Nice to see this in flower today! Supposedly a hybrid of Stapelia gettlifei and Tavaresia barklyi. Showing hybrid vigour, maybe?
Tavaresia x meintjesii
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Tavaresia x meintjesii
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
A rather cool image too
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Lovely!
Bet it’s easier than Tavaresia barklyi...
Bet it’s easier than Tavaresia barklyi...
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Of course!
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Are you sure? I've managed to kill both...
The good news I have some T. barkleyi seedlings coming up.
The good news I have some T. barkleyi seedlings coming up.
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Ooh, put my name down for one, Ralph!
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Get in the queue..,,
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Names put down. I just have to get them big enough to post first, before a mishap...
Incidentally, Diane, I suspect your plant could be Tavaresia angolensis rather than T. x meintjesii - while they are quite similar, Tavaresia angolensis seems to have more prominent tubercles:
Edited: No, I was not correct. See Colin's comments later in this thread.
Incidentally, Diane, I suspect your plant could be Tavaresia angolensis rather than T. x meintjesii - while they are quite similar, Tavaresia angolensis seems to have more prominent tubercles:
Edited: No, I was not correct. See Colin's comments later in this thread.
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
I think you might be right, Ralph!
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Hi Diane,
Your plant is definitely the intergeneric hybrid: Stapelia gettlifei x Tavaresia barklyi.
This was originally published as a species: Tavaresia meintjesii.
Because it's an intergenic cross, Gordon Rowley published the name x Staparesia, so your clone has the name x Staparesia meintjesii.
The true Tavaresia angolesis has a longer narrow tube, somewhat akin to that of T. barklyi. Your plant has the bell-shaped (campanulate) corolla of the hybrid.
In my experience T. angolensis is actually rarely seen in cultivation.
Your plant is definitely the intergeneric hybrid: Stapelia gettlifei x Tavaresia barklyi.
This was originally published as a species: Tavaresia meintjesii.
Because it's an intergenic cross, Gordon Rowley published the name x Staparesia, so your clone has the name x Staparesia meintjesii.
The true Tavaresia angolesis has a longer narrow tube, somewhat akin to that of T. barklyi. Your plant has the bell-shaped (campanulate) corolla of the hybrid.
In my experience T. angolensis is actually rarely seen in cultivation.
Cheers,
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