succulent treasures

echinomastus updates

I uploaded a few pictures of echinomastus flowers taken in early spring 2007. A very welcome addition are the beautiful flowers of e. erectocentrus as the only plant I am growing did bloom after over ten years of cultivation. echinomastus...

01/10/2007 | 1164 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

asclepiadaceae updates

I just added some of the pictures of stapeliads taken along 2007. Besides photos from my collection of huernia, orbea and stapelia, I added a picture of hoodia gordonii with flowers, which I saw live for the first time during a visit to the...

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new galleries

I just added two new galleries. Palermo botanical garden includes photos of wonderful plants taken during a short visit in June. Cactaceae now includes a specific gallery for echinocereus with picture of plants from my collection, taken during...

07/09/2007 | 921 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

welcome

this site deals with my plants and with the experience of growing them from seeds for over 15en years. A most rewading experience made of spines, flowers and colours. A real frustration when we see our most favoured seedling dying because of our...

02/12/2006 | 1179 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

Echinomastus news

This year I pollinated these plants and got seeds of e. duragensis, e. intertextus and e. warnockii. Seeds were sown early september and germination is ongoing. Echinomastus are very slow growing and prone to rot, love cold and dry...

01/10/2006 | 919 Hits | Print | Email

stapeliae

I bought the new book on Stapeliads by P. V. Bruyns. The book is rather technical but a very extensive and well illustrated treatment of stapeliads from southern africa and surrounding countries.

09/09/2006 | 932 Hits | Print | Email