Enjoying the afternoon sun...

[Diane]

...Titanopsis hugo-schlecteri...

Titanopsis hugo-schlecteri

[Tina]

Thats beautiful Diane, is it all one plant ?, if so is it very old ?

[Diane]

Yes, all one plant, Tina. It is quite old (can't remember exactly) grown from MG seed if I remember correctly.

[Keith H]

Very nice and reminds me that I must try growing them again.

[el48tel]

Lovely!

[Christian]

Sunshine in a pot! Lovely...

I have a few Titanopsis forms growing from Mesa seed - one year olds, far from flowering age, but already looking quite intriguing.

[KathyM]

That's a magnificent plant. I would like to grow more species; I only have good old Titanopsis calcarea currently, although I did get a couple of packets from the seed list this year.

Titanopsis calcarea

[Peter]

That's very impressive, Diane. I've never got into growing this type of plant - perhaps it's time. Yours is tight against the pot. Are the roots the same? Also, would you always advocate the use of clay pots for drainage, presumably as in this case?

[rodsmith]

Thanks for posting this, Diane. A lovely display in the late winter sun. My plant is smaller than yours and has just one bud waiting to burst open - fingers crossed.

[Diane]

Peter, as I haven't unpotted this plant for many years, I can't comment on the roots! I do have quite a few mesembs in clay pots on a top shelf for maximum light, and to keep them compact, although all Conophytums and Lithops are in plastic pots. They are very rewarding to grow, and take up little space.