I’m so excited! Literally gasped when I looked under my growlight and saw the bloom had finally popped open on my Faucaria tigrina! There is about 3 other blooms that are growing, but I’m not sure how long the blooms last. So this one may die before the other 3 get to opening too?
Pseudolithos migiurtinus and Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’. The latter proved an unsurprising star of the echeveria trials; they demanded nothing, bloomed all summer and still look great. The former is blooming nonstop with all this rain. We’re currently being soaked by the remnants of Hurrican Willa, and I fully expect to lose some more stapeliads in addition to the ones that have already rotted.
Omg. I’m jealous of your pseudolithos and I really hope it makes it!! Have you found it to be as difficult as they say to grow?
Not at all! I’ve had this guy and P. cubiformis for several years now, and they’ve been pretty low maintenance in my climate. They even got snowed on last December, with no effect other than some scarring on cubiformis. They’re planted in pure perlite, get fertilized maybe once or twice a year, and are outside all year with lots of sun, except during freezes below 30°F. Most of the people who talk.about them being difficult appear to be growing indoors or in greenhouses in much cooler climates.
There were other sights/landscapes to admire, but as my legs/feet were aching and I didn’t want to overstay my welcome, this was the last photo I took before I scrammed to the car to go home.
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