Succulents & Cacti...

[Jananas Bananas]

Here's a good size long needle cactus on my front fence line. The longest needles are as long or longer than my fingers. I guess it is another kind of Prickly Pear and growing new pads for Spring.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100403041.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100403042.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100403043.jpg

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

This fuzzy white succulent is thriving this spring...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03355.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I got this beautiful succulent as a cutting from a gardener pal in Turkey. It's green but it turns purple. I noticed it has developed these big buds that look like they will bloom soon...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03472.jpg


The branches really turn a dark shade of purple as they age...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03476.jpg


If you like it JaNan, I'll send you some branches. ;)


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[drew leonard]

Hey JaNan,

Looks like the Prickly pears would benefit from some Horticultural oil. The scale that is on them will soon be a problem of the past!

[Jananas Bananas]

That is very cool looking Sherry! AND it is purple!!! :woohoonaner: I am anxious to see what the bloom looks like.

Thanks Drew, for the hint - but I really hope the scale kills it. I don't like it and I really try to ignore it.

Here is my Mother of Thousands still blooming!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110412026.jpg

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nice shot, JaNan! ;)


Yes, I'm anxious to see the bloom on my purple succulent from my friend in Turkey too. We were both shocked it even survived the trip, and now look at it!!! I'll be sure to show a pic as soon as one of those buds bursts open...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

OMG I cannot speak...for once! :eek:


Remember this plant that was a cutting from Turkey?...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03472.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03476.jpg


Well today one of the buds opened!!! :goteam:


A flower from Turkey!!! :D






Just check out how unique and gorgeous it is...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03848.jpg


Isn't it way too cool?! :08:


Here's another bud that will open in a few days...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03847.jpg


I will surely send you some branches JaNan!!! :goteam:


I am so in love with this flower and couldn't believe it when I saw it for the first time this morning. It reminds me of a Toad Lily. Now I'm going to email Turgrul and show him the shots of his wonderful succulent and thank him again for sharing it with me...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/2.gif


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[Jananas Bananas]

That is very unique, I love it! I have been trying to find out what it is and finally found it - Stapelia Variegata. Here is the search link.

Stapelia Variegata - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?q=Stapelia+Variegata&hl=en&rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=okOrTcTtDOL20gHqj6X5CA&ved=0CBcQsAQ&biw=1333&bih=665)

I love it! :woohoonaner:

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I knew you'd love it, JaNan! :goteam:


Yup, that's what it is...as soon as I read it, I remembered. Tugrul will get back to my email soon I'm sure, and will be telling me that name again. Thanks though JaNan. What a beauty! :D


I really was pleasantly surprised by it today and couldn't believe how pretty it was. I'll send ya some good branches for sure. It grows really easily and quickly too. There are more buds forming all over it so it's obviously going into full bloom! :D


Funny how looks can be so deceiving because when the cuttings first arrived, they were just 2 or 3 little green stubby branches that weren't too appealing. I had to grow them though, since my friend went to so much trouble and they arrived alive and all. I cannot believe the beautiful specimen this plant has grown into, in my east living room window.


Thanks JaNan. I can't wait to send you some. Have to wait a bit yet though...it's snowing here today! :eek:


Happy Spring!


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[Jananas Bananas]

How big are the flowers Sherry? They look humongous, but that is probably the macro photography. They look textured too! Very unusual! :goteam:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

JaNan the flowers are surprisingly large. I'm gonna measure and take another shot...


They're 3" across!!! :eek: Here's the back of a bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03885.jpg


There are buds all over the plant and here's how they look...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03890.jpg


The branch tips are starting to turn purple...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03892.jpg



I love the buds before they bloom too. So pretty...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03887.jpg


The plant is actually growing in a pot with some "Burrito" (baby burro's tail) succulent cuttings that are also thriving and trailing down the pot...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03896.jpg


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[Willow87]

I just love that plant Sherry. My mom said it makes her itch LOL.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I can't wait to share it with you Cam. ;)


It makes your mom itch...really? Is she allergic to it or something?


When I send you guys the cuttings, just poke the ends in well-draining moist soil and place in east light. They root as quick as any other succulent does and they thrive in a pot.


I'm still in shock at discovering that gorgeous bloom today. I was already loving the plant as it turned purple, but now those flowers have made me think it's totally cool and amazing. What a pretty flower that is.


You guys will get some good branches from me very soon. :D


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[Willow87]

I cant wait to grow the cuttings. Its such an interesting plant. She took one look at the flower and she didnt like the look of it. I told her its beautiful in its own way. You are very lucky to have it. My dragon fruit that I got from Dean are already growing new little stems.

[Jananas Bananas]

Three INCHES - WOWZA! That is really large!!! The bud looks like a tidy little pentagon envelope. I wonder if it makes seeds and seed pods? This is really going to be fun watching it grow and what it produces. ~J

[Willow87]

I wanted to post pictures of my dragon fruit cuttings and the prickly pear cactus I got last year. Finally I have some new growth on both. The prickly pear has some weird growth on it, that I think maybe flowers

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41971&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41971)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41969&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41969)

Prickly Pear and the flowers?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41968&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41968)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41970&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41970)

[saltydad]

Yes indeed, those are flowers. The yellow variety?

[Willow87]

I'm so glad they are flowers. I've never seen the flowers of prickly pear up close. I dont know the color of the flowers though. I got them from a friend last year, who wanted to get rid of all of them. There were so many wild ones in his area but the only thing i saw was the red fruit on them. I cant wait to see what color it is.

