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September 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere

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Véronique Macrelle:
when my pots of Arisaema cilitatum var liubaense have lost their leaves, I find it amusing to turn my growing pot upside down to count the tubers.
 as after a year or two with less care and excess weather, my number of Arisaema plants had fallen back, i've been pampering them this year.

 I find that Arisaema ciliatum in pots produce many more bulbils than in the ground.
 in a 20 cm pot, with good, rich soil and watering with a light liquid fertiliser every 15 days: it's a big improvement!

at the start, I had about thirty leaves, many of them very small, and only 2 produced male flowers.
Now I have 8 tubers that are sure to flower next year (3 cm), or even more (maybe the 2 cm tubers will flower...). All in all, a harvest of 125 tubers ;D.

Véronique Macrelle:
one day i was given a small piece of Sedum rupestris which had become cristate in a friend's garden.

I wasn't necessarily attracted to this plant at first, but changed my mind after 2 years. It is very stable in its cristation, because even the stems that grow back normally end up becoming cristated again.
 When massed, this sturdy plant gives a very nice mossy impression.
It can also be used to make remarkable undulations (length of undulation 17 cm).
In fact, it fascinates everyone, and non-gardeners think it's moss :D

 Do you know if it is marketed under a cultivar name?

Véronique Macrelle:
My Caiophora lateritia are still flowering and it's a really pretty flower: hanging, bright orange, 5 or 6 cm in diameter.
 The flowers are initially male. In fact, if you touch the stamens a little vigorously (like a bumblebee), the styles turn towards the centre. Then, after a week, as in the photo, the pistil finally elongates while the petals tighten around it.
It's quite cool here at the moment (overnight at 9°C) and I have the impression that these plants would like more warmth.
However, several plants are flowering in their large pots and I have at least 3 large twisted fruits developing.

Robert:
Véronique,

The flower of Calophora lateritia appears beautiful. Jasmin and I enjoyed your observations of the flower’s behavior over time. Thank you so much for sharing!  :)   8)

The weather here in our part of Northern California has turned cool with much below average temperatures and even a trace of precipitation – nothing measurable in our area, however the Sierra Nevada Mountains are getting rain and thunderstorms. It is our autumn harvest season. We are very busy harvesting, and planting winter crops. I do have a few things to post, but right now there is little time for anything but harvesting and planting. Hot weather is forecasted to arrive in a few days.

Paul Cumbleton:
Véronique, in the U.K. your Sedum is marketed as Sedum rupestre 'Cristatum'. I agree it is an excellent plant, makes a good ground cover, propagates easily, and even flowers well which is a little unusual for cristate plants in general.
Paul

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