the p. eburneum i'd love to have.I see you grow alot of your caudexes in plastic pots.do you have them outside? they don't stay to wet? joe

Luv that currori! Great photos!! How big is your polyphylla?

All your plants look good but,my vote goes to the Pachypodium cactipes.The markings on the trunk are unique.Sort of Star Trek like. Also,I never heard of that one before,for sure never seen one.I wonder how hardy it is?..does it flower?

Your Dendrosicyos socotrana is very interesting and quite rare from what I read. On Socotra it is a drought fodder and close to eradication. Plans to propagate?
"Bag of potatoes" is funny!
Always enjoy the photos.

Mike

Ahh, the coveted Socotran trio. I have been searching for a cucumber tree for what seems like ages now. Of course no one ever want to sell theirs, and no one seems to be propagating... I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled!

Anyway, you've once again given us all something to strive for Xero! Gorgeous, well kept plants, all of them interesting species. Between this and the Tropical/Desert Fusion thread, you've really set the bar high!!!

Thanks a million for sharing!

Love your Stapelia hybrid, I have a stapelia that has an orange bloom.

Has not bloomed yet this year, bloomed really well at the end of the season when the temps started to cool down.Cant wait for this years blooms!

Rigo

joeplant
my potting mix for tropical succulents is 50-50 Turface and perlite, rendering it pretty much impossible to overwater so they stay out with no fear. i water daily plus they get rain and sprinklers from the nearby lawn.

caudex
that polyphylla is in a 5-gal pot. i had a bigger one last year that suffered from fungal rot in the center. Since then, it has slowly rotted away but there is 1 strong offset and several smaller ones. The mistake I made was not overwatering, but letting the water stand in the center. I now keep my polyphyllas on a steep incline so water does not sit in the center and as you can see, it is unblemished.

stanofh
you are correct, P. cactipes is actually a more southern subspecies of P. rosulatum. It has not flowered yet, has seen temps in the low 30's. It holds onto its leaves far better and longer than most other Pachys, and its stem turns alarmingly soft during winter dormancy.

x,
is that a Cypho bainesii hiding behind your Dendro?

joscience,
contact me regarding your request, 4291054 at gmail dot com

caudex
as far as I know that's a juttae, it's just very slow, not like my big juttae that has huge leaves like curorii