Succulents

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/25424516

> They were all so purdy that I couldn't help myself. Surprisingly affordable too, even the bigger ones, which is always nice.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19292615

> Hi everyone, > > The label is saying that this plant is a "Portulaca" without specifying. > > But the label also says to put the plant in partial shading with a humid soil. Another red flag compared to the Portulaca Umbraticola is that the label says it's highly toxic to humans when I found online that it's not. > > Finally, I first tried putting it on a full sunlight balcony (bright hot sun from 10am to 9pm). It become red/yellow but bloomed, now it's on a partially shaded balcony (light sun from 7am to 10pm) and it's still loosing its leaves, even more, the color is worsening as you can see. > > That's why I tried online identifiers and they all told me Portulaca umbraticola and that the needs were not the one I had on the label... > I might be overwatering then (once every two days). > > Should I trust the label and let it there and continue watering? Or shouldn't I trust the label?

It was a cheap home depot close out pack I replanted. Just window lighting & cheap rgb lights unfortunately. The ‘Joshua tree’ limbs were planted in there about 2.5yrs ago & slowly growing which is perfect for me

!Flower of Epiphyllum 'Dante'

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/21540929

> This pic is of a big boy that looks a bit like a lophophora underneath the flower, and here's one of an amazing grafted ball of fun I got last year (rootstock is slightly sun bleached, but quite healthy otherwise): > > [!Gymno-Bloom2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/k2y9fVpz) > > Looking forward to more and bigger flowers soon!

Edit: one of my gymno triplets also started to bloom some time between 3 hours ago and now! I was hoping all flowers would open up together, but it's still pretty :)

[!Gymno-Bloom3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/5QQPZ1rC)

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/21025473

> These were the first cacti my wife and I grafted ourselves at a workshop last year in August. Both took, and are growing FAST - love how healthy they are! > > For reference, here's a pic from last year (doggo for scale). Unbelievable how much bigger they are in less than a year! > [!Grafted-Smol-Bois.jpg](https://postimg.cc/ygjVvtsq)

those old plants... 🥹

When the weather allows it, I keep most of my plants outside, so the main picture is a view that shows my balcony from the far end, just to better display the extent of my wife's and mine craziness.

Here are some closeups of different racks and sections - I will properly organize it one day, I'm almost certain of it ;) You can click the embeds for full-res photos.

[!Hot-Mess-2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/SJNL1ZDC)

[!Hot-Mess-3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/WhWGBMHK)

[!Hot-Mess-4.jpg](https://postimg.cc/BtCcgWcJ)

[!Hot-Mess-5.jpg](https://postimg.cc/mPPYBPxr)

[!Hot-Mess-6.jpg](https://postimg.cc/wypLXF1t)

[!Hot-Mess-7.jpg](https://postimg.cc/LnXf3J8V)

[!Hot-Mess-8.jpg](https://postimg.cc/dhZyggdk)

[!Hot-Mess-9.jpg](https://postimg.cc/rzgx41Mm)

I also have a rack in the living room, next to the TV, with some lamps: [!Hot-Mess-10.jpg](https://postimg.cc/HVhMZTJ1)

That's about it for now, at least until the weekend - might notice some more cute succ-ers when I go grocery shopping or whatever, and as you can clearly see impulse control is not my forte :P

It was very hot, very crowded and yet still worth it - finally got not just one, but both known species of Aztekium without going bankrupt - I wanted one for a long while, but they tend to be stupid expensive in Japan.

Love the two cute jellybeans too - Conophytum burgeri. Hell, love all of them, that's why I bought too many yet again :)

Here are a few closeup shots: [!Tokyo-Grand-Bazaar2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/mzRYSqhs)

[!Tokyo-Grand-Bazaar3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/N5yHRYbX)

[!Tokyo-Grand-Bazaar4.jpg](https://postimg.cc/JD1XXkd7)

(And also some spider plants)

2 buds hiding under the flower ☺️

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/19550520

> First bigger shopping trip this season, and I bought way too many again. > > I'm kinda tired now, so just a quick brag before I properly id them :) > > Here's some more shots: > [!New-Cacti-May2024-2.jpg](https://postimg.cc/xkdhq8Hc) > > [!New-Cacti-May2024-3.jpg](https://postimg.cc/QHwvVhmb)

Was grown from seed. Last time I posted about it: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/5241154

Today's haul from a small succulent show in Tokyo. From the left, Adromischus marianiae var. herrei, a hybrid Orthonna (cremnophila X herrei), Myrtillocactus geometrizans also known as "Boobie cactus" (no, really!) and a pwetty wittle Pseudolithos cubiformis.

Love every single of'em already!

Here's another angle: https://i.postimg.cc/Ghgz2cSW/Succulents-May2.jpg

Went to a succulent/cactus store today to get some repotting soil, came back with that, and these three little stowaways :)

From the left, Pseudolithos migiurtinus, a beautiful Pleiospilos nerii in bloom, and cute Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. calochlorum triplets.

