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Title: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on February 15, 2011, 06:52:05 PM: Since the old thread was last posted in in Dec, I thought might as well start a new thread for the new year.
this first shot is a bit anti-climactic-- I missed the first flower of this plant! But I send it anyway, since this is usually one of my first indications that spring may actually come one day--this cactus on my windowsill year round, notices increased sun in late January and flowers sporadically over a few weeks..
There is hope!
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: Carlo on February 15, 2011, 07:45:39 PM: Very nice character for a windowsill plant!
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on February 15, 2011, 07:57:52 PM: Thanks, Carlo--there tends to be a lean on most of the C+S in my windows, and I do not turn most of them, not so noticeable on a small plant like this- about 2.5 inches tall
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: Nick_the_grief on February 15, 2011, 08:25:29 PM: woo hoo anther one I can post some photo's in ;D

A few small fat blobs - Conophytums
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on February 16, 2011, 10:12:46 PM: Quote from: Nick_the_grief on February 15, 2011, 08:25:29 PM
woo hoo anther one I can post some photo's in ;D

A few small fat blobs - Conophytums

all looking great --love conos :) are these flowering now, or was it in fall?
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: Nick_the_grief on February 16, 2011, 10:18:04 PM: Hi Cohan

These were around Christmas time. I noticed today that I'd got a lithop and my Titanopsis Primosii are just flowering as well
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on February 17, 2011, 07:38:33 PM: Quote from: Nick_the_grief on February 16, 2011, 10:18:04 PM
Hi Cohan

These were around Christmas time. I noticed today that I'd got a lithop and my Titanopsis Primosii are just flowering as well

Great to have things in flower over winter :)
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: Nick_the_grief on February 18, 2011, 08:16:23 PM: forgot to add, they are all in 2" (5cm for you young folk) pots:D

It certainly is, I just need to finish the tidy up that started in November that I abandoned cos it was too cold !!
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: KK-Ann Arbor on March 28, 2011, 05:16:20 PM: I am not sure if this is the correct place to post but I think this plant belongs to the "fat plant" family. My aeonium finally has flowers and had to share this with someone. I have had this plant for at lease several years, sitting on my garden window by my kitchen sink but never had flowers until this year and I am so excited!

Koko
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on March 28, 2011, 06:36:34 PM: That's looking good , Koko. Always very satisfying when a plant finally gives you some flowers.

I found a fat plant that I rather liked the look of the other day... bit out of my price range, unfortunately......it's by Cartier, from the 1940s

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Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: KK-Ann Arbor on March 29, 2011, 12:25:32 AM: Wow, that is a fat plant. Who would think to make something like that!
It is pretty cute.
kk
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on April 05, 2011, 05:48:58 AM: Great plant, Koko, I like it :)
Maggi--might be more of an investment up front, but think of the savings on repotting and fertiliser ;D
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on April 05, 2011, 05:57:10 AM: A couple of recent flowers:
Gymnocalycium baldianum a rare red in this genus of pale pinks and earth tinged whites... this flowered during some cloudy days, and I didn't get a shot of it fully open..

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Thelocactus hexaedrophorus the opposite-- a pale flower in a genus with some screaming pinks ;) hard to tell, but that's 2 flowers... lasted only one day...

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Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: Nick_the_grief on April 05, 2011, 08:01:39 PM: Love gymno's Cohan,

but I fear some of mine may have succumbed to the -26 I had in the greenhouse ! I've got one (well, might have ::)) thats a pale yellow/green colour as well
Some from a couple of years ago.

(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/nick_the_grief/Gymnocalycium/th_3e31re2-1.jpg) (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/nick_the_grief/Gymnocalycium/?action=view&current=3e31re2-1.jpg)
G. Andreae v.feschseri

another red... ish

(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/nick_the_grief/Gymnocalycium/th_Gymno_oenanthemum.jpg) (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/nick_the_grief/Gymnocalycium/?action=view&current=Gymno_oenanthemum.jpg)
G. Oenanthemum

and one of my favourites
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/nick_the_grief/Gymnocalycium/th_damsii_tucavocence.jpg) (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/nick_the_grief/Gymnocalycium/?action=view&current=damsii_tucavocence.jpg)

G. Damsii tucavocence
Title: Re: "Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever.. 2011
Post by: cohan on April 06, 2011, 09:00:56 PM: Nice ones, Nick!
I have a form of G andreae that has never done anything.. have lost a few cacti in the last year or so, though not to temps.. not sure what.. I think maybe some mealies got away from me, though not sure if its that or something else... will need to do some repotting and checking...