[saltydad]

Yellow is the predominant color of opuntia flowers, but there are some with red, pink, etc.
http://www.theamateursdigest.com/40252.jpg
http://windowsillcactus.com/uploaded_images/opunti_flowers_2-777222.jpg

[Willow87]

Wow those are gorgeous! Mine is probably the yellow one. Thanks for showing those pics

[Willow87]

Here are so pics of my prickly pear cactus that is beginning to open. It smells good too. I'll take pictures of it in full bloom once it opens more.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42115&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42115)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42114&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42114)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42113&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42113)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

How exciting, Cam!!! :goteam:



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[Willow87]

Thanks Sherry. I wonder if it will produce fruit?

[Jananas Bananas]

Beautiful close up pictures Cameron! The flowers to me seem so fragile like crepe paper. I think they are beautiful. None of mine have any flower buds on them yet.

Here is a shot of a kalanchoe, I like the color on the undersides:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424072.jpg

~JaNan

[Willow87]

Thanks Janan! I havent touched the petals yet but I may to see how they feel. A second flower opened up also. Wow thats a beautiful Kalanchoe!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42124&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42124)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42123&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42123)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42122&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42122)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No flower buds on my Easter/Spring Cactus yet, but here it was yesterday. It's putting on all kinds of new red growth...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC04217.jpg


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[Willow87]

Nice Sherry! I love the shape of the leaves. I had to bring my epis indoors because they were staying too wet, plus the heavy rain knocked a few new growth stems off.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Remember I told you and JaNan I'd share a piece of it with you guys?


Funny because it was a half dead and pathetic looking thing when I bought it in late Fall and now look at it! :D So glad I picked it up and looking forward to the blooms. I have a feeling they'll be so pretty.


I like the shape of the leaves too, Cam. It's so much different than the thanksgiving cacti, that's for sure. Even how hairy the leaves are when they first grow, is so cool.


Your prickly pear blooms are just beautiful, Cam. I can't wait to see the fruits! :goteam:


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[Jananas Bananas]

I actually saw some in a combination planter at Lowe's last week Sherry! The blooms were a dark hot pink on the ones they used. They also had the hot pink icicle plant a couple of small cactus and aloe and one even had haworthia. It was a large beautiful planter but I think they were $40 or so.

Are the hairy pieces new growth? I can tell the red ones are. I love it with all the color in it like that!

I have some new red leaves coming out on my Thanksgiving cactus, it looks pretty too!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah, all the hairy and red growth is new, JaNan. It's so pretty and I'm just dying to see the flower buds. I have a feeling they'll be red or pink.


I'm so proud of myself for nursing the poor thing back to good health. :D


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[Willow87]

You have done a very good job nursing it back to health. Hopefully it will reward you will blooms as an appreciation for saving it :woohoonaner:

[Willow87]

Here are a few pictures of my Blue Spruce Sedum. Its one of my most reliable and hardy plants. It recovered nicely from the bad cold snap.
<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=018.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/018.jpg" border="0" alt="Blue Spruce sedum"></a>
<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/020.jpg" border="0" alt="Blue Spruce sedum3"></a>
<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=022.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/022.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[MissStress]

Not sure what this one is but took the pic in the Caymans.

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae9/YukonChick/Grand%20Cayman%202008/20080228_0899.jpg

[Willow87]

Wow it looks like some type of prickly pear.

[MissStress]

A pic of it beside my son.

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae9/YukonChick/Grand%20Cayman%202008/20080228_0897.jpg

[Willow87]

Wow Trina that is so unusual and unique. I've never seen a cactus like that before. It actually has a trunk LOL

[MissStress]

I thought it was really neat too. Mind you I hadn't seen very many cacti being from Canada and all.. just the hairy one on my grandma's windowsill. :)

[Willow87]

I wonder if the flowers produced fruit afterwards? Here is a picture of my Candelabra tree. Its actually woody at the bottom

<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=024.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/024.jpg" border="0" alt="Candelbra tree"></a>
<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=026.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/026.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Jananas Bananas]

Cameron, those pictures of your candelabra and blue spruce are very good. I love the blueness of the blue spruce!

Trina that cactus is incredible! I don't remember ever seeing anything like that. It looks like a prickly pear stuck on top of a tree trunk. I have been to Arizona where they have the giant Saguaro cactus, and those things are amazing.

I got my hands on a really interesting looking succulent. It's called "watch chain" Crassula Muscosa. I thought it was very cool looking!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110501078.jpg

Cute little bablies:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110501079.jpg

Are these a flower stalk on a night blooming Cereus?

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110501097.jpg

These are new growth on my Thanksgiving cactus:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424129.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424130.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424131.jpg

~JaNan

[Willow87]

Thanks Janan! Its definitely one of my favorite sedums. I like the watch chain succulent, it looks so interesting and your baby cacti are so cute. I think this year I'll try to grow more succulents

[MissStress]

Found this:
Picasa Web Albums - Carla Bregman - Galapagos Isl... (http://picasaweb.google.com/Carla.Bregman/GalapagosIslands#5364676472389774498)
http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/texas/41939d1242873113-prickly-pear-cactus-tree-valley-001-small.jpg
Makes sense.. there are lot of tortuga in the Caymans..

[stevelau1911]

I started my sempervivum collection a few months ago. These are also known as chicks and hens, and I'm still collecting. Here's the species I have.
Steve's garden: sempervivum hens and chicks succulent cold hardy plant (http://stevesbamboogarden.blogspot.com/2011/05/sempervivum-hens-and-chicks-succulent.html)

[Willow87]

I like the red hens and chicks Steve. I didnt know they were cold hardy

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Those are just gorgeous Steve! Love the colors!


