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by Jim_Mercer
Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:26 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Haworthia - pink or green?
Replies: 5
Views: 1845

Re: Haworthia - pink or green?

Bill All my haworthias are now on a shady shelf, I moved them a year ago following a wonderful talk Haworthias wild & tame by Dorothy Minors. I might have to refine the arrangement as I think I have coarctata and glauca in there. The glauca looks better since its move from a north facing windows...
by Jim_Mercer
Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:04 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Crassula perfoliata names
Replies: 4
Views: 1442

Re: Crassula perfoliata names

Mike

The book contains a key which includes two other varieties and a number of pictures. Minor appears to be a small form of falcata, main difference between falcata (and minor) and the other varieties is the shape of the leaves

Jim
by Jim_Mercer
Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Crassula perfoliata names
Replies: 4
Views: 1442

Re: Crassula perfoliata names

According to Rowley (Crassula. A Grower's Guide) they all come under Crassula perfoliata as v. perfoliata, v. falcata and v. minor
by Jim_Mercer
Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:08 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Haworthia - pink or green?
Replies: 5
Views: 1845

Haworthia - pink or green?

I bought this plant earlier this year labelled as Haworthia turgida f. pallidifolia At the beginning of August after three months in my greenhouse on the same shelf as my other Haworthias it hadn't really changed appearance since I got it. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6279731337_cc4d6714b3_z....
by Jim_Mercer
Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:01 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cotyledon tomentosa ssp ladismithensis
Replies: 0
Views: 1275

Cotyledon tomentosa ssp ladismithensis

I think I now need to include tomentosa in the name - label just says Cotyledon ladismithensis http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6276613050_44598d564a_z.jpg coty_4191 by aCactus2008 , on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6276613276_6b3b204f27_z.jpg coty_4194 by aCactus2008 , on Flickr htt...
by Jim_Mercer
Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Poor quality ID please
Replies: 13
Views: 4539

Re: Poor quality ID please

Jane Just been reading the manual for your phone (thanks to google) and there does not seem much you can do apart from Dave's suggestion of standing further away and cropping. The sensor in your phone produces 2048x1536 images but the one I posted is only 660x495, this means when taking pictures you...
by Jim_Mercer
Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Poor quality ID please
Replies: 13
Views: 4539

Re: Poor quality ID please

Jane Does your phone camera have any focus capability? in all of your images the background seems to be more in focus than your plants suggesting that your camera might have fixed focus with minimum being a few feet. If your phone is a fairly recent model you may find you have a macro mode - my curr...