Conophytum threesome

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One of my Conophytum aequale seedlings produced a three lobed head 2 years ago, it seems determined to keep going that way. It hasn’t flowered yet but I wonder if the flower will have 50% extra petals...
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It's a Martian :shock:

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FredG wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 8:18 pm It's a Martian :shock:
This Martian from Total Recall...?

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My goodness Aiko is that really from Total Recall?
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I bet that gaffer tape doesn't come off without a whimper. :???:
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Mike P wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 8:46 am My goodness Aiko is that really from Total Recall?
It is rather ironic if you don't remember the whole film.
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New version or the real one?
I thought it might have been Eccentrica Gallumbits...where I guess they got the idea?
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Is that Martian a Mammillaria magnimamma? :mrgreen:
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