el48tel wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 3:08 pm That's fine looking plant.
You seem to have a preference for the ....
well textured
strongly marked
plump leaf
strongly coloured

Or have I read your preferences wrongly

Hard to disagree with your guesses and Allan's preferences!

AllanA wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 8:32 pm Thanks Mat, another senior moment

I have a feeling they start much earlier than the term would suggest

Ah, no, what I meant is that one of the parents is 'Kotohime' , and not 'Kotomine' , but maybe my Google-fu failed me here and there is a 'Kotomine' as well? I thought it might be a typo. Hi Mat, I think yours is just Kotomine , whereas Mine is a X but has taken its mothers looks. I am referring he...

I don't mind Mat, it may look like Kotomine but the two plants I crossed to get this were H.Kotomine and Silver Bug. It obviously wanted to look like its mum :lol: Ah, no, what I meant is that one of the parents is 'Kotohime', and not 'Kotomine', but maybe my Google-fu failed me here and there is a...

AllanA wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 7:13 am H.Kotomine X Silver Bug.jpg
H.Kotomine X silver Bug
Still staying chunky

I hope you don't mind Allan, I think this would be H. "Kotohime'. I think I have that one, and it certainly is quite "chunky" at a little older age, but I'll need to check and confirm this next week.

LHMBB wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 7:24 pm I have sent to NI no problem, but that may be it just wasn't checked. I think you should say its the buyers responsibilty to know their local rules so you are covered if it doesn't get there

Sometimes it's easier to just not deal with the problem.

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:44 pm My 2 year old seedlings are showing signs of getting a bit larger. Haworthias seem desperately slow from seed, compared to most things I grow.

Wait until you sow some maughanii or sordida... It's <1 cm after 2 years for me... Or maybe it's me?

Diane wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:13 pm Lobivia ‘Dostoevsky’
IMG_1642.jpeg

Oh wow! Maybe it's a sign to reread some of his books

That makes perfect sense, thanks. Maybe I'll just use the mix they are in now, basically a 1:1:1 of larger moler clay, grit and an ericaceous compost.

Oh, pulverulentum and vinaceum have really pretty flowers!