December 2013 - Plants you think others should grow

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Re: December 2013 - Plants you think others should grow

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I think everyone should have at least a couple of these in their collection, just a few in my collection:-
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Some great flowers there, Sylvia.

One of my favourites is Streptocarpus saxorum. It's probably more at home as a house plant rather than in the greenhouse. It has that rare quality for a succulent, blue flowers. So unless you have plenty of blue flowered succulents already, it's definitely one to grow. Much showier flowers than Plectranthus ernstii, so a shame it didn't get a mention in the December Journal article on blue flowered succulents. This plant has been in flower every month of 2013, the only succulent in my collection to achieve this.
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Showy blue flowers
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Leaves are hairy, moderately succulent
There's also a compact form, smaller leaves, flowers a little smaller; didn't manage 12 months in flower this year though.
There's also a compact form, smaller leaves, flowers a little smaller; didn't manage 12 months in flower this year though.
The compact form does well either in a pot, spreading over a windowsill, or in a hanging basket.
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Hi Sylvia , very nice , i really like number's 1 and 3 (tu) :mrgreen:
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Re: December 2013 - Plants you think others should grow

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I've decided to make CactusFanDan's Massonia as the winner, with Ospreywatcher's Sinningia leucotricha a very, very close second.

Both seem interesting to grow.

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