Monadeniums Solved

[lancer99]

-R

[Eveandrea]

lancer99 Wrote:
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> The news that Cactus&Co are coming out with a new
> Monadenium book inspired me to put together this
> little introduction to the genus.

> I skipped most of the species I have, but if
> anyone would like to add pics of their own
> favourites, that would be most welcome!


You have a great collection Robert, thanks for sharing! The M. spinescens is superb.
And yes, I might two other species, one with a caudex and the other that in Summer get's nicely coloured leaves.

Monadenium yattanum
[IMG]http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2487/myattanum1.jpg[/IMG]

Monadenium elegans

[IMG]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5075/monade1.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2144/monadele1.jpg[/IMG]

[DWDogwood]

Wow, nice collection. The only one I have is the purple M. shubei (?). My wife noticed it at a show and had to have one, so I tracked one down for her on the web.
She loves purple, of which I see a few more in your photos. I'll have to look into that aspect of the genus further.

[lancer99]

-R

[Eveandrea]

What a pity that you don't post as well the other pics you showed in that other place, especially the alien!
Eve

[Herts Mike]

Summer or winter growers? Optimum temperatures?

Mike.

[lancer99]

-R

[Dirk Everaerd]

Those are the plants in my collection ( I have more but no pics )
Monadenium aff. echinulatum :
[img]http://[IMG]http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/367/ ... nulatu.jpg[/IMG][/img]
[img]http://[IMG]http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6696/m ... ulatuu.jpg[/IMG][/img]
This is tmho the number one Monadenium echinulatum:
[img]http://[IMG]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6290 ... latum1.jpg[/IMG][/img]
Monadenium elegans:
[img]http://[IMG]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/5784/m ... egans1.jpg[/IMG][/img]
[IMG]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6574/m ... egans2.jpg[/IMG]

[pijaya]

Some very nice and rare plants here!! thanks Robert, Eve, and Dirk for sharing. I grew some too but like the smaller types more.... until my spectabile I carelessly planted outdoor flowered this year!! Now I gotta find some more of these stuff.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... Medium.jpg[/IMG]

And my "purple Tanzania" that unfortunately as it mature it loses the purplish color
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... Medium.jpg[/IMG]

[Dirk Everaerd]

The M.spectabile did not steal his name !