Flowers for Succulentophiles

[Herts Mike]

Avonia recurvata-

[Herts Mike]

Pelargonium rapaceum

[Tina]

Cyphostemma betiforme. Plenty of tiny flowers, but a devil to pollinate

You actually manage to produce your own seed- I'm impressed.
I tried to pollinate my own pachypodium once, got the pollen out but needed another pair of hands to transfer it. I had better success putting them in the garden during sunny days.

[AnTTun]

How about monadenium reflexum, yes I know its supposed to be a Euphorbia now but flowers are different and they seem to be harder to grow so my labels aren't changing.
This year Rikus of the Euphorbia society visited, mentioned that this is difficult to grow so I'm waiting for it to die as he said it when he was standing right next to it ( it will have heard).

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Have you considered grafting on... euphorbia?

[MikeDom]

Cyphostemma betiforme. Plenty of tiny flowers, but a devil to pollinate

You actually manage to produce your own seed- I'm impressed.
I tried to pollinate my own pachypodium once, got the pollen out but needed another pair of hands to transfer it. I had better success putting them in the garden during sunny days.

Yep, here's an example of the fruit - leaves dying at the end of last year hence the blotches. Paint brush in one hand, knife in the other

[Tina]

here's an example of the fruit

Ok, your a god .
I'm pants at seed production with my plants I even had Rikus giving me a lesson on Euphorbia sex but I don't think the plants were paying attention .

[Nick_G]

Cyphostemma betiforme. Plenty of tiny flowers, but a devil to pollinate

You actually manage to produce your own seed- I'm impressed.
I tried to pollinate my own pachypodium once, got the pollen out but needed another pair of hands to transfer it. I had better success putting them in the garden during sunny days.

Yep, here's an example of the fruit - leaves dying at the end of last year hence the blotches. Paint brush in one hand, knife in the other


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If you have any spare seed or seedlings Mike I'd make an exception to my ' if I haven't seen it in habitat I can't have it' new succulent acquisition rule.

[Tina]

Oi nick, get in the que

[MikeDom]

Oi nick, get in the que

Unfortunately … despite collecting the fruits last year, I managed to somehow throw them away when I was tidying the greenhouse for winter . Maybe this year I'll have some to distribute; seedlings from previous years have been given away I'm afraid.

[Deltron]

Great thread addressing some balance!

You have some excellent plants, Mike. I've now added the Cyphostemma betiforme to my shopping list.