Cacti and Succulents

Agreed. Ive also got a Turbinicarpus horripilus, that I got in the summer, budding up. Looking forward to seeing that one.

Yes, I thought it unique. I got cuttings from Germany. I also have a red one, a white one, a white with pink edges, and this one I have had for Donkey's Years ....

Oh my goodness. I am glad I asked! Thanks @Selleri , it sounds a bit "Day of the Triffids" It looks interesting in that photo, with the wavy strands as well. Sounds like I need to get the gauntlets ready. You made it sound so entertaining, that I feel I must try and give it a go now! I saw one...

Schlumbergia truncatus

I did mine from seed in the mid '80's and it had survived until last year. It mainly lived outside once it got to a reasonable size but always with protection..........straw, fleece, that insulation stuff you put behind radiators and an old shower curtain. It started off in Bedfordshire but...

Yes, Cloudberries, from up on the shoulder of Pen Y Ghent in the Yorkshire Dales. Always find them around 2000ft aslIan F

There's also a little green weed that grows in my garden, which is a Euphorbia. It's quite pretty really so I often leave it alone. It looks different to the cultivated garden varieties, and totally different to the succulent ones.I think the change of name depends on the plant's DNA.

I really don't know much about these. I struggle to keep Christmas cacti going and more recently epiphyllum have been a complete disaster for me. I know most epiphyllums are complex hybrids and there are a lot of them. This might be of interest Stichting Epric if you go to the shop, links on...

Thanks.Nice to know what a plant is!

I agree with what @pete and @JennyJB have said.

Regarding Aeoniums, I always plant up a tub with them for the summer, a mixture, I overwinter them in separate pots in the greenhouse.I find they stop growing in summer if kept too hot and dry and prefer a slightly shaded cool spot with a fair amount of water. Maximum growth takes place in...

Yes, its mostly the wet that affects mine, I have to cover it from excess rain otherwise it ends up covered in black spots that take years to grow out.I've seen them in coastal areas in Kent doing well on roundabouts, but inland without some protection its pretty limited.London gets the...

My thoughts are1) Aloe variegata x Gasteria sp ? 2) Haworthia pumula x Aloe longistyla 3) Aloe aristata x Gasteria sp ? 4) Haworthia limifolia. Looks a bit off, but that could either be growing conditions or it is a hybrid too.

Rhipsalis eweldiana, many years old and first flowers ever :-Rebutia perplexa :-Small Mammillarias :-Aloe rauhii demi flowering, and Rhipsalis campos-portoana coming into flower with many buds to open soon ...

I got these two tiny cuttings last year and the have rooted and in bloom ...I had really wanted Crassula Coccinea but could not find it. This was one I had in 2006 ...

[COLOR=#660066]That's really beautiful

Rhipsalis cereuscula (and unpainted walls waiting for me, but I'm afraid they'll have to wait a bit longer !)

Just as a follow up. Out of the 3 Setiechinopsis, 1 decided to flower in Sept '24. 20 months old.Of the 3 originals, 2 are now in full growth and getting ready to flower, while one is sulking. Fof

Yes, my greenhouse gets very damp, and although I ventilate it regularly by opening the door and windows, the air still feels damp in there when we get a rainy period.

My cuttings arrived. Very healthy so potted them up ../Some good information here ... How to Grow the Pencil Cactus