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 Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 10:41 pmPosts: 4965Location: SoCal |
Do you see it?
Attachment: IMG_4622.jpg [ 3.02 MiB | Viewed 30 times ]  Jordi
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 Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:35 pmPosts: 903Location: Fairfield, CA. Zone 9b |
You got to be talking about the Pachypodium
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 Joined: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:46 amPosts: 3201Location: Devonport, Tasmania. The "Apple Isle" |
Okay, nice garden scape, love the ocotillo, and there are lost of small thingsgrowing there. I enlarged and scanned the pic with my beady eyes so I probably saw it, but dunno what I am looking for 'zactly.
I think the Pachy is not alone, do I see another (or two) smaller ones to its right? and another small Oco at the base of the columnar? ...or the little aloe in flower - sweet li'l thang Nice photo tho' CP
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 Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 58 |
OMG!!! Your Fouquieria ochoterenae is FINALLY sending up an inflorescence!!
Woohoo!! Keep posting the progress - I have NEVER seen ochoterenae bloom - even in pictures! But, the drawing in Hendrickson is really intriguing - especially since it is theorized that the inflorescence structure evolved to allow larger pollinators (like perching birds, as opposed to hummers). VERY exciting! Congratulations! I'm almost afraid to ask - since my plant is only 1 ft tall & 5 1/2 yrs old - but, How old is your plant? Congratulations! Does that mean you've had ALL species of Fouquieria bloom for you? Cheers, Tristan |
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| Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 58 |
I should have posted this magnified and cropped pic to show what Jordi HAS to be talking about!
Tristan
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| Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 10:41 pmPosts: 4965Location: SoCal |
Well, I can post some better photos of this first inflorescence on one of my Fouquieria ochoterenae. I planted the seedling, just a ~ 8" stick, