I guess I will be changing my label then! Thank you all who contributed!

That's really interesting, but the watercolours were the part that attracted my interest and awe the most as well. I would not mind seeing more of these in the publications going forward

I am not Colin, but will question the spelling of F. comaru. I got mine from a very reputable source few years ago with F. camura.

I had somaliensis for some years but in one of my periodical collection reductions I moved it on to a good home and hemmingii won out. Let me know Mike if you would like to reinstate it - happy to send some your way! On the other hand, if you ever take any material of your hemmingii, I would happil...

Inspired by Mike's post on Aloe hemmingii, made me think about Aloe somaliensis. It is one of my favourites, very common in cultivation and easy to care for. Few pictures of different patterns of the markings on the leaf. The last picture of var marmorata.

I'l give your technique a go myself then, as I already have a plant. But if you have supplied any other tuberous winter growing species like C. capensis to the seed list, I'll be after them... :grin: No, it was the only one with sufficient number of seeds to donate. I do have some C. capensis, and ...

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:47 pm Did you get any Crassula umbella seeds, Maciej?

Yes, I did. Spoiler alert, but watch out for the next BCSS seedlist

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:47 pm Did you get any Crassula umbella seeds, Maciej?

Yes, I did. Spoiler alert, but watch out for the next BCSS seedlist

Another piece of advice from the late Terry Smale - to gently brush the flowering branches with each other. Pollen is so tiny that it is airborne. It works well with my C. umbella flowers, which are probably smaller than of the species you are hoping to cross.

I have just repotted mine and could not help myself to post some pics. Interestingly, it seems to only now be forming a flower stalk. Definitely the latest of my plants.