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[stevelau1911]

Thanks.

They'll look better once they grow to full size and make their own chicks. I'll probably post another blog by that time.

Another great thing about sempervivums aside from the absolute cold-hardiness is that all of them are growing in regular ground soil without fertilization, and they still do very well.

[Willow87]

Here the new growth on my Epiphyllum


<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=002-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/002-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/?action=view&amp;current=003-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/garden%20plants/003-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Jananas Bananas]

My little Hen planter planted with Hens and Chicks! :ha:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110503100.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110427026-1.jpg

~J

[Willow87]

LOL that's too funny Janan!

[drew leonard]

JaNan,

Those are the petioles/ stems that the new leaves will have the flowers on in a month or so

[Jananas Bananas]

You are talking about my Cereus Drew? Thank you! So I will have two flowers in a month! :woohoonaner: These are in my bathroom, I really never thought they would bloom inside my house! I am very excited! :goteam:

~J

[Willow87]

Janan, my cereus is producing the same thing. I think mine is too small to flower lol. I have a stalk coming out of the ground

[drew leonard]

JaNan, the Cereus would have a much better chance of blooming outside in morning sun and afternoon shifting shade;that said, I guess there is no reason why it would not bloom inside with enough light.

[cherokee_greg]

check out my new cactus i got from my neighbor. :08:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42529&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42529&ppuser=5959)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Omg is that ever stunning, Greg! :eek:


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[Willow87]

Wow that's beautiful Greg! I love the pot that its in also. Do the flowers have any scent

[cherokee_greg]

more of my cactus garden
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42535&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42535&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42534&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42534&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42533&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42533&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42532&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42532&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42531&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42531&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42530&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42530&ppuser=5959)

[Willow87]

Wow Greg! You have a beautiful cactus garden. I see you have Blue Spruce sedum too. :woohoonaner:

[cherokee_greg]

Wow Greg! You have a beautiful cactus garden. I see you have Blue Spruce sedum too. :woohoonaner:

thanks which is the blue spruce sedum most of that I got from plant giveaways I dont know what they are.

[Willow87]

The last picture is the Blue Spruce Sedum . Here is a picture of mine. Its in a container so it doesnt grow that much

[cherokee_greg]

Wow that's beautiful Greg! I love the pot that its in also. Do the flowers have any scent

No scent but its so cool. Its dangerous to go to his house he lives down the street from me and has yard sales every Saturday he has so many plants and of course I had to get one. I just went for some okra plants and came back with more than what I went for. LOL oh well its fun. Im going to have to take out more lawn now to plant my okra. LOL:08::08::08::08:

[cherokee_greg]

The last picture is the Blue Spruce Sedum . Here is a picture of mine. Its in a container so it doesnt grow that much

oh ok. Mines in pots also and its every were.

[Willow87]

LOL I wish I could find yard sales that sold plants. It does have an interesting bloom. I took off pieces of my Blue Spruce sedum and put it in smaller containers. I promised my mom's friend a few cuttings

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Wow Greg, you sure do have some nice plants. Love the pics. :08:


That blue spruce sedum is so cool, Cam. Maybe you could send me a small branch or two of that, along with that blood colored sedum too. I'd sure appreciate it and can help you with the shipping cost, although it will be very minimal...2-3 bucks. ;)


So thanks for the great shots, you guys. :)


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[Willow87]

I would love to send you some cuttings of both sedums Sherry. You will just have to tell me how to pack them and what to send them in? How many stamps would I need to buy also?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I was thinking you could just send them in an empty pill bottle, so they won't get crushed. Then you put that in a bubble wrap envelope and take it to the post office for them to tell you how many stamps to put on it.


It should only cost 2-3 bucks.


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[Willow87]

Ok thats a good idea. I'll have to look for an empty pill bottle. I think I have some lol. I'll have to wait until I get paid again

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No rush. ;)


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[Willow87]

But I will definitely send them to you when I can:08:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Cam. ;)


Looking so forward to it...


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[Willow87]

You're welcome Sherry. Its the least I can do

[Willow87]

I wanted to post pictures of my Dragon fruit, Night-blooming cereus, and the Thanksgiving cactus fruit. Soon I will be able to pick it.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/Dragon%20fruit%20and%20cacti/dragonfruitMay2011002.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/Dragon%20fruit%20and%20cacti/dragonfruitMay2011001.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/Dragon%20fruit%20and%20cacti/dragonfruitMay2011005.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/Dragon%20fruit%20and%20cacti/dragonfruitMay2011008.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/Dragon%20fruit%20and%20cacti/dragonfruitMay2011011.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/Dragon%20fruit%20and%20cacti/dragonfruitMay2011006.jpg

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Looking good, Cam! I bet you're thrilled. Please keep showing shots as stuff grows...


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[Willow87]

Thanks Sherry, maybe next year it may have a bloom:goteam:

[stevelau1911]

My sempervivum seed mix is starting to germinate today, less than 1 week of planting them and I have some pretty high hopes for these guys. Many of my newly acquired cuttings from SMG succulents are also sending out chicks so by the end of this season I should have a pretty good collection.

I'll have an update on my blog about the sempervivums once the seedlings become distinguishable.

[Willow87]

Congratulations Steve I've never grown a cactus or succulent from seed before. My Thanksgiving cactus maybe my first :woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Gosh this one's really growing nicely this spring...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0269.jpg


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[Willow87]

That is gorgeous Sherry!

