Recent Posts Tagged With 'succulents'

• Massonia pustulata

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 15:07 in bulbs, succulents

  Massonia pustulataMassonia is a genus of six species of bulbs from South Africa which are related to Hyacinth and have in common with them a delightful honey perfume. They are winter flowering bulbs and are usually dormant over summer. I took this ph...

• Hesperaloe parviflora

  Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 16:01 in succulents, cats in the garden

  I have had this grass like (Agave family) plant for many years, growing it in a small pot and not paying it much attention but this month, despite the neglect, it sent up a flower spike which slowly changed colour from a powder pink to salmon as the ...

• Pigface, Baby toes & Living stones

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 17:36 in succulents

  Lampranthus aureus, "Pigface" or Orange Ice-plantFenestrartia aurantiaca "Baby toes"Lithops salicola, Living StonesA collection of Lithops or "Living Stones"All these plants are members of the Aizoaceae family and produce large crystalline daisy type...

• Birds love Aloes

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 00:20 in succulents, aloes, birds in the garden

  Aloes are at their peak flowering time and are much loved by rainbow lorikeets....

• Kalanchoe 'Bronze Sculpture'

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 04:05 in succulents

  Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 'Bronze Sculpture'The leaves of this popular succulent,which is sometimes given the common name of 'Flapjacks' ,turn a brilliant red during winter. It is a great pot plant and may be grown on a sunny windowsill indoors or mass p...

• Euphorbia xylophylloides

  Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 21:21 in succulents

  Euphorbia xylophylloidesThis is another shrub which has no leaves but only a framework of flattened stems. Flowers produced are insignificant . This Euphorbia grows to be quite a large shrub or even small tree in its native habitat on the Island of M...

• Sedum 'Gold Mound'

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 17:31 in succulents

  Sedum mexicanum 'Gold Mound'Many of the Sedums are from alpine areas and grow between the cracks of rocks obtaining moisture from melting ice and snow.They put on a massed display of flowers in the spring time and often shrivel and look sad during t...

• Echeveria secunda

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 03:22 in succulents

  Echeveria secundaThis ice blue succulent from South America surrounded here by the orange fallen leaves of an ornamental Prunus is one of the hardiest and most reliable to grow.Unlike other larger Echeveria it rarely suffers from fungal problems whi...

• Cotyledon macrantha

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 18:29 in succulents

  Cotyledon macranthaThis is a popular hardy well rounded shrub succulent which grows to about 60cm. The flowers which start to appear around now are intense red bells held well above the concave rounded leaves. It is native to South Africa but extens...

• Echeveria carunculata x

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 20:12 in succulents

  Echeveria carunuculata hybridEcheverias start to produce brilliant coloured leaves during the cooler months. Red leaves become more intense in colour , purple leaves get quite iridescent and the pink ones take on a metallic sheen. This hybrid shows ...

• Agave geminiflora

  Posted on Saturday May 16th, 2009 at 17:26 in succulents, agaves

  Agave geminifloraThis is one of the smaller (45cm) Agaves I grow and it is unusual in that the leaves closely resemble a grass rather than a broad blade shape of other species. The leaves are tubular, a dark forest green in colour and have a small s...