Some flowers from the last month or two: P. punctatum P. curviandrum and P oblongatum - size of the former! P. curviandrum P. oblongatum P. ochroleucum P. appendiculatum P. moniliforme P. parvipetalum P. triste - yellow flower P. auritum sp. auritum Some pictures could use being rotated to the right...

A proud moment, as it took me a couple of year to get a single plant of the species, and another year of cultivation in my conditions, but I was rewarded today with its first flower (and more to come) - R. macrolobum, Tom McCoy Yem 92:

It’s basically a winter grower but can be opportunistic. I don’t water after the end of March and start again in September. In winter it gets the sunniest spot I can find, I water weekly and give an occasional weak feed. That is where I might be failing then. I was advised that the plant would enjo...

Lovely plant Mike. Mine, although grows well (but slow) doesn't flower for me. Any tips on cultivation?

Herts Mike wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:11 pm I sowed Aloe variegata (Dikkop Flats) on Thursday morning and one up already!

Good news!

Same here in Kent. First watering of all succulents apart from cacti - haworthias, gasterias, aloes, dorstenia and even chanced splash over brachystelmas, which are kept in back porch.

I have met Terry on number of occasions and I was also lucky to visit him and Jenny. His knowledge on all geophytes was second to none. He will be truly missed.

Condolences to Jenny.

Hi Ralph, I'd be very interested in seeing the flower on the second one, as the plant itself looks very similar to some of the hybrids I made using var. haworthioides. I'll send a pic when it flowers, but that's likely to be another 10 or 11 months... It came from Broookside. So did mine come from ...

I just had a look in The Aloes of Madagascar (Castillon) In which it states that the flowers of normal haworthiodes are white to pink while var.auranticaca are orange to red. If this is true, again it begs the question, is he talking about Tepal colour or filament colour? If it is filament colour, ...

Hi all, My plant of a Aloe haworthioides is currently putting on a nice flower display, but a new addition from this year of a supposed var aurantiaca is not. I know the formal descriptions of both varieties, and the fact that they differ only by the flower colour, but I was wondering if anybody cou...