Klienia opening
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Jim_Mercer
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Klienia opening
Kleinia leptophylla flower bud starting to open...
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Tina
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Re: Klienia opening
Hi Jim
Thats lovely, it's surprising how beautiful some of the flowers are & ceratinly helps when they are magnified, these digital cameras are the best thing ever invented for our hobby. Although photoshop is very useful too, a friend says he doesn't have perfect plants but he has perfect pictures of his plants
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Thats lovely, it's surprising how beautiful some of the flowers are & ceratinly helps when they are magnified, these digital cameras are the best thing ever invented for our hobby. Although photoshop is very useful too, a friend says he doesn't have perfect plants but he has perfect pictures of his plants
.Tina
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
BCSS Talk team member, contact me- BCSS.Talk@Gmail.com if you want to volunteer or suggest a speaker plz.
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BrianMc
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Re: Klienia opening
A beautiful coloured flower Jim.
I'm not familiar with this species, do you have a pic of the whole plant?
While on the subjuect of Kleinia, can someone tell me how freely they can be cross pollinated?
I know senecio radicans will hybridise with Senecio articulatus, but are the Kleinias too far removed to enable successful crosses.
I have been hoping to cross K.semperviva with K.stapeliiformis, etc, but my plants always fail to flower at the same time. K.stapeliiformis has just finished and K.pendula is just about to stat with K.grantii waiting in the wings, probably due to flower next week.... when I am away
I'm not familiar with this species, do you have a pic of the whole plant?
While on the subjuect of Kleinia, can someone tell me how freely they can be cross pollinated?
I know senecio radicans will hybridise with Senecio articulatus, but are the Kleinias too far removed to enable successful crosses.
I have been hoping to cross K.semperviva with K.stapeliiformis, etc, but my plants always fail to flower at the same time. K.stapeliiformis has just finished and K.pendula is just about to stat with K.grantii waiting in the wings, probably due to flower next week.... when I am away
Especially interested in Mesembs. small Aloes and South African miniatures and bulbs.
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Keen propagator and compulsive 'tickler'!
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Jim_Mercer
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Re: Klienia opening
Brain
Plant is an old ISI introduction 93-43, pictures below are crops from greenhouse tour shots, will try and get a better picture of main plant tomorrow
This is a bit that got knocked off last time I moved the plant
The plant that is flowering is tucked between some crassulas, one of these stems has produced the flower
Plant is an old ISI introduction 93-43, pictures below are crops from greenhouse tour shots, will try and get a better picture of main plant tomorrow
This is a bit that got knocked off last time I moved the plant
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Jim_Mercer
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Re: Klienia opening
The whole plant
The flower(s) this morning
Link to Flikr for higher resolution photo, too big to attach here
k_3165 by aCactus2008, on Flickr
k_3165 by aCactus2008, on Flickr