[Jananas Bananas]

Sherry I found the name for it - Senecio haworthii "Cocoon plant" - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&q=Senecio+haworthii+%22Cocoon+plant%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=709)

I bought a few of these the other day:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110515104.jpg

Here's a few I am rooting:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110515111.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110515112.jpg

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks for finding the name for me, JaNan. I sure am enjoying it.


I like your new plants. :D


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[Willow87]

Wow Janan those are beautiful! I got some Ice plant cuttings and some sedum cuttings today. I may take a pic of my hoya cutting tomorrow
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42806&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42806)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42804&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42804)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42805&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42805)

[Willow87]

The Ice plant cutting flowered today. Its amazing because it hardly has any roots. My camera is messing up the color because its more vibrant than shown
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42938&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42938)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42937&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42937)

[Jananas Bananas]

Here are a few I bought this past week:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110521014.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110517144.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522010.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522009.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522008.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522005.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522003.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110517152.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110517146.jpg

These I bought a few weeks ago. They had teeny little buds on them and I had no idea of the color. I bought them for their big bottoms! :) I am happy they are two different kinds of blossoms.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522024.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522029.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522021.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522020.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110522017.jpg

~JaNan

[Willow87]

Wow those are beautiful plants Janan. You are so lucky!:woohoonaner:

[cherokee_greg]

my latest additions
Christmas tree cactus
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42954&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42954&ppuser=5959)

redheaded irishman cactus

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42952&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42952&ppuser=5959)

[Willow87]

That is so interesting Greg. I like the red growth. I took some pictures of my Queen of the Night and dragon fruit, its amazing how fast these 2 plants are growing.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43031&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43031)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43030&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43030)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43029&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43029)

[orinoko]

I got some of those plants Willow87,

They are a different name in Tenerife on the crazy golf course.

Cleaning them before wrapping.

http://www.katecorner.com/images/crazygolf.JPG

All potted up and thriving.

http://www.katecorner.com/images/golf2a.JPG
:waving::waving:

[Willow87]

Does your ice plants have red flowers? I cant believe mine flowered and dont even have much of a root system lol.

[orinoko]

Yes they do Cameron,

How did you guess? I think they just flower on any bitty piece to be honest. I even had them flowering in a pot under a Cycas.

On Tenerife they are on volcanic type soil, but have auto watering sysem running. They are in every corner of the Crazy Golf, hard to Imagine the spread.

How do you look after your Ice p-lants in winter?

:03:

Inside in winter last year.

http://www.katecorner.com/images/golfplant.JPG

[Willow87]

I saw a faded bloom in your picture lol.I was having a hard time seeing the color in the picture so I was curious. I got my cuttings from a friend who has them in clay soil. Hers stayed outside all winter in the sleet and snow and in freezing temperatures. So its definitely hardy in my zone (8a) I read that its hardy to zone 5a so I may plant it in the ground.

[orinoko]

Ooooooh I could'nt risk it,

Last winter was extremely cruel where I live. We used to have no more than -1 at one time, last winter saw us with -13 in a sheltered backgarden. I even had icicles on a fleece bag.

Luckily I had the palm triple wrapped due to knowing what was coming. The hard Trachicarpus fortunei, forget. It it pulled at -13...I never wrapped it as it was supposed to be very hardy.

I never wrapped the English version of Cordyline (none tropical) was washing up in the kitchen and saw it in spring just lay down .:ha::ha: So much for hardy.

:03:

[Willow87]

Wow I thought you lived in a tropical climate from your pics. That's really cold. I think the lowest it got here this winter may have been 11 F. Your palm is beautiful. What temperature is it hardy to? Thats so sad what happened to your plant. I lost quite a few things that were suppose to be hardy this year lol

[Jananas Bananas]

OK, I need some help here guys. It was in a group of succulents that I have pictured previously, and none were labeled. They were just listed on the label as "Water Conserving Plants". I think this first one is Hatiora gaertneri which I believe the common name is Easter or Spring cactus:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110525032.jpg

Now this one is labeled as a "Sunrise Cactus" which is a registered trademark name and its blooms burst open each day with the rays of the morning sunrise and the sunlike flowers of the Sunrise® Cactus also close at the end of each day after sunset. They say it is Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri and native to Brazil and South American jungles and live on trees like certain orchids. This one is also called Easter and Spring cactus though not like the first one at all.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110525030.jpg

These are close ups of the seed pods which I will share if anyone is interested in them. I do not know if they will produce or anything yet. I believe these pods will turn yellow as they "ripen".

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110525029.jpg

I have been Googling trying to learn more about these, but I am not for sure I have correctly named the first one. It is much thicker and has more of an upright growth to it than the Zygo related ones. I am hoping some of you that are more familiar with them can help me. Thanks!

~JaNan

[Jananas Bananas]

OK here is a new one I just got a couple of days ago and I just LOVE this thing. It is a variegated leaf desert rose! And the coolest thing is - it has a solid green branch, a branch that is totally white, one that is 50 % green and white, and one that is green with a white outline. YES, all on one plant. Soooooooo cool!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100603102.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110601001.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110601003.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110601004.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110601005.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110601010.jpg

This one is getting ready to bloom:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100603027.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100603026.jpg

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

So pretty, JaNan! :08:


: )

[orinoko]

Wow I thought you lived in a tropical climate from your pics.

Iwish Willow, we get those plants (small Ice plants) from Tenerife. The palms you buy online. I recently bought a lovely Fir.


That's really cold.

