July 2016 Growing like weed
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 9:02 am
As I believe most of you will have noticed by now, I actually cherish plants that other growers would simply call a weed and eradicate. And I grow them together with my succulents.
These plant are an annoyance to many growers - just think of yellow flowered little Oxalis with springing capsules - and some succulents are weeds on their own right and even on the red lists of undesired invasive newcomers, like Carpobrotum in mild or Mediterranean climates.
This will be this month's theme: Cacti and Succulents that behave like weeds and weeds that adore growing in between Cacti and Succulents, well protected by spines and fleshy leaves, making a short lived but beautiful display sometimes.
I hope you find this theme inspiring. A nice moth to all!
These plant are an annoyance to many growers - just think of yellow flowered little Oxalis with springing capsules - and some succulents are weeds on their own right and even on the red lists of undesired invasive newcomers, like Carpobrotum in mild or Mediterranean climates.
This will be this month's theme: Cacti and Succulents that behave like weeds and weeds that adore growing in between Cacti and Succulents, well protected by spines and fleshy leaves, making a short lived but beautiful display sometimes.
I hope you find this theme inspiring. A nice moth to all!