multiple leaves on some I'm impressed (tu) .

Silly Q time, at ELK there were plants with bigger leaves more dinner plate than side plate ( my plant) so are these just older or been fed. I don't feed mine but I did used to repot them every other year but this was before the move when I had less plants and greenhouses so more time :lol: .
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Re: Favourite Tylecodon

Post by Terry S. »

It is worth noting how unique this species is. T. singularis is basal to the genus Tylecodon, meaning that it was the first species to diverge from the ancestral plant. Isolated on top of the mountains in southern Namibia, it then evolved along its own pathway to something that is totally different to the rest of its genus. I showed a specimen to my colleagues on the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee this time last year and they were bowled over by it. The committee is full of experienced plantsmen and plantswomen and even those who worked at botanical gardens had never seen it before.

It was first described in 1978 and really did not get into cultivation until the collection made by Peter Bruyns about 20 years later. Peter produced some seed from his plants and this was distributed to various people including Apicra on this Forum. Apicra has since produced lots of seed by cross-pollinating plants and most plants in the UK are derived from this. So thanks Apicra for enabling such a unique plant to end up in our greenhouses.

I wonder if it is possible to produce hybrids from it or is it too genetically isolated?
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Hi Terry
Thanks that is interesting to know I do think its a seriously 'unique' plant and really like growing it.
You mentioning about hybrids I only have the one T.singularis now but was hoping to encourage viable seed by using any pollen that I can find in the greenhouses, might it work ?


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How did you do in the show, with the tylecodon wallachii would it travel better if it was dehydrated I know in the guide to shows it says water a few days before a show but with some of my agaves & euphorbia its safer if they are not turgid
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Hi Tina, nice and also a strange plant lol. I have some seed soon to be sown when weather warms up. Have you any tips on sowing, or should I use my favoured baggy method. Cheers
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Tina wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 3:56 pm Mike
How did you do in the show, with the tylecodon wallachii would it travel better if it was dehydrated I know in the guide to shows it says water a few days before a show but with some of my agaves & euphorbia its safer if they are not turgid
Hi Tina,
I didn't take it as I really need someone to carry it as it doesn't naturally fit in a footwell without knocking the leaves off and I have to travel on country roads that aren't very well maintained. Pity really, I think it could have done quite well.
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Re: Favourite Tylecodon

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Hi Eric,
Sow now, they are winter growers so won't need lots of heat
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