What is this ?

asaf · Post by **asaf** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:06 pm

1. what is this ?
2. its a cacti or a non cacti succulent?

Post by **daiv** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:34 pm

It looks like several Leuchtenbergia principis seedlings growing together.

DieTer-Xz · Post by **DieTer-Xz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:55 pm

Could it also be some kind of Dolichothele?

asaf · Post by **asaf** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:35 pm

first of all thanks for your help.

daiv i think youre wrong, dieter i dont know it could be a dolichothele but i dont know theres no ressemblence.

gunhat · Post by **gunhat** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:18 pm

I'm not sure that this is a cactus. It could be Trichodiadema. (T. densum?)

DieTer-Xz · Post by **DieTer-Xz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:20 pm

We were totally wrong. It is indeed Tricodiadema densum! Nice ID gunhat!

gunhat · Post by **gunhat** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:55 pm

Trichodiademas are very showy

More here:

http://www.koehres-kaktus.de/galerie/sukku/s_f_u.html

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:59 pm

Yes trichodiadema densum, I have one, too. But I'm glad to see the flowers ! Mine is young and has not flowered yet.

asaf · Post by **asaf** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:05 am

thaks a lot gunnar

Post by **daiv** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:20 pm

Amazing how much it resembles L. principis -this is a new one for me.

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:27 pm

Hi, Daiv, I see why you thought it was leuchtenbergia principis. But leuchtenbergia has much longer "stems" and this post should actually be in succulents since this little plant belongs to Aizoaceae.

templegatejohn · Post by **templegatejohn** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:11 pm

Hi Dominique. You are of course, quite correct. I have moved it to the succulent section.

It may be small in stature, but I had a 30cm. pot full of it a few years ago and donated it to a plant sale. It is one of the more unusual Mesembryanthemaceae but follows the pattern of most of them and flowers profusely.

John

DieTer-Xz · Post by **DieTer-Xz** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:11 pm

It sure is an interesting plant! I hope to find a cutting or so oneday...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:27 am

It's easy from seeds:

http://www.mesagarden.com/

Look under Mesembs (Mesembyanthemums)