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My conservatory collection

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In my introduction thread I promised to post some pictures of my collection so far but figured they'd be better here in a thread that can show the expansion over time better!
Zwartkop and leucoblepharum
Zwartkop and leucoblepharum
More Aeonium and Echeveria
More Aeonium and Echeveria
More Echeveria
More Echeveria
Rebutia and Trico Echinopsis
Rebutia and Trico Echinopsis
Aloe polyphylla, Compton's Carousel, Opuntia fragilis and Rebutia krainziana
Aloe polyphylla, Compton's Carousel, Opuntia fragilis and Rebutia krainziana
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And then my wife said how she liked the big Echinocactus flowering at Abbey Brook so we got one of those from Southfields,
Grusonii
Grusonii
Apparently at that size they're about 20 years from seed. Looking forward to seeing it grow and hopefully flower in another decade or two!
Colademonis
Colademonis
Pegasus and Paphiopedilum
Pegasus and Paphiopedilum
And hoping these will look great hanging from the roof of my office next year. To keep it a bit happier I've got the Epiphyllum 'Pegasus' sitting above my various Paphiopedilum orchids (three of which should be in flower over Christmas, hopefully).

I've a few more bits in my office and will take some photos of those when I get chance at work.
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Propagator
Propagator
Have this on the go too with the first batches of seed (detailed here https://forum.bcss.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... 50#p286070

The propagator will be on a 12 hour on/off cycle and the lights will come on for extra light in these short nights. It's a South facing windowsill so I have some shading ready if we get some sunny days!
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Some nice plants there Ed, and looking happy and healthy. Thanks for sharing.
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juster wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 5:56 pm Some nice plants there Ed, and looking happy and healthy. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Juster. A lot of them are quite new so I can't claim too much credit! The Zwartkop I've had for a few years though!
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I bought the plants back from my office for the winter break and have taken a few photos. I tried to get some in situ in my office but the photo is too large to post!
Zwartkop
Zwartkop
This is exactly the same clone as the ones above but in the sunnier climes of my office!
V-r, albo picta, viridiflore
V-r, albo picta, viridiflore
Agave and Lachenelia viridiflore raised from wild seed from Silverhill about 20 years ago.
Anguliger
Anguliger
Marlothii
Marlothii
Epiphylly and Aloe which we think is marlothii
Nobile
Nobile
Aeonium nobile
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Certainly looks very nice & glad your into succulents .
Your seed grown aloe marlothi looks very handsome
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Thanks Tina. The marlothii is a really nice little plant. My friend collected the seed from a plant being grown in Gran Canaria so we're not 100% on the ID but the parent plant had the typical spreading inflorescence of that species and the spikes are in the right place. It could be a horticultural hybrid bit he's got a few seedlings the same sort of size and they are very consistent in appearance to come from a hybrid.
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