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by Rob
Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Curious little thing
Replies: 7
Views: 824

Re: Curious little thing

Just as a little postscript.
I noticed these two coming into flower today,
my own L.werneri x pseudotruncatrlla cross.
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by Rob
Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Lithops different plants?
Replies: 2
Views: 411

Re: Lithops different plants?

Yes, I would agree with John, both look good for lesliei. Or cultivars of lesliei if you like or even acf's Flower colour used to distinguish green lesliei variants. 'Albinica' is the green bodied,white flowered lesliei Yellow flowered green bodied lesliei would be 'Storm's Albinigold' There are now...
by Rob
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Curious little thing
Replies: 7
Views: 824

Re: Curious little thing

Not a great photo from my phone last week, but the flower is a good match for Ian's, so there is a degree of consistency if it is a hybrid
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by Rob
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:49 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Curious little thing
Replies: 7
Views: 824

Re: Curious little thing

One of ours has flowered for the first time recently too. In his description on the seedlist Terry suggested a "horticultural hybrid involving werneri or riehmerae" There was the new ssp. of pseudotruncatella published in 2019, and I was hoping it might turn out to be that, but now it has ...
by Rob
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Most painful spines
Replies: 7
Views: 895

Re: Most painful spines

Cutting your finger off with scissors to save damaging your plant, very noble Ian. :eek:
by Rob
Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Hernia kennedyana
Replies: 7
Views: 428

Re: Hernia kennedyana

Thanks both.

Diane, I have pm'd you.

Mike, I think the stems of kennedyana are pretty unique to the species, although I am no expert on this group.
by Rob
Wed Sep 01, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Hernia kennedyana
Replies: 7
Views: 428

Hernia kennedyana

At last the first of the few Stapeliads which I still keep has managed a flower.
And it's pretty much my favourite one too. (tu)
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by Rob
Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:39 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: August 2021 - Plants in flower this month
Replies: 42
Views: 14819

Re: August 2021 - Plants in flower this month

and one from the 2nd.
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by Rob
Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:37 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: August 2021 - Plants in flower this month
Replies: 42
Views: 14819

Re: August 2021 - Plants in flower this month

Taken yesterday, 3/8/21
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by Rob
Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Collective nouns
Replies: 16
Views: 1813

Re: Collective nouns

A Glutony of Gasterias

A Confusion of Cochiemias