Succulents

A blog for those who have a love for Succulents!

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Some of my succulents, September 2024

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Pink cactus's 🌵

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California barrel cactus (Ferrocactus cylindraceus) growing out of a granite wall in a wash in Anza Borrego, photographed with UVIVF.

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Aloe ferox

Aloe ferox has a large distribution in South Africa, and it comes in a wide range of flower colors, from red to orange to pink to white to yellow. The eastern form of the species, from KwaZulu-Natal Province, tends to have longer leaves and flowers with white-rimmed mouths, as is visible here. The former name for this form was Aloe candelabrum, but most people now treat this as a synonym of Aloe ferox. In addition to having beautiful flowers, this species has many medicinal uses.

-Brian

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Haworthia cooperi var. truncata

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Next up to flower is a pinguicula I actually have an ID for… pinguicula ehlersiae ‘Victoria’! I made it a weird little amateurish bog that I hope grows in eventually. The plant itself seems to be doing fine there. It catches gnats and vibes.

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got myself new grow lights for christmas!

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Aloe scobinifolia

This is not a common Aloe in cultivation, but it is notable for its toothless leaves and its branching inflorescence with brightly colored flowers. Our plant has red flowers with a yellow mouth, but on some plants the flowers are all-yellow. It comes from Somaliland, which is the northwestern part of Somalia. Though not recognized internationally as a separate country, it is self-governing because the southern part of Somalia has been in a civil war for so long that its government is barely functional. Aloes belong to the family Asphodelaceae.

-Brian

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✨ I don't have space but I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't buy it ✨

✨ Kalanchoe Fantastic ✨

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