Hi Amante, Love the Cylindropuntia (but then I would!!!!).

Yes indeed, Heather - well it was photographed by the roadside south of Grahamstown in South Africa last November, so it had plenty of light!!

Looks good to me, Heather, for bicolor; compare it with my photo on the Dartford BCSS website front page http://www.dartford.bcss.org.uk/ for a bicolor inflorescence in various stages of development left to right.

Regards,

Superb, Malcolm. Thank you for sharing that special experience with us!

Just a few quotes from the Current Handbook of Shows to answer Dave's question: "Individual plants are usually exhibited in clay or plastic pots, half pots or pans." "Whether a container is made from clay, plastic, metal or other substance is immaterial to the judge." "Where...

Thanks, Jens. Nice plant, flowers, and seeds!

Cotyledon campanulata ?

Clay pots were great, Matt, as long as you employed a "lad" to wash them up :smile: 000319 Lots of Pots at North Mymms.JPG Two and a half inches diameter were the smallest I used in clay, anything less dried out much too quickly. If you are interested in the history and chronolgy of flower...

No sun here today, so thanks for the cheery bright orange flowers!

Looks like what I know as Pachyphytum hookeri.