Uncarina decaryi PRA4845
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Re: Uncarina decaryi PRA4845
It's got a distinctive leaf scent and, more useful, as it's not really a succulent, is the first plant to wilt in the greenhouse so acts a reminder that the other plants might need watering. It's just a matter of time before Dutch nurseries start to grow it as a houseplant once seed becomes available in quantity.
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Re: Uncarina decaryi PRA4845
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.......... It's just a matter of time before Dutch nurseries start to grow it in Indonesia or equatorial/central-southern Africa as a houseplant once seed becomes available in quantity.
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Re: Uncarina decaryi PRA4845
Can’t say I’ve ever noticed it prone to wilting.
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Re: Uncarina decaryi PRA4845
I've got both U. peltata and U. grandidieri in flower right now. The latter flowered for the first time last year after 6 years in cultivation. The plant is now 1.8 m tall.
U. peltata is smaller and featured in Presidential Potted Plants in CW a while back. This year it had 40 flowers open simultaneously.
U. roeoesliana flowered for the first time two years ago after 20 years in my collection. This is a much smaller, slow-growing spp. with an obvious above-ground basal swelling to the stem.
All three species have swollen rootstocks.
U. grandidieri
U. peltata
U. roeoesliana
U. peltata is smaller and featured in Presidential Potted Plants in CW a while back. This year it had 40 flowers open simultaneously.
U. roeoesliana flowered for the first time two years ago after 20 years in my collection. This is a much smaller, slow-growing spp. with an obvious above-ground basal swelling to the stem.
All three species have swollen rootstocks.
U. grandidieri
U. peltata
U. roeoesliana
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