E for euphorbia obesa

Next.
Guess what it is.
greets
Harry

Frithia, Harry?

On to G, which here is represented by Graptopetalum, G. rusbyii, in habitat.

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And another-for-me Original G
A plant so pretty it'll bump your qi

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This post was edited by cactusmcharris on Sat, Jan 17, 15 at 10:54

Show me a Haworthia!

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This post was edited by cactusmcharris on Sat, Jan 17, 15 at 10:52

No plants starting with "I"? Well, here's my succulent "island" that is filling in nicely. I've been going slowly to see what survives my rainy summers.
(And I got to bring out my scarlet and gray flamingoes this year!)

Rina,
I've never seen an E. Obesa get tall like that. All the ones I've seen have been round. Cool plant.

Rob

whip1

Thank you! That makes me feel good...BUT - maybe it is etiolated??? I don't know. Have it by large window (north-facing...) and some supplemental lights. Got it in May 2012 from a member here. It 'almost' doubled in size - more height than width.
Rina

Jatropha podagrica

K - only have kalanchoes:

K. orgyalis-

K. beharensis 'Fang'-

K. tomentosa-

K. blossfeldiana- (yellow flowers; one has tall flower spikes but not blooming yet) -

K. Pearl bells (found it as KALANCHOE PORPHYROCALYX)-
here is old photo when in bloomed:
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Rina

This post was edited by rina_ on Mon, Jan 19, 15 at 9:41

I like your choice for the first one, Rina! One simply cannot have enough of that growing.

Jeff

Thank you, easy growing and much more bronze color in summer.
Rina

Oooh, nice jatropa. I also like the fuzzy K's.

Looks like no more "K"...so here is
L:

Lewisia cotyledon-
(cheating with summer photos):
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Rina

Lewisia makes me want to go to the Bitterroot Mountains, though not now. Such a nice shot, Rina.

Had to look it up, Jeff. Learned something new today! Thanks.
Rina

Rina - those are beautiful!!

Do you folks think that Florida is too soggy in the summer for these to do well? I have an elevated island that these would look great on - IF they will do well here.

Crenda

I didn't think they would survive winter here in Canada/5a, since I have them in pots (still!!)
But potted in well draining mix (really gritty), they lived thru winter 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.
Elevated island with gravely soil (like a rock garden) and slight shade for you should be good. Few are rated up to your zone. (There are ~19 species and several varieties). Thanks to Jeff I found out they are edible too, and have been used for medicinal purposes.

Here are the zones:
(from The Garden Helper about Lewisia):

Characteristics of Different Species of Lewisias:
Lewisia columbiana produces a multitude white flowers with pink veins atop 12" stems all summer. Plant forms an 8" clump of narrow green foliage.
Hardy in USDA zones 5-9

Lewisia cotyledon produces clusters of 1" flowers on 10" stems in shades of white to pink or gold, occasionally with red and white stripes.
Blooms from spring to early summer. Easily hybridized.
Hardy in USDA zones 6-10

Lewisia howellii produces 1-5, 1ý" white to rose-pink flowers on 8" stems.
Plant forms 6-8" rosettes.
Hardy in USDA zones 6-10

Lewisia rediviva produces 2" rose or white flowers
just as the foliage dies back in the spring.
Looks like a little water lily, sitting alone over bare dirt...
Hardy in USDA zones 4-10

Lewisia tweedyi has single, satiny, salmon pink flowers atop 8" stems from spring to summer. Plant forms a beautiful 8-12" rosette.
Hardy in USDA zones 5-9

I hope to find other species. Harry (Hablu) grows some beauties.

Rina

This post was edited by rina_ on Mon, Jan 19, 15 at 20:04

Crenda,

No, I think the humidity and lack of cold would do them in, but mainly the humidity.

Well, rats! I was afraid my area is just too soggy and warm. Thanks for the reality check!

And Rina - thanks for all the info. I will still investigate those plants. My mother is in zone 7 and may appreciate them.

M is for Mammillaria.

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And Monanthes

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Just a note about Euphorbia obesa. With time, the adult plant will become somewhat oval in shape rather than round. The cultivar, E. obesa ssp. symmetrica grows more round. Rina, I would relocate your plant to more sun from a north window.

This post was edited by bikerdoc5968 on Wed, Jan 21, 15 at 16:27

Howard

That is a beauty. How old is he? (You remember the baby, right? I call her 'roly-poly'. Here she is, upon arrival, 2.5 yrs. ago.)

My north window is actually much better, since it is 6' and totally unobstructed. South windows are very small with 70' tall pine trees around - so I have no choice. I have supplemental lights with fluoros.
And I didn't fertilize her at all.
Eagerly waiting for summer!!!
(ps: maybe it is he!)

Rina

This post was edited by rina_ on Wed, Jan 21, 15 at 19:59

Rina, you've done yourself proud. It has grown very well in your care. The one pictured is about 10 years old. When I got it, it was about 1/4th the size.

The long, tall drinks of water that are Nyctocereus, blooming - image not mine, plant not mine.

Ornithogalum longibracteatum AKA Pregnant onion

Dead Pachypodium trunk.

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Funny cactusmcharris .
Portulacaria afra variegata

Quaqua, again not my picture or plant, but I'd be happy if they were.

Rebutia pygmea 'Gavazzi'

:) picture and plant mine (but plant dead now)

greets
Harry

S for Sempervivum Pirenaicum! Sorry old pic, but looks better because edge colors rnt so bright now (winter)...

S for Sempervivum Pirenaicum! Sorry old pic, but looks better because edge colors rnt so bright now (winter)...

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There must be a Sedum in this.
Sedum sieboldii for example.

harry

Phew, got some at last!

Stapelia variegata

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In Africaans it's 'Spekboom', aka Portulacaria afra variegata, so can I count this, please? Go on!

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Gill UK

Hey, just realised I have another 'S'...it's my Schlumbergera truncata. This was taken last year, its now in flower again in the g/h, but its 10.30pm so I'm not trudging through the snow for a better pic!

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Gill UK

Spekboom! I don't even want to know what that means. There is a cat somewhere waiting to be named Spekboom.

I have two kinds of sedum but I'm tossing in this Sarcocaulon herreii instead. It reminds me of dill. Yum.

Pagan

Double "S" Sedum spurium

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tj

Sedum morganianum - donkey tail, burito

This post was edited by rina_ on Thu, Jan 22, 15 at 21:07

Senecio herreianus - string of pearls

Senecio kleiniiformis

another sedum morganianum sp. - perhaps 'Lamb's tail'? or 'Giant Burro's tail'? - pls. correct me if incorrect...Thnx.
Rina

A few images from google searching seem to make Lambs tail correct Rina

Aloe spicata
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Senecio serpens there among the Golden Barrels
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Aloe speciosa
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Trichodiadema mirabile

Trichodiadema densum

harry

Agave titanota

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t is for triffid because it looks like it's about to take baby for a walk in the park. harry your plants are so swell.

Anyone noticed "N" got skipped?

Nope, there was an "N".

Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on
Thu, Jan 22, 15 at 0:11

The long, tall drinks of water that are Nyctocereus...

tj

Oh bother, I missed an 'S', just had to post this one albeit late, sorry. My head is all over the place at the mo, have the d/h ill and my laptop and GW is my saviour at the moment.

Gill UK
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This post was edited by greenclaws on Fri, Jan 30, 15 at 6:40

Thanks, Tj! Don't know how I missed that one.