The icicles that fell from the shed roof in the winter sun froze as soon as it hit the fleece :ha:

And Willow stay clear of those very long icicles I heard a man died last year, it stabbed his neck.

I think the lowest it got here this winter may have been 11 F.

You luicky sugar lolol So while England froze, and turned up the heating, you were almost sweating your cods off.


Your palm is beautiful. What temperature is it hardy to? Thats so sad what happened to your plant. I lost quite a few things that were suppose to be hardy this year lol

Cycas are not too softies to be honest, look after them and they do ok. Its the Canary Island date Palm thats more suseptable to cold. Mind you if you have a large conservatory then your good to go.

You can also grow palms as a home plant.

Janas, I believe you plant is a Plumera, well lol its caudex looks like a Plumera.

OK here is a new one I just got a couple of days ago and I just LOVE this thing.

[Jananas Bananas]

It's Adenium obesum, orinoko, aka desert rose. I would love to have a variegated plumeria though, I will one day! :) It does look a lot like one in the pictures angle though. Let me see if I can get a better side shot. It shows the graft pretty well in this picture also.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100603104.jpg

~J

[Willow87]

Thats beautiful Janan! I wish it were a milder here. I dont like this hot weather at all LOL. I like cold weather as long as its not bitterly cold.

[momoese]

From my visit today at Rolling Greens in Culver City

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157573538.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157492211.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157428928.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157387085.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157373654.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157338645.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157295150.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157250205.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1308157236927.jpg

[Dalmatiansoap]

WoW, what a shots!
Is that a Park or somethin?

[orinoko]

Desert rose yep Janas

I did do one from seed, no Idea why it died. It popped ok was looking great then..gone.

Apparently they are difficult to bring to flowering stage.

[momoese]

WoW, what a shots!
Is that a Park or somethin?

It's a high end nursery that sells all sorts of plants, containers, amendments, etc. They have 4 big green houses. Tons of orchids and stuff.

[Dalmatiansoap]

U realy have a choice there, man if you just can see aprox. nursery offer here....:ha:

[Willow87]

here are some updated pictures of my dragon fruit.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43770 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43770)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43769 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43769)

Variegated Sedum
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43771&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43771)

[saltydad]

Desert rose yep Janas

I did do one from seed, no Idea why it died. It popped ok was looking great then..gone.

Apparently they are difficult to bring to flowering stage.


Mine flower reliably each summer. Many people make the mistake of hardly watering during the summer. Water as for any blooming plant. During winter (for me, inside) I water sparingly. I'd love a variegated one. There are so many flower types now, you could specialize solely in obesums!

[Jananas Bananas]

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110622095.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110622034.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110622032.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110621074.jpg

~JaNan

[Dalmatiansoap]

Great Agaves Jan, love the color, what are they?

[Yug]

It's Adenium obesum, orinoko, aka desert rose. I would love to have a variegated plumeria though, I will one day! :) It does look a lot like one in the pictures angle though. Let me see if I can get a better side shot. It shows the graft pretty well in this picture also.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20100603104.jpg

~J

It appears that the variegated part has been grafted in, and that the growth with the solid green leaves is coming from the natural base of the plant. In my experience, the green leaf, being the natural branch, will become stronger to the point that all the grafted in pieces will eventually be starved for nutrients from the rest of the plant, and will eventually die. If it was my plant, I'd chop the green branch off completely, and I'd also chop any new branches that crop up below the graft. I've seen fruit trees with grafted branches that will do precisely as I've described - the natrual branch will receive all the strength from the root-stock, and all the grafts will eventually be sloughed off and die. The problem can be 'nipped-in-the-bud' if you act quickly, if not I'd bet my next paycheck that you will lose the variegated parts.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

JaNan, Yug's advice is good, and I think you should do exactly what he has suggested. ;)


I've read about this many times and it's recommended you remove the original growth of the rootstock coming from the base and below the graft, so the grafted plant will thrive. :)


I know you'll hate doing it but get out those shears and snip, snip, snip! :ha:


: )

[Willow87]

Here are updated pictures of my dragon fruit and Epiphyllum
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/dragonfruitprogressjuly001.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/dragonfruitprogressjuly002.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/dragonfruitprogressjuly006.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

Caught a good sale the other day and bought a few new plants. These are the succulents I bought. This first one is called "Baby Toes" I think you can see why. I think it is so adorable! Official name is Ficoidaceae-Aizoaceae Fenestraria Rhopalophylla. :ha:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110720027.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110720028.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719008.jpg

Here's some of the others:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719046.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719034.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719035.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719036.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719037.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719039.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719041.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719042.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110719044.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110720053.jpg

~JaNan

[momoese]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/shot_1311364605953.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

Mother of thousands

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110927065.jpg

Bunny Ears

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110927071.jpg

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

When I first arrived at the cottage I bought this decorative bowl of succulents...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1007.jpg


It's grown considerably since then!



I also have a thing for these living stones and would someday like to have a pot full of many different colored types...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1008.jpg


: )

[Willow87]

Thats beautiful Sherry. I love the red leaf plant

[jreidsma]

Very cool plants everyone :)

How about I join in ;)

Stapelia (From Janan :))
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01329.jpg
New growth
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01330.jpg

Some cacti
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01331.jpg

Baby jade:
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01332.jpg

Haworthia
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01333.jpg

Some other succulents
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01334.jpg

Dorstenia Foetida (From RR on Plantswap)
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01335.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01336.jpg

Pregnant onions (From ShearMe)
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01337.jpg

My one adult adenium obesum going into dormancy, with my small pachypodium geayi next to it
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01338.jpg

Dormant Pachypodium brevicaule
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01339.jpg

Dragon fruit and climbing aloe (Janan ;)) And more jade, aerogarden, and amazon mask alocasia.
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01340.jpg

And much more ;) I also just got five adenium obesum in the mail from RR also :) Will post some pictures of them also after they perk back up from being shipped. They are the cutest things ever :D ;)

[Jananas Bananas]

Those all look GREAT Jordan!!! Those Dorstenia Foetida sure are cute little things! I need to Google them and check them out.

