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January 2020 Blooms

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

What is blooming for you in New Year?

Small aloe, 3 stalks. Had to prop one to get photo - I am sure inflos would be shorter in more sun. But there isn't
much sun during Ontario, Canada winters!


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  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Few plants that started blooming in last 1-3 months are still blooming. This frilly Echeveria has biggest inflo, and is blooming for months:

    Close-up of blooms, and more buds to open:


  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    My largest-oldest TC - buds opened late this year, so it is in full bloom now:


    Several jades are blooming, not all that did last year:


    Few young and small jades are blooming 1st time, having just few flowers:


  • 6 years ago

    I have a flower for you Rina! These have a soft vanilla-orange scent it’s lovely

    Mammillaria sp

    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Gabby C (FL 9A)
  • 6 years ago

    Gabby M plumosa?

  • 6 years ago

    First blooms on CC - cutting I received in trade in May 2019. There are few more buds to open:


  • 6 years ago

    First my unknown plant. Maybe you could tell me. It was a free seedling that appeared in one of my pots a few years ago.


    The full plant.


    Some more of my red Thanksgiving cactus. Just a few blooms now.




  • 6 years ago

    Euphorbia Milii in our back yard in Cathedral City (next to Palm Springs in Coachella Valley). This plant came with the house, but we mostly have desert landscaping there.
    Not a succulent or cactus, but this palm tree is also starting to bloom in our back yard. Photos taken January 5, 2020.

    We have different plants blooming in our yards in Los Angeles, but I've posted photos of most of them before. Most of what I have blooming in L.A. right now are orchids and bromeliads, also not succulents.

    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Lars
  • 6 years ago

    I cut one inflo off...few more are growing:


  • 6 years ago
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    Not blooming yet - just noticed iflo on this gasteria. Leaves are large, most 5.75" to just under 7". Anyone with proper ID pls?



    I tried to ID it, closest I found is G. carinata v verrucosa or G. carinata - the leaves could grow as long as over 10".

  • 6 years ago

    Gasteria batesiana or hybrid thereof?? Nice specimen ?

    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Alain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
  • 6 years ago
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    Alain

    Thank you for a tip.

    As per llifle description -HERE- , batesiana has leaves that are: triangular-lanceolate, strap-shaped or rarely linear, ascending spreading ultimately becoming recurved...Description of both is quite similar. Not easy to be sure of correct ID!

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  • 6 years ago


    Etiolated inflo - but any blooms are welcomed during these sunless days of January in Canada...

  • 6 years ago
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    Kalanchoe luciae 'Fantastic' - inflo in November 2019 on left; it is much taller now. Close-up of blooms on right:


  • 6 years ago

    Some Aloe and Crown of Thorns with some unknown Euphorbia;




    Dirty mirrors behind plants from spraying them.

    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
  • 6 years ago
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    Stush

    Nice to see some yellow flowers on aloes - all of mine have more orangey-pinkish blooms with very little yellow.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks to 'OrchidBob' from Hawaii. He sent me that Aloe Firebird. You'll think with a name like Firebird it would be red? Other pink Aloe is a seed hybrid that stays tiny.

  • 6 years ago

    A. 'Firebird' currently has five inflorescence with two more starting to appear

    Crassula falcata small side shoot

    A. 'Pink Blush' one of two plants blooming.

    A. 'Snowstorm' has the largest flowers of all my small Aloe

    flowers and fruit.


    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Cullen
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    6 years ago

    I cant seem to ID this plant. I want to make some more of it but not sure the proper propagation details. Anyone anyone able to help me out?

  • 6 years ago

    Photo is very dark, you need to post bright and sharp one. From what I can see, it looks like purple shamrock - Oxalis regnelii. But pls. post better photo (important for ID-ing) to make sure.

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  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Yes, much better. And I believe I am correct with ID.

    Propagate by division. I do not have same plant, but believe it may have dormancy period - but check it out.

    I have different plant, Oxalis tetraphylla 'Iron Cross'. It has slightly different blooms. I let it die down for winter, leaving bulbs in pot. I start watering again - whenever I feel like it :), and they start growing. I keep them in hanging baskets that fill up pretty fast. I had too many bulbs last year, and some started to bloom even unpotted!:


  • 6 years ago
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    Right on Rina, That's what I was going to say. I was cleaning mine up and a few stems with a leaf on it came off and I just planted it in another pot and it grew into a new plant. Seems any part of this plant can grow into it's own. My son has a big pot full of them that grew from seed from one he had on his porch. If not for our winters, I think this plant would be an invasive weed.

  • 6 years ago
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    Stush

    It probably could be invasive - just as most shamrocks. These are hardy in z7 - 8. They are edible, but do not consume lots of leaves (unless cooked) because of oxalic acid. I have few hanging baskets, they are really nice. I do not know about growing them from seeds - never did - but am sure they do, and probably self-seed. I do not think they grow from leaf; there was probably tiny bulb at the end of it. I have seen it often. hey could be really tiny when 'young', I needed magnifying glass to see it. Bulbs multiply easily - I give many away every year.

  • 6 years ago

    I know the tiny green Oxalis that comes back from seed every year is like stink bugs, their in everything and everywhere. My biggest weed in my house plant pots.

    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
  • 6 years ago

    xSedeveria 'Harry Butterfield' (xSedeveria 'Colossal' ?) aka giant burro's tail - one of the cuttings unexpectedly blooming:


  • 6 years ago


    Aloe candelabrum.


    Aloe vanbalenii.


    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked aloebot
  • 6 years ago


    Aloe speciosa.


    Graptopetalum sp.


    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked aloebot
  • 6 years ago


    Kalanchoe sp.


    Kalanchoe sp.


    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked aloebot
  • 6 years ago


    Ferocactus glaucescens.


    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked aloebot
  • 6 years ago

    Missed out on a lot of blooms and forum posts this season but I am glad I caught this one :)

    Sinningia eumorpha



    rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Alain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Sadly had to cut two flower stalks due to some issues with the box (cold damage). Luckily there is a third coming up. First blooms on this 2 year old plant.

    Non succulent.. This African daisy is starting to flower again. It's becoming a little bush that can trail.

    Jan 26