Tylecodon in flower - but which?

[D^L]

Hi All,
I'd welcome help identifying this Tylecodon that I got as T. pygmea. Sorry about the photo quality!
Thanks for the help!
Cheers
David Lambie
Bristol

[JaneO]

Tylecolodon fragilis?

[Stuart]

Tylecodon Viridiflorus is currently in flower and does have similar pale yellow flowers. Interesting background, makes a change to black velvet! I expect DT will come up with a name shortly, most of my Tylecodons have very generously come from him each September.
Stuart

[Terry S.]

David - why do you doubt the name on the label, apart from its gender?

[conolady]

It looks like T. pygmaeus to me.

[D^L]

David - why do you doubt the name on the label, apart from its gender?

I've had at least 3 pygmea/us before and I think DT has reassigned each to a different species, so just suspicious of the veracity of the name! I think it has been applied willy-nilly to small plants - or perhaps I have just been unlucky! If it is a good one - that's great news.
The viridiflorus I have bear much larger flowers.
The background is part of my lock-down parenting strategy, engaging the child away from Zoom parties with its mates. It has been more popular than I expected - demonstrating they are clearly beyond bored.
Cheers
David

[D^L]

In all the editing I lost the heartfelt

"Thank you to all for the help".

Adding the quote somehow erased it!
Again thanks, the online place for reliable C&S info.
Cheers
David

[Apicra]

Hi David,

Well you definitely have T. pygmaeus there, to judge by the flowers. It is such a lovely little jewel when growing in habitat, but such a mess in cultivation! The stems elongate and seem to lack any wood to keep them erect unfortunately.

Best wishes,
Derek

[Aiko]

It is such a lovely little jewel when growing in habitat, but such a mess in cultivation! The stems elongate and seem to lack any wood to keep them erect unfortunately.

That is indeed unfortunate. The same goes for Ceraria pygmaea.

[D^L]

Thanks Derek.
Pruning I assume is the way forward?
Cheers
David