Random Pictures of Pottery from a Local Nursery

Another One Identified!!!

Duvalia sulcata

This one finally flowered two days ago - and checking on it this morning, the flower is still wide open.  I'll try and take another picture this evening.

These asclepiads are especially hard to identify - until they flower that is!!!

Trimming the Big Euphorbias

First off - I know I have been delinquent in posting - life happens and when juggling priorities, blogging is one of the first things to drop off.  I haven't been ignoring my plants though - so I'll try to catch up here with the progress made.

I recently decided to trim up the Euphorbia esculenta and Euphorbia flanaganii that I have had growing (for a little less than two years with me).

I have been reluctant to do this because I didn't know how much I could cut off in a single session without throwing the plant into distress (past the point of no return).  With the cuttings and seedlings I have to back up the parent plant, I figured I'd work on the flanaganii first.

Using a super sharp xacto knife and finding a place to start, I cut my way through the lower arms up to a point that I thought would produce an aesthetic result.

It didn't take as long as I thought, so I decided to go ahead and trim up the esculenta.

There was a lot of sap lost, but several days after the trimming, both plants are doing well!  So don't be afraid to trim your medusa headed Euphorbias.

Seedlings and Cuttings (Euphorbia esculenta and flanaganii - and maybe globosa and gorgonis)

I know these two came from the globosa and gorgonis (or something else - but not the flanaganii or esculenta).

And these seedlings are getting settled in their new pots.

Last but certainly not least - these cuttings are really plumping up

Bunny Ears Getting Bigger

Still growing -

The Pereskia Flowered

I was looking for mealy bugs to kill yesterday and I got to see this instead -

It is really amazing how diverse plants are - and with the Pereskia in particular, I am amazed at how the cactus have adapted to their multiple environments.

In theory I should now be able to hit the internet and find out what species this Pereskia is -   I'll report back shortly.

On the Ground -

I can't seem to consistently germinate my ihi seeds -

I've gotten six seeds to sprout in this setup, but the last batch hasn't been doing much if anything (details on the batch that germinated are in older posts - just look up Portulaca molokiniensis).  That said, I was cleaning up the backyard area where I keep most of my xeric plants and I looked down to see if there were any weeds I needed to pull.

Instead I saw these popping up all over the place.  I'm not sure if these are P. molokiniensis or P. lutea since I have both plants above on the bench and both plants have been spilling seeds all over.  I'll just let them grow out a bit more then transplant them.  A little further over, I even saw some  purslane/hogweed growing - this corner is a veritable nursery!

Recent Cactus Flowers

Here are some of the latest flowers from the cactus...

Paper Spine Cactus Popped Off

I found the new section just sitting beside the original cutting.

Oh well - I guess it's race time (which can get bigger the fastest).