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February - New growth
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:18 am
by MikeT
February used to be winter in the old days; but now, with the daffodils out in January along with the snowdrops, crocuses, aconites, primulas and cyclamen, February seems positively spring-like. So the theme for the month is 'New Growth'. Some scope there: could be a seedling, a flower bud, a new shoot, or any other new growth. Anything active in your greenhouse?
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:37 pm
by MikeT
This is the plant that gave me the idea of 'new growth'. Cissus juttae is kept indoors for the winter, not one to leave in a virtually unheated greenhouse. It gets a few very light waterings through the winter, otherwise all the previous year's stems tend to dry up. It's usually one of the first plants to wake up at the start of a new growing season, with it's fresh pale green stems and leaves.
- Cissus juttae today
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:23 pm
by Chris L
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:50 pm
by Rene G
Very nice Chris, but it would be good to know what they are?
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:12 pm
by Liz M
Just a couple for now.
Lithops lesliei with the new leaves peeping through.
Echeveria chazaroi, the new leaves growing and the old leaves drying up.
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:19 am
by Liz M
Here are a few more I took.
This amazingly spined Agave is called 'Clive's Special', which I got from Alan Hart's collection.
Echeveria longissima
Echeveria purpusorum
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:30 pm
by iann
Perfect time for looking at new Lithops leaves. I'm amazed by how advanced many of mine are already this year.
L. verrucculosa
L. bromfieldii var menellii
L. karasmontana ssp bella
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:53 am
by rodsmith
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:24 am
by Liz M
One final one. This Gasteria glomerata has had this bud all winter but it it growing now at quite a rate.
Re: February - New growth
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:46 am
by Stuart
The Agave looks like Bovicornuta to me - teeth curled in opposite directions like horns, hence the name.
Stuart