Lampranthus spectabilis

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Lampranthus spectabilis

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Ignore the sparkly foliage, that's from a different plant.
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Comparison to Oscularia flowers.
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What a cracker!
(what is the sparkly one???)
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Drosanthemum hispidum. Sparkly iceplant leaves and thin hairy stems forming a fair-sized shrub. It should have large pink flowers but I don't see buds yet.
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The first buds of my D.hispidum opened yesterday. I wouldn't say they were anyway near a match for the size of the Lampranthus flowers. They are pretty though!
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Great colour!
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Hi Ian,

Wow - that Lampranthus is gorgeous; far, far superior to all these flowering cacti that have appeared here lately.;);)
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I always aim to please, Colin ;)

How big is your Drosanthemum, Brian? I wonder if my fast-growing but still young plants are just not big enough to flower yet.
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Hi Ian,
It is around the 7" tall mark. It is now ( for the last month) growing in a 6" clay pot. It came from BCSS seed sown in 2002 - but it was bonsai'd for it's first 3yrs in it's sowing pot. Between then and now it has been in a 2.75" pot and it flowered last year
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Close-up of one of the branch tips.
Taken this afternoon, enjoyong the Scottish heatwave!
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