August 2014 Colourful plants.
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Liz M
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August 2014 Colourful plants.
You are looking for variegated plants, stressed plants and plants that are not all green BUT no flowers.
Obsessive Crassulaceae lover, especially Aeoniums but also grow, Aloes, Agaves, Haworthias and a select number of Cacti.
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
One of the un-named..
- Sempervivum
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
It is variegated but perhaps not colourful....
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Tina
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
Here's one of my Cyphostemma , originally from USA it's a hybrid cultivar called ' fat bastard', mine isn't that fat ( possibly as it was from a cutting) but is very colourful. I don't know if it's normally this colour or stressed but very pretty.
A pretty Astrophytum hybrid, the new growth is yellow.
Nice variegated Haworthia tortuosa, I have had this 3 years & still no offsets
Have to include a variegated agave
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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Diane
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
Oh, I think I can manage a few of these... 
A couple of Echeverias - first up is Echeveria 'Bess Bates'
...and Echeveria subsessilis variegata
Now a couple of Agaves - Agave victoriae-reginae 'Kizan'
Agave schidigera 'Shirito no ohi nakafu'
How about a nice Haworthia? Haworthia limifolia variegata:
A couple of Echeverias - first up is Echeveria 'Bess Bates'
- Echeveria 'Bess Bates'
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- Echeveria subsessilis variegata
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- Agave victoriae-reginae 'Kizan'
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- Agave schidigera 'Shirito no ohi nakafu'
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- Haworthia limifolia variegata
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Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
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Diane
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
...and finally, a lovely Kelly Griffin Aloe hybrid - Aloe 'Christmas carol' - very colourful!
- Aloe 'Christmas carol'
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Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
more to prove that aloes are wonderful plants even when NOT flowering, here are some of my favorites
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
and a few more:
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Lithos
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Re: August 2014 Colourful plants.
Euphorbia sp. Cape Guardafui, Puntland, Somalia
A rather dull, knackered, little grafted branch, with broken old grey 'spines' that is at last sending out a lot of bright fresh new growth
Ever since admiring Gordon Rowleys collection of pressed dead Uebelmannias many years ago, I have managed to create my own over time. This one used to be purple, and after a long and happy life, has been dead and hollow for years. I still like it.
A rather dull, knackered, little grafted branch, with broken old grey 'spines' that is at last sending out a lot of bright fresh new growth