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Post by Mike P »

This is the only Cheirodopsis I get to flower regularly.
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Definitely a cracker
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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Mine has had a good show too. I also find Cheiridopsis speciosa to be a reliable flowerer, with a vivid purple flower, quite differnt to C. umbosa.
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Mine looking good too. The other one that flowers very reliably here is C.peculiaris. In bud now.
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I’m afraid the orientation of the photo will not be correct, but C. pecularis is putting on a show for me, including a double flower from one plant. I grow these outside year round and they get our full winter rain (about 36” so far), brief lows into the high 20’s F. I never really pay any attention to them, but they don’t seem to mind. From seed…planted out in a bonsai pot.
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Excellent! I very rarely get any Cheiridopsus to flower, and I don't get the leaves to turn that colour either. Maybe I just leave them out over winter ...
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