Night blooming mesembs

kuhle (59) in hive-183841 • last year

Stomatium mustellinum

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Conophytum obcordellum

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last year by kuhle (59)

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mesembs (56) · last year

That's a particularly interesting form of mustellinum, looks almost like a Faucaria

kuhle (59) · last year

Yes, when I first got it, I actually thought it was faucaria then kept on wondering why the flower buds never opened

mesembs (56) · last year

Haha, then one late afternoon showed you the error of your ways

kuhle (59) · last year

Indeed! The conos were the same: they grow in the bathroom and I finally saw the flowers at around 2am one night when I was working late

mesembs (56) · last year

Night-bloomers are surprising, and quite sweet-smelling too

kuhle (59) · last year

Yes, I've never seen moths around or gotten seed pods so the pollinators must be very specific. Although I have had looper-type caterpillars hatching and appearing on succulents

mesembs (56) · last year

Better than cutworms, they are utterly destructive

mesembs (56) · last year

I've had those bastards. They can really decimate succulents, they are bad enough in the vegetable garden

kuhle (59) · last year

Oof, they are problematic, also to find as they bury themselves in the soil during daylight hours

kuhle (59) · last year

Now I'm worried: I'm about to move my plants into a greenhouse and there are many more worms that I have noticed in the soil. I guess I should work on keeping the soil clear of them