Flower variation in Lobivias

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Paul D
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Flower variation in Lobivias

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Touching two recent themes on the forum- Lobivias, and natural variation- here are two seedlings from the same source, of Lobivia haematantha var. hualfinensis "fechseri" WR230. I have a red one too but it's not flowering at the moment.
And also, two Lobivia cardenasiana R498, also from the same source, with different flower shapes. The yellow one is Lobivia arachnacantha.
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Re: Flower variation in Lobivias

Post by Ross M »

Nice photos Paul👍 Lobivias really do have some fantastic flowers, both in colour range and shape. It's just a pity that they don't last a bit longer before fading. I guess the plants have to effectively put a great deal of resource into flower production. I find that thirsty small plants can sometimes suffer greatly on a hot sunny day in the greenhouse when they have more than one flower open as the flowers appear to act like wicks, effectively draining the smaller plant body of moisture. Whilst cactus bodies are usually supremely adapted to avoid moisture loss, it appears that their flowers often aren't. It's a hard life being a plant, I guess!
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