Tag Archives: Echeveria

New Plants: Agave geminiflora & Echeveria setosa

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Andrew

Agave geminiflora Echeveria setosa These are my two most recent new plants. The Agave I got back at the end of March – it’s got a pup to be potted separately this spring (the leaves you can see going in … Continue reading →

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An update on Echeverias (and an Aloe)

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Andrew

Just a few plants with updated IDs. This was purchased as a NOID. Guessed to be an Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnbug’ at first. I now think it’s a Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’. The leaves are much longer than the rounded leaves … Continue reading →

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Magnolia gradiflora & Myrtus communis seeds

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Andrew

Well lets try this seed thing again! I think last time the biggest problem was dry seeds that were no longer viable. You can’t get much fresher than these though! We go through a lot of Magnolia gradiflora leaves, but … Continue reading →

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New Plants!

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Andrew

Had a fantastic day today – Visited a friend’s nursery* and wow. It may be a small (tiny) nursery compared to where I work be there was just so much that was so exciting and generally just all around different … Continue reading →

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Half a year in succulents.

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Andrew

I was January 25, 2010 that I first mentioned I didn’t have any succulents. In a followup I decided that Sansevieria, Haworthia, Sedum morganianum, and Echeveria were basically what I was looking to get – and I did (among other … Continue reading →

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New succulents

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Andrew

I’ve recently gotten a few new succulents. Echeveria Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’ One new Echeveria Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’. It’s a touch etiolated but I imagine that’s fixable. It’s fairly compact at the tip, it’s just got a long stem leading up … Continue reading →

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Succulents, followup

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Andrew

So I have my list narrowed down to a few selections that might work out well for me. Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Hahnii’ Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Hahnii’ Tolerates less than perfect lighting, stays relatively small (to 12″ I believe? Varieties with less green … Continue reading →

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Wish list addition: Succulents. All of them.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Andrew

I’ll be perfectly honest with you: I don’t have any succulents (pause while I think about that for a minute… no I think that’s about right. Nothing in houseplants anyway). But the internet is an enabler (people on the internet … Continue reading →

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