~JaNan

[jreidsma]

Thanks :D They are pretty cute aren't they :)

The dorstenia make these funky flowers shaped like stars/shields and then shoot the seeds up to two meters away from the plant! :D :ha: Wouldn't it be funny if they where motion activated :ha:

[Jananas Bananas]

Yes that would be funny. Are the flowers thorny or stickery? I am looking at pictures on Google now.

[Jananas Bananas]

These look like a miniature grove of palm trees!

Dorstenia Lavrani (http://columbus-cactus-club.webs.com/Dorstenia%20Lavrani.htm)

[jreidsma]

I was just introduced into the world of dorstenias. So I haven't gotten any flowers yet, so I can't answer your questions yet.

Yes, those do look like a grove of palm trees! :D Pretty cool :)

Plant's can grow in weird ways and shapes can't they... :ha:

[Jananas Bananas]

Look at this guys collection. He has your plant so it came up in the search. I think I have a good collection until I see someone else like this! :ha:

Botany (http://www.michaelmalice.com/plants.htm)

[Jananas Bananas]

Jordan are one of those haworthias one I sent or did it make it? I did send you some MicroTom seeds too right? You know you are the GrandPa of my MicroToms right? Does that make you feel OLD? :ha:

[Willow87]

Wow Jordan those look great! The plant that you got from ShearMe is Drimiopsis kirkii. I got the same plant from him last year. I had someone ID it for me last year because it looked much different from my Pregnant onion plant. I think the common name is Giant Squill

[jreidsma]

Janan, you sent me some spoon tomatoe seeds, but no micro toms. And yes, the haworthia I posted the picture of is the one you sent me :) It is doing pretty good. The only thing that didn't make it was the little prince banana. It didn't like the cold weather we where having.


The now mystery plants (what I called pregnant onions) kind of look like the Drimiopsis kirkii. But they aren't quite as speckled and they are growing a bit differently then what that plant looks like. I am not saying these aren't, but for now I might just let them grow then worry about it later. Them only having a couple leaves makes it hard to ID them. I just did the trade earlier this year and was told they where pregnant onions, but I have never seen a speckled pregnant onion either. Maybe after a couple more months of growth they will looks like something and then we will know for sure. They are starting to root nicely and should start growing faster now. It took them quite a while to even make roots.

Yes Janan, I think the same thing then see people with jungles :ha: Not everyone has that much room though :)

[Willow87]

Mine was neglected through winter and I put it outdoors and forgot about it. I set it behind some large containers and when I was moving them around I noticed it had produced 2 babies. I was so happy, but it seems like its a slow grower. The babies caught up with the mother plant lol

[Jananas Bananas]

I bought a new one the other day. It is called a butterfly Agave (Agave potatorum). This stays relatively small and the one I bought is already pupping!:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111027103.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111028029.jpg

~JaNan

[momoese]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/DSC_0592.jpg

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Janan, that thing is gorgeous! :goteam:




http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2399.jpg


: )

[Willow87]

I'm going to post a picture of my Thanksgiving cactus bud later. Its the only one with a bud on it. I think it is going to be the red variety

[Willow87]

Here is a picture of the bud.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/001-20.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

Great shot Cam! Is that one of those you hand pollinated last year?

Thanks Sherry, I thought so too!

I fell in love again today! Check it out:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111104008.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111104005.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111104010.jpg

It is a new hybrid of the Mother of thousands, call Kalanchoe Houghton "Pink Butterflies". If you look at the babies growing on the edges, I'll bet that is how it got it's name.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111104038.jpg

Isn't it gorgeous! I love Kalanchoe anyway and had a bunch of hybrids myself but I never had any with pink leopard spots on them. LOVE IT!!!

[Willow87]

Thanks Janan. This one was a cutting from a friend. I planted the seeds from the other one but none of them came up. That is a really beautiful Mother of Thousands Janan!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh that sure is a beauty, Janan! Hope I can snag a piece of that from you later.


: )

[Willow87]

Here is a picture of my Thanksgiving cactus flower that is almost fully open. I also got some more epi cuttings from a friend. The cuttings came from his Great Aunt's plant that is over 100 years old. I think he told me the blooms would be fuschia/orange.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/001-22.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/HeirloomEpi001.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/HeirloomEpi002.jpg

[Willow87]

Here is the flower fully open. Its red, orange, and has a little fuchsia on some of the petals.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/001-23.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/003-17.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/004-18.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/005-12.jpg

[sandy0225]

I have that one too. It's a very pretty cactus once the plants fill out. You'll love it.

