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Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 26, 2011 7:54:59 GMT
A thread to post photos of your cacti and succulents. This year we tracked down a Dioscorea elephantipes (elephant foot), it is dormant through the summer . . .  . . . and then grows an amazing vine during the winter.  It is very slow growing, this one is about 20 years old and roughly the size of a tennis ball. |
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Post by hywel on Oct 26, 2011 8:02:14 GMT
That's fantastic ! ;D It must be exciting to see it grow like that !
Did you know cacti and succulents are my favourite plants. ? I will post some photos later this evening
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Post by esther on Oct 26, 2011 8:06:25 GMT
Wowie ! That is a very interesting plant WLF ;D
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Post by Rosie on Oct 26, 2011 8:13:08 GMT
Oh i am glad you found one Sue, It looks fantastic ;D My sister in Lincoln had a lovely big one too and my brother George has loads of goodies like that ;D
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Post by Cherry on Oct 26, 2011 8:48:40 GMT
That's fantastic ! ;D It must be exciting to see it grow like that ! Did you know cacti and succulents are my favourite plants. ? I will post some photos later this evening The avatar is a bit of a giveaway Hywel. WF Those cacti are very interesting and I know some are pretty too. |
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Post by steve on Oct 26, 2011 12:22:16 GMT
Beautiful specimen Sue, they were always much sought after at the Cacti & Succulent shows, along with Ariocarpus and a few other choice plants  |
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Post by grindle on Oct 26, 2011 13:00:59 GMT
it really is a fascinating plant, I'm sure it must have blue flowers as well ;D  |
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Post by hywel on Oct 26, 2011 18:35:07 GMT
 Some of my cacti in for the winter. |
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Post by Cherry on Oct 26, 2011 18:39:44 GMT
Blodyn (Have I got that right?) seems to get everywhere. She is the most beautiful specimen in that picture. That is a lot of well kept cacti Hywel.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 26, 2011 18:40:11 GMT
Did you know cacti and succulents are my favourite plants. ? I started this thread with you in mind Hywel. I thought some would find Dioscorea interesting. This is how they start life and it shows how slowly they grow Four years old, it is about the size of a small marble and has three leaves.  At seven years old it is the size of a golf ball and just beginning to split.  Steve, I just Goggled Ariocarpus, I can’t say I’ve seen one, I do like the look of it, I shall keep my eyes open for one. |
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Post by Lou78W on Oct 26, 2011 18:56:09 GMT
Amazing.....does it flower WF?
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 26, 2011 19:13:39 GMT
Amazing.....does it flower WF? The flowers are small and insignificant. That is a mighty fine collection you have Hywel. |
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Post by peony on Oct 26, 2011 19:36:00 GMT
Your 'elephant foot plant' is fascinating WF, I've never seen one before, it makes an attractive conservatory plant You have an interesting collection of cacti Hywel and Bronwyn seems to like them too ;D |
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Post by hywel on Oct 26, 2011 21:09:06 GMT
Cherry you are right , and Peony - it's Blodyn  It means a flower .... Thank you everyone. I've had some of those cacti since the 60s. I've got several more. I'll show photos of themwhen I have time to find them in my computer. WF thanks for starting the thread |
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Post by grindle on Oct 27, 2011 4:19:38 GMT
great collection you have Hywel, and Blodyn sets them off nicely ;D
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It means a flower ....
