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Title: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: christian pfalz on April 05, 2011, 04:25:46 PM

hello,
here orostachys spinosa in a through...
(http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/yuccajoe/garten%201/lki006.jpg?t=1302017058)
cheers
chris

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: Graham Catlow on April 05, 2011, 05:23:45 PM

Chris,
They are fine specimens. What is the diameter of them. I think you must get much better weather than we do in Edinburgh. Mine multiply well but I don't think I will ever get them to reach the size of yours.

A photo of mine today. Plenty of young ones for the future but the main 10 are producing flowers which may enhance the display for a while and then leave some gaps.

Graham

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: christian pfalz on April 05, 2011, 06:56:07 PM

hi graham,
the diameter is mind. 8 cm....
a nice pott you have....
here is spring, with temps over 20°c, and no rain for the next two weeks......
cheers from germany
chris

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: Graham Catlow on April 05, 2011, 08:38:22 PM

Thanks Chris,
That's really large - mine will never make that size.

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: Martin Tversted on April 09, 2011, 06:38:28 AM

Hej Graham
your will never reach that size,simply because they are something else! Most likely Orostachys thyrsiflora?

Martin

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: Graham Catlow on April 10, 2011, 08:18:43 PM

Quote from: Martin Tversted on April 09, 2011, 06:38:28 AM

Hej Graham
your will never reach that size,simply because they are something else! Most likely Orostachys thyrsiflora?

Martin

Hi Martin,
Welcome to the forum.
I bought it as spinosus but will now have to check.
Do you know how exactly to tell the difference.

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: Great Moravian on April 11, 2011, 02:09:02 PM

Quote from: Graham Catlow on April 10, 2011, 08:18:43 PM

Do you know how exactly to tell the difference.

Information and a lot of images can be found at
http://crassulaceae.botsad.ru/orostachys.htm
Choose species in the left column.

Title: Re: Orostachys spinosa
Post by: Graham Catlow on April 12, 2011, 08:45:46 PM

Thanks Joseph,
I will consider these but wait until it flowers. I still think it is spinosus.