[sandy0225]

here's another real pretty day blooming cereus I have (orchid cactus).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46737 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27362&ppuser=143)

[Willow87]

Oh wow Sandy, that's gorgeous. Is that the Ackermannii type? A friend sent me various cuttings to start a small collection. He sent me German Empress, Alter Ego, Singleton, Rose Queen and a NOID red one. I'm hoping they root soon but I know it will take longer since its closer to winter

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes Sandy, that really is totally gorgeous!!!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/2.gif


: )

[Jananas Bananas]

Beautiful shots Sandy and Cam! Here are the tiny little buds on one of the Thaksgiving cactus this morning:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111110017.jpg

I sure hope they don't fall off. I had a lot of bud drop last year because I moved them. And I had to move all these in from outside because of the cold front. :(

~JaNan

[sandy0225]

I really need to learn more about cactus. I have no idea what this one is. It looks like a giant christmas cactus, it has a few spines on it, and my momma plant that I do cuttings from is in a 12" basket, huge and probably weighs 50 lbs. It hangs down at least 3' and about that wide too. needless to say it's getting lots of cuttings done this spring just to manage it! I have about 8 8" baskets of it going for spring. Since momma plant was so full, I put about 12 cuttings per basket. You can't tell I did anything to it now though.
I'll take a picture of it and post it, maybe you all can tell me more about it, though.
I used to have a pink one like it and a white one, but they were shy bloomers, not crazy to bloom like this one, so I let them go.
Do you all have the yellow christmas cactus? I have a few of it, but I don't think they're really all that yellow. more of a peach/orange color in my opinion.

[Willow87]

What color are the flowers on your Thanksgiving cactus Janan? I'm still waiting for my larger TC to produce buds, its still outside. Sandy I want to grow mine in hanging baskets but I don't have enough tree limbs outside to put them on and indoors I don't have any of the hooks. I live ina mobile home so the ceiling is so much different than a regular house. I had a yellow Thanksgiving cactus but it slowly declined so I sent the rest of it to a friend. I'm going to see if I can find it again. I think the heat made it decline. The yellow variety seems more tender. I had to go to 3 different stores to find a yellow one. Here is a picture of the yellow one I gave up. The flowers started out peach/pink and once the flower opened it turned yellow
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39134 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39134)

[Jananas Bananas]

I have a yellow one Sandy, but I won't know which plant it is until it blooms. I even have the name of it written down somewhere. It may be mentioned last year in this thread. I'll see if I can find it for you.

Cam I don't know what color it is. I bought it last year when they marked them all down so much after the blooming had stopped so it will be a surprise! :) Right now I don't know which is which in any of them!!!

[Willow87]

I saw a lot of them marked down to a $1 last year at Lowe's. Maybe they will do that again this year

[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2730.jpg



I just love this plant! :D


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[Willow87]

That's so pretty Sherry. Is that a type of Kalanchoe?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I don't think so but it sure is pretty!


Has anyone ever had their Jade plant produce flowers? Mine did...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2737.jpg


I never expected flowers, but looking forward to watching them bloom.


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[Willow87]

Here is my Pregnant Onion plant. It produced a few babies the past month. It got neglected last winter and its starting to recover slowly. I'm hoping it grows a little faster now that I'm giving it a little attention and more light and water.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/003-18.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2730.jpg



I just love this plant! :D


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Sherry, Cam is right - this is a Kalanchoe. I think it may be Kalanchoe longiflora.

Kalanchoe longiflora (http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graphics/succulent/Kalanchoe%20longiflora.html)

That is the reason I LOVE Kalanchoe so much. There are so many different kinds of them, and they are all so unique looking!

I have never had one of my own flower, but I did know they flower. They are like trees in California and I've seen the huge ones bloom there! That is incredible that yours is! I am anxious to see the color of the blossoms!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Doesn't a Kalanchoe bloom at some point?


Bob tells me the flowers on the Jade will be white. Can't wait for them to bloom...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Yes they do. It will have a long flower stalk and here is a link what they will look like.

ƒJƒ‰ƒ“ƒRƒG Žé˜@(Kalanchoe longiflora var. coccinea)ŽÊ�^ ‘½“÷�A•¨ƒf�[ƒ^ƒx�[ƒX (http://albino.sub.jp/html/g/s/Kalanchoe-longiflora%20var.%20coccinea.html)

kalanchoe longiflora flowers | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51628428@N00/4460102931/in/photostream/)

[Willow87]

Here are my Epiphyllum Oxypetalum plants. I gave my largest plant a major haircut and gave the cuttings away to a friend. I read that putting the plant under stress makes it bloom.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/002-21.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/003-19.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

Here are my Thanksgiving cacti and some buds. This is the only one with any color to it so far:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111120010.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111120015.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111120018.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111120019.jpg

Stapelia:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111119102.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111119103.jpg

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my "Sticks on Fire" plant today (cuttings from Bob)...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3048-1.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Found this cactus while I was walking after Thanksgiving Dinner. I thought it was beautiful. It looks so Christmasy!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111124071.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111124074.jpg

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

What do you mean "found"? You mean it was just growing along the side of the road?! :eek:


That's is so unique. I've never seen one before.


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[Jananas Bananas]

I was actually exploring a kind of wooded area, but yes it was growing wild. I got some cuttings of it for us. I guess the red is fruit. I don't know if it is edible or not, but I sure would like to see the flowers. I haven't found it yet googleing (is that a word?). Anyway, I thought it was really pretty. The stems or whatever you would call them on a cactus were about the size of a wooden pencil. The fruit about the size of a thimble. There were small and large sizes of it - height and width, still skinny branched.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

That thing is just way too cool. I love it.


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[Jananas Bananas]

OK I finally found it. I get these things in my head and it becomes a quest and will drive me crazy until I do. :)

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
common names: Christmas cactus, Christmas cholla, Desert Christmas cactus, Pencil cactus, Tasajillo
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

It is native to central Texas

Here's a good link for more information:

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Christmas cactus) | NPIN (http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CYLE8)

If you click on the thumbnail additional pictures down the page, you can see pictures of the blossoms which I was curious about.

