I don't think I've ever seen Adeniums at HD. They probably would not know how to care for them

Hello Geoff. Glad to see that the buds have been spared by the bird and have now opened for you. It's a great achievement to get your seedlings to the flowering stage, you appreciate them more I think. I waited 8 years for the first flower to open on mine, others dropped off 3 years in succession prior to this summers blooms. They weren't spectacular by any means, just singles, but they were good. One was pink, the other pale yellow. Must say, I do admire the doubles, there are some fantastic plants shown on the forum as you have already noticed! What kind of mix do you grow them in over in HK? Do you have to be careful of the rains there? I know it can rain hard, I've been caught out in HK rain a couple of times myself. The warm temps must be good for them as yours have flowered at 12 months. Gill

I believe it’s a Sedum palmerii , that id looks spot on. I was just saying it has a an Aichryson look, they have similar flowers. I’ve been eyeing Aichryson laxum so they’re on my mind. I wasn’t trying to come off as a smarty pants;).

What a beautiful group of seedlings you are getting from Dearest Valentine! I love the lavender one and am glad that its stats are improving for you. We are finding that many of ours keep improving even after we have registered them. I also love the pink seedling. I am glad Rosie is blooming for you. It definitely is not an early morning or cool morning opener. The flowers here have been huge this year and the color even deeper. I just wish it were taller. I hope it reblooms for you. Ours do even in our dry sandy soil. Rosie Cotton's Ribbon's name is a reference to an event in the movie The Return of the King (the Lord of the Rings trilogy). After the ring is destroyed, Frodo and Samwise, my favorite character, are lying on a big rock with the lava from Mt. Doom flowing around them. They think they are going to die. Sam thinks back to his homeland and the girl he would have liked to marry. Her name is Rosie Cotton and he remembers her dancing with ribbons in her hair. We thought the color of the flower would be the color of a ribbon a girl would wear. We were going to name one Samwise the Brave, but we didn't reserve it and Brian Reeder beat us to it. So instead we named it Bucklebury Ferry, also a reference to the Lords of the Rings. Here is a picture of Rosie Cotton's Ribbons X Red Eyed Queen. The bloom is quite large but not as rosy or toothy as it's mom. It is, however, the maiden bloom, so we'll see how it matures. By the way, Dearest Valentine has scapes, but clumsy me broke off the top of one of them while we were weeding. We redid one of the beds (since Bob was working remotely and had a little time on his hands) but after we replanted it, we neglected to Preen it (except for a couple of rows) so we had to weed it before we could mulch it. Nancy