Close up of flowers. Sorry about slight focus problem. Taken in natural daylight no flash..

I have just taken these close up photographs of the plant for comparison comments please

I did wonder about the plant being correctly named however it came from Abbey Brook Cacti in 2018 and Gill and Brian are usually spot on with their plants in particular Aeoniums but anyone can get it wrong. Probably is a hybrid.

This plant has decided to go out in a blaze of glory. All the offsets have flowered and the main head so it surely spells the end?

This plant has decided to go out in a blaze of glory. All the offsets have flowered and the main head so it surely spells the end?

The current cost of heating may impact on a number of enthusiasts. Currently its bad enough but come October and the next big rise in electric and gas is it possible that some members will find it difficult to keep greenhouses heated. My collection is made up 98% of succulents. My previous collectio...

Thanks Stuart. I did not notice if it had a plant passport stamped on the plastic pot. Is it covered by CITES?
BTW I have now split it up. 5 nice plants. They were in a thick peat based compost of some kind. My local branch may end up with some.

Photo's taken today. Spring is here in North East England. Forgive the aliens presence at the front it lives there for most of the year.

Last week I decided to thoroughly check for mealy bugs and found my large specimen of Gasteria araisi matsu (Picture taken at least a year ago) and found it absolutely wick with mealy bugs and not in a good state. I decided to break it up and what you see in the second picture are two pieces from th...