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Some new plants

Just got 2 Rhipsalidopsis (Spring cactus), one is red with opened flowers and other dark, rich pink (not sure how to properly describe the color) with many buds yet to open. Leaves are very similar to Christmas cactus, flowers are different. These bloom between April and July.


Rina

Comments (19)

  • 11 years ago

    Beautiful cacti! (I'd probably say 'magenta' for the second one)

  • 11 years ago

    Alex, you are right, Thank you, - magenta it is (having a senior moment:-)

    Here is another plant with label saying Echeveria Assorted...trying to ID it, any suggestions are appreciated.
    Looks like there may be a bloom spike growing.


    Rina


  • 11 years ago

    Nice...we call those Easter cactus. I had a light pink flowering one for twenty years.

    Christopher


  • 11 years ago

    Chris
    Thank you. I found name Easter cactus as I was searching more info about it (it said Spring on the label).

    Still don't have ID for the new echi...Rina


  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Rina that Echeveria looks like E. purpusorum to me. I have a few, they are very slow growing for Echeverias. Bonus is that they don't etiolate over winter..

  • 11 years ago

    breton2
    Thank you, you are correct. I just looked up photos. Some have reddish cast to speckled leaves - sure it will come with some sunshine.
    And apparently slowest growing echi...maybe I should go back & get few more.

    Rina


  • 11 years ago

    I'd grab more if I were you, I don't see them for sale around here anymore, and none of mine have ever pupped! I really like this species

  • 11 years ago

    Few other members posted photos of Hobbit - Gollum with large leaves, here is what I found:

    The huge leave in front is 2.5" long, most are just over 2", some very wide, few 3" long. There were 3 crammed in small pot with peat hardened to rock around root ball - couldn't remove all even after soaking it for a day. This is how it looked (they are in separate pots now):

    E. purpusorum's flower stalk is getting longer:
    Rina


  • 11 years ago

    Nice plants Rina, have fun with them.
    Harry


  • 11 years ago

    Beautiful new plants, Rina! I believe a reclassification has been made...your top plant looks like Hatiora gaertneri & 2nd may be Hatiora rosea. I agree with E. purpusorum. Can't wait to see the blooms.


  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Rosemarie

    Nice to see you around!

    Thank you - the name I have was on the label, which may or may not be correct, so I'll keep the both names:-)

    E. purpusorum is really nice (much nicer than my photo shows); have 2 of them but only one with bloom stalk.

    Rina

  • 11 years ago

    E. purpusorum is one of the echies on my bucket list. Great to hear from @breton that they don't etiolate easily so hopefully windowsill will be okay for them.

  • 11 years ago

    Hi Rina,
    Ech purp. (here with me) is fond of mealies. Beware.
    Harry


  • 11 years ago

    @rina Oh! I checked the closest HD to me last week and they had nothing good yet.. maybe I'll check again sometime this week :)

  • 11 years ago

    Wow, your rhip is loaded with buds! Very nice dark edged eche. Pretty. I tend to spray all new plant root balls with permethrin prior to potting to insure no invasion ( I.hate.mealies.). I had a horrendous outbreak last summer and that is what stopped them in their tracks.


  • 11 years ago

    I second the mealy magnet warning, though not quite as bad as some other rosette succulents...

  • 11 years ago

    Harry-aztcqn-breton -
    thank you for the warning re: mealies...I.hate.all.bugs! I'll be checking with magnifying glass.
    Rina


  • 11 years ago

    With this species, the mealies can really hide well, because the leaves aren't nearly as flexible as other Echeveria species and they can hide right in the centre of the rosettes... you risk breaking leaves off when trying to look at the leaf bases...