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Well I admit kyping a leaf off an aligator plant down in rockport last year (I was house hunting not plant hunting). It is a succulent and grows easily (almost Invasive). The stems got leggy after I put them in the gh I looked in one day and found this. the green stem with single leaves in the foreground is one of them. It bloomed too. I was surprised to find that it bloomed, and I think it is a pretty flower.
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| Oh, it is so exciting when a 'filched' plant blooms! But how would I know that? ... LOL. It's all the more exciting when something blooms this time of year. Thanks for showing it to us. I like it! |
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- Posted by princealbert 8 Belton TX (My Page) on Tue, Jan 18, 11 at 16:36
| That pic was taken 19 Dec 10. It has even more blooms on it now 18 Jan 11. pa |
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- Posted by rock_oak_deer 8a TX (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 10:11
| LOL, I guess this means the one I got from you at the swap was "pinched" too. Those are nice blooms, I'll look forward to them. Maybe in the summer. We're building a screen room on the deck so I can winter my plants outside. |
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- Posted by princealbert 8 Belton TX (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 10:37
| Shirley, Yours is a second generation pinched one. I had them most of the summer and they didn't bloom. I suspect they are tropicals with a reverse blooming cycle (south American ect.) like the poiensettas. pa |
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- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 12:25
| Albert, I grew up with those in the Rio Grande Valley. But I sure don't remember the bloom time. They are very similar to Kalanchoes. Maybe, Kalanchoe daigremontiana. Kathy |
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- Posted by princealbert 8 Belton TX (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 15:34
| Kathy, You hit the nail on the head with the name. I found it to also be called Mother of Thousands and the Devils Backbone. here are pics made today of it.
I guess it will make seeds if there are any bugs in the GH to do the work. pa |
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- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 16:50
| Some swaps do not allow those plants. Which doesn't mean you can't enjoy your's. LOL |
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