This pic was taken this morning about a week after my first pic

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Hi tropogem,

How long have you kept your Shelldance before it flowers? Does your Shelldance show upright twisted leaves as what its name 'dance' suggest. My Shelldance never show me the characteristic twisted leaves. Just wondering why.

HHhhmmmm . . .

Hi Hanwc,
I bought Shelldance as a mature brom with a pup attatched so im unsure how old it is, but i have now had it for about 1 year now.
Yes it has had the upright twisted leaves and more-so when it comes into flower.Those upright twisted leaves grew smaller and shorter"newest leaves". I did notice that the weeks before the flower emerged that the center cup area became extremely tight and closed as if nothing could ever come through, well certainly not a flower of a Neo...heheee

Thanks for posting those pictures, tropogem. We had a debate going earlier about whether Shelldance was really a Neo or if it was bigeneric. The foliage sure looks like some xNeotanthus I've seen, but that flower is pure Neo, so I stand corrected.

Now, if I could just get mine to pup......

Here is my young Shelldance that looks reluctant to dance!

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Hi Tropogem, Hanwc & Lisa. Although shelldance is very rare here, out of interest for the future, what sort of conditions does it like? This beauty is definitely on our wish list

Im thinking one day soon when i have a spare chance i will take a shot of all my Shelldances, i think i have about 3 or 4, cant remember as they are all scattered through my brom collection, because we have just moved house recently.
This way you can see sizes and the size of this flowering one.
Hanwc, From my point of view i can definately see a jiggle in her feet wanting to dance...hahahaaa, there is a couple of twists forming there.
Jaga, I live in the Tropics of Queensland Australia so mine has always been in warm humid conditions but up in my mountains we have cool winters.

Tropogem, may be my Shelldance is still too young to become a skill dancer.

Jaga, my Shelldance is put under almost full sun together with Neophytum and charcaradon.