Maihueniopsis hickenii

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Maihueniopsis hickenii

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This has to be one of my favourite plants - such nice flowers, freely produced. (Apologies for the interloper at the back - I took this picture very quickly this morning.)


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Beautiful colour on those flowers.
M. hickenii always interesting plants to repot :lol: and get a few cuttings :wink:
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Agreed, that's a very good colour!
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RAYWOODBRIDGE wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 12:57 pm Beautiful colour on those flowers.
M. hickenii always interesting plants to repot :lol: and get a few cuttings :wink:
Yes! :grin: There definitely are those that fall apart by simply looking at them, and then there are those sturdy ones that flower.
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