A few mesembs flower in winter, and this is some winter "sun" from Glottiphyllum Muirii SB655:
January 2016 Photo Competition - Winter Wonders
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Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
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A final few more. An Echeveria that really looks like a cabbage but only the flower here.
A reliable winter flowerer, Echeveria pulvinata 'Frosty'
Not in flower but utside and looking very happy, Delosperma congestum
Echeveria x 'Meridien'A reliable winter flowerer, Echeveria pulvinata 'Frosty'
Not in flower but utside and looking very happy, Delosperma congestum
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I'm very sorry for keeping everyone in suspense. I'm going to go with Mike T's Echeverias. Can't resist that warm colour in the depth of winter.
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And a note on the Delosperma. This is D. nubigenum.
There isn't really a D. congestum. Or rather there is, but unknown in cultivation. The horticultural trade seems to adore this name for some reason, maybe they have lots of labels printed up. I've seen at least three different plants sold by this name. At the moment the name is most commonly attached to D. basuticum, also sometimes seen with white flowers or white eyes on yellow flowers, and under various cultivar names.
D. nubigenum has smaller yellow flowers and fewer of them, and shorter more rounded leaves, but is extremely resistant to cold and wet. It is entirely hardy in a normal British garden if only you can keep the slugs off.
There isn't really a D. congestum. Or rather there is, but unknown in cultivation. The horticultural trade seems to adore this name for some reason, maybe they have lots of labels printed up. I've seen at least three different plants sold by this name. At the moment the name is most commonly attached to D. basuticum, also sometimes seen with white flowers or white eyes on yellow flowers, and under various cultivar names.
D. nubigenum has smaller yellow flowers and fewer of them, and shorter more rounded leaves, but is extremely resistant to cold and wet. It is entirely hardy in a normal British garden if only you can keep the slugs off.
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Thanks Ian, that is very useful information.
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Re: January 2016 Photo Competition - Winter Wonders
Thanks, Ian
Now I need to think of subject for February...
Now I need to think of subject for February...
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