Congratulations! They look healthy. The rosulatum does seem to have had a growth point injury with that sudden change in direction and size at the top. Freezing can do that as can mechanical injury. That would stimulate the plant to make branches.

Nice young P. namaquanum. Did you get these plants on eBay?

Brad

No, I did not.

I like the way the rosulatum does that. It looks like she's looking up to the sky with her arms open making du'a.

Oh, and anything I don't like I can cut off but mother nature made her that way and I like it. I probably won't be doing that unless it becomes structurally unstable. Will definitely make for something with character. Nature is so beautiful even with (human-)perceived mistakes.

Do these work the same way as Adenium and their caudex grows when it's buried? It just seems so skinny down there towards the bottom...add more top dressing in a little deeper pot?

(Specifically the namaquanum.)

Love the fat little nama :)

You should try a Pachypodium brevicaule they grow into really nice specimens over time. I have five small seedlings that are doing really well.

I was thinking about getting one but I've heard they are prone to rot more so than others.

I just got my sanderiana seeds yesterday.

I don't know what to do with them. Vegetables are so easy to sprout!

Any tips on germination/seedling care?

or pictures of your setup? Neat ideas for a nursery? lol