Went to a gardening store to pick up some rosemary and thyme (since I still have more than enough of sage and parsley;)) and found these beauties: a white(ish) Echeveria sold under a moniker "Queen", and a beautiful plump Pleiospilos nelii. First new succulets this season - looking forward to seeing them grow!

I bought it for relatively cheap at a grocery store but it wasn't kept well; the graft was very squishy and slumped over. It didn't regain posture at all, became worse even. Eventually, I used rubber bands and a chopstick to improvise a support and it actually worked! It is now way firmer and if I remove the chopstick it doesn't slump forward too far. !

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I still can't stop myself from getting succulents. These two just arrived today - a fuzzy-wuzzy Mammillaria plumosa on the left, and a cute spiky potato (Pachypodium densiflorum) on the right.

Not the best time for potting, but I saw them online and couldn't help it :)

Went shopping for something else, and just randomly saw them at a flower shop - couldn't pass them up, and here they are! :)

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/7021128

> Ordered online, and it looks even better than in the photos! Just extraordinary - instantly became my favorite one in my collection!

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/5395771

> Got these before my wife physically dragged me out of the venue to prevent me from buying any more ;) > > Group pic above, and here are indiividual shots, filenames are the name of each plant: > > [!Tephrocactus-articulatus.jpg](https://postimg.cc/S2981Lfg) > [!Tephrocactus-articulatus-var-papyracanthus.jpg](https://postimg.cc/2qsLWbNh) > [!Cephalocereus-senilis.jpg](https://postimg.cc/nj17tFNm) > [!Neoporteria-senilis.jpg](https://postimg.cc/fJyd6hC3) > [!Mammilaria-hahniana-f-lanata.jpg](https://postimg.cc/vcwRKQbh) > [!Mammilaria-bocasana-Fred.jpg](https://postimg.cc/06BF0vVp) > > The last two photos are both mammilarias - kinda neat how varied they can get within the same genus :)

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/5389176

These were the exhibition pieces, not for sale. Some impressive specimens there, in some cases I didn't even realize some of these can get so big...

The link is to an image gallery - embedding that many photos directly in the post is probably not the best idea.

I'll post my haul from the show later, I'm still on the train home :)

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/4925114

A lovely Mammillaria parkinsonii on the left, and a super cute Echinofossulocactus on the right, but I'm unsure of the species - maybe some experts here can help?

Anyway, love the way they look - lucky finds, both of them!

Update from last post. Steadily growing :)

Added a few new ones to the squad 😅 Will be relaxing a bit after having gotten these, feeling really happy with the diversity of what I have right now.

Some close ups:

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Lizard Tax:

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I love the pseudolithos and the cute little conophytum in particular, but they are all great!

Here's another shot from a different perspective: [!New-Friends.jpg](https://postimg.cc/ZWwYckWM)

From the Hortus Botanicus Leiden

Does anyone know what kind of succulent this is? I've been calling it my tentacle plant, but it seems unlikely to be the official name. Thanks!

Trying this fancy cross-post function for the first time:

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/2387799

> Found them online, and I'm super happy that they're now mine. > > Group pic on top, and the bottom row from left to right are a really cute Mammillaria perezdelarosae, a Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus I decided to grow in water after my previous one suddenly and unexpectedly died on me for no discernible reason, and a Pseudolithos migiurtinus that looks like it came from space and I love it :)

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...and I finally found one, so here it is! Love the coloration of this one - such a beauty!

Here's a group pic of the whole team: [!lotsa lacteas](https://postimg.cc/svBkJvYq)

Next target is a yellow one - saw a nice one online, but it was already bought by someone else, hope it can find another!

Went to a couple of succulent shops and farms today to get some rootstock for my grafting experiments (cue evil scientist laugh), but they didn't have any for sale, so I got these instead :)

Time to properly ID them and repot them into something prettier and more comfortable.

Edit: as far as I can tell, the purple one in the bottom left is a Sulcorebutia Rauschii Violacidermis, the other two (including the grafted one) are species of Frailea, the one in the bottom right is a Pelecyphora, and the succulent with beautiful red outlines is a Cotyledon. Do correct me if I'm wrong - in sure there are some expert cactus growers here.

First time we tried it., but it seems to have gone well - looking forward to them growing quickly (the teacher said most people are really surprised at how fast grafted cacti grow).

Bonus: my dog going "can I eat these?": [!dog tax](https://postimg.cc/1fMDjmgm)

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Was getting a lil’ too top heavy for my liking, so I decided it was about time.

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Got it like this last year! Was one of my first plants. Love how much it’s grown.

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I forgot to mention, that the picture is a bit old already (my bad). Here is an up-to-date one: https://imgur.com/a/XhtOGc7