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- Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:41 am
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: edithcolea grandis
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4681
Re: edithcolea grandis
I've around 30 edithcolea plants. 1 clone from Las Anood, Somalia, 1 clone from Socotra 3 clones from Kenya. I've found that there is quite some difference between the clones in what they like in terms of watering. The Somalia and Socotra clone do best when allowed to have the soil get nearly dry in...
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:15 am
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: 6-lobed Edithcolea grandis flower
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1492
6-lobed Edithcolea grandis flower
Yesterday morning 3 flowers opened on my Edithcolea grandis (from Sagala, Kenya).
And if that wasn't enough, one of them is 6-lobed, instead of the usual 5-petals...
Anyone seen this before?
And if that wasn't enough, one of them is 6-lobed, instead of the usual 5-petals...
Anyone seen this before?
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:40 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Sowing stapeliads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1711
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:34 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Sowing stapeliads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1711
Short lived? I don't know about Stapelia gemmiflora, but I do have many Edithcolea plants. They do differ from cacti in the sense that cactus tissue lives for a much longer time. But then we are talking about single branch or stem, not the whole plant. For Edithcolea it's fairly simple: the plant st...
- Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:21 am
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: Huernia thudichumii
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1671
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:21 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Hi All! Newbie with Edithcolea grandis
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6069
The key with Edithcolea believe it or not is to keep it constantly moist during the heat of the summer, along with fertilizing. Watering should be withheld during the dormant dry season. They can take light frosts but it is safer to keep them on the warm side in the winter. I have the same experien...
- Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:25 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Seed pods on Ceropegia woodii
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2574
Seed pods on Ceropegia woodii
To my amazement, a Ceropegia woodii plant in the living room of my parents house has seed pods! As far as I know, it needs two different clones to get these. I can only think of a Ceropegia Sandersonii that stands in the same room. It also means that there is some bug dwelling there that has fertili...
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:27 am
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Edithcolea flowers!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2703
- Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:33 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Edithcolea flowers!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2703
Edithcolea flowers!!
My two larger Edithcolea plants have flowers! They are in the incubator under artificial lightning, with daytime temperature 42°C/108°F and night temperatures around 20°C/68°F. They are in non-organic soil kept constantly moist. Once every 3 weeks they are given some fertilizer (cactus/succulent fer...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:17 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Edithcolea grandis cuttings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2455
- Sat May 22, 2010 8:04 pm
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: Huernia flowers under artificial light
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1116
Huernia flowers under artificial light
Much to my surprise, my Huernia brevirostris flowers. The plant is grown under artificial light (a combination of led lightning, with CF lamps of 2700° and 6500°K). So while I can say that spring has really started to take off, this plants does so without experiencing 'spring'. http://www.cactiguide...
- Sun May 09, 2010 8:08 pm
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Another experiment: Epiphyllum-Pereskiopsis graft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7396
- Sat May 08, 2010 9:45 pm
- Forum: Greenhouses etc.
- Topic: Maximum temperature?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4208
Maximum temperature?
I'm building a small greenhouse for Edithcolea grandis plants. As it's little, it can quickly change temperature in the sun. I therefore include a ventilation system that starts venting once a certain treshold is reached. But I wonder what is an acceptable maximum temperature in a greenhouse for har...
- Wed May 05, 2010 7:45 am
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Another experiment: Epiphyllum-Pereskiopsis graft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7396
I've grafted a Schlumbergera on a pereskiopsis. It grows very fast. It also flowers a lot. I used a Pereskiopsis porteri. This plants has a thick trunk and it seems to support the scion pretty well. In fact the Schlumbergera is quite big now and is about 45cm/18inch in diameter and is well on its wa...
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Edithcolea grandis cuttings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2455
Edithcolea grandis cuttings
Dear all, I would like to have some advice regarding Edithcolea grandis. I finally am the happy owner of such plant. It's clearly grown from seed as far as I can tell, and regarding progagation I do have a question: Has anyone of you ever tried and succeeded in rooting a cutting from Edithcolea gran...