A very pretty and interesting cactus. ~J

[Willow87]

That is a beautiful cactus plant Janan. Its amazing that it is growing in the wild. I wonder if the fruit are edible. I took a picture of my pink Thanksgiving cactus bloom that finally opened up. My camera didn't catch the dark pink color good enough. I also found some new growth on my epi cuttings
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/001-27.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/002-24.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/003-22.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

Cam the link says it is edible. Your bloom is so beautiful!

Mine are getting so close and they are full of buds, even the small ones! I think these are all different colors - I am not sure if the largest plant is yellow or white yet, it was one I bought after it bloomed for a couple of dollars, but either way I will love it! These were all outside all summer, then I brought them inside when freezes threatened. Though the plants aren't perfect (something took to chewing on some of them) it certainly has made them tougher plants! The buds don't drop off when I move them like they do when I bring them home from the box stores and the leaves and stems are much firmer - not floppy at all.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130008.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130011.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130013.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130015-1.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130016.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130017.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111130021.jpg

~J

[Willow87]

Thanks Janan. I wonder how the fruit taste. I ate some of my prickly pear fruit and though it was mostly seeds, It still tasted way better than the grocery store ones. I can't wait to see the blooms on your Thanksgiving cactus

[Jananas Bananas]

OK my magenta is starting to open up, and my big mystery color plant is pure white. It will probably have the pink stamen when it opens up fully, but it is so beautiful and pure looking!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111202024.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111202023.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111202028.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111202035.jpg

Cam, I don't know how they taste though I got plenty of them. If I could figure out how to handle them and get rid of the quills I would try them. They have the regular ones then the really fine ones that I was so lucky to get several in my hand while gathering them. OUCH!

[Willow87]

Those are gorgeous Janan. I hate the fine quills. I remember when I had several stuck in my hand for over a week from my prickly pears. I tried everything to get them out lol

[Jananas Bananas]

I have a ton of flowers open now:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204070.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204095.jpg

The white blossoms are four inches long! I thought that that was amazing. This one is labeled as Magenta.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204084.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204081.jpg

This one is labeled Mauve.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204071.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204090.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204102.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204102.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204076.jpg

This one will be soon and it is a different color:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111204104.jpg

I still have an soft orange and a yellow that I think will bloom. I don't think my red one will bloom this year. :(

I'll take some whole plants shots so you can see them.

[drew leonard]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47123&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47123)

Agave blooms

[drew leonard]

url=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47124]http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47124&size=1[/url]

Agave In full bloom... What was the name of this one Sherry? JaNan? I need to label my cactus and Agave!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Not sure of the name Drew...wasn't it Janan who told us? :ha:


The flowers are so pretty!


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[Jananas Bananas]

Might be Aloe aristata - I don't think it is Agave. Here's a link to a shot of PalmBob's:

Xeric World Forums - palmbob's Album: Aloes from Home - Picture (http://www.xericworld.com/forums/members/palmbob-albums-aloes-home-picture86-aloe-aristata-flower-may.html)

You could Google that to check, but a lot of them on the Google search were not really Aloe aristata because I did that before I posted this.

Here are some more shots of my Thanksgiving cacti:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111207009.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111207010.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111207004.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111207106.jpg

~J

[Jananas Bananas]

OK here is a creamy soft orange colored one:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111210014.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111210016.jpg

This is the small hopefully yellow one:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111210022.jpg

A small second white one:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111210025.jpg

The one that is tagged as Mauve:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111210021.jpg

~J

[Willow87]

Those are beautiful Janan. My red one didn't bloom this year but it put out a lot of growth and the plant looks very lush and full. Hopefully next year It will bloom.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Beautiful Thanksgiving cacti, Janan!


Ok so here are the little pink buds on my Jade plant!!! They're plastered all over the plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3323.jpg


I'll show them again when they open. A few already did but I missed getting the shot before they dropped. I will soon.


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[jreidsma]

Very cool :) How big is the whole plant? I have never heard of one flowering indoors like that, maybe mine will when they get bigger. :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I thought it was pretty special that it bloomed too, Jordan. The plant started out as stubby little cuttings from a garden pal in Oklahoma. It's now 2 years old and 8-10 inches tall. It's rootbound too.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3349.jpg


"Sticks on Fire" from my good friend Bob. :D


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[drew leonard]

Found out recently that my "Agave" that was in bloom, is actually an Aloe! I look forward to it blooming again!

[Jananas Bananas]

Hi Drew. Yes I mentioned that in post #419. I believe it is an Aloe Aristata, the blooms look right! :)

[Jananas Bananas]

Here is a salmon colored Thanksgiving cactus that is opened this morning:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111212043.jpg

Those pink buds sure are pretty! And that sticks on fire looks so thick. I always thought they were a spindly looking cactus, but not yours of course Sherry! :ha:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Very nice, Janan!


Keep in mind there were 10 cuttings in one pot and Bob gave them to me a year ago. The sticks have grown considerably since then, but they were kind of spindly for awhile there.


I should have turned the pot around because the side that's facing the window and the sunshine has some sticks that have turned that beautiful red/peach color!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Jade plant is in full bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3494.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Those are really pretty delicate little blooms on your jade Sherry!

Here's a yellow Thanksgiving cactus (at first I thought this was going to be pink because the buds look pink):

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111219011.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111219017.jpg

The smaller white one blooming now:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111219052.jpg

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

GORGEOUS, Janan! Love that last shot!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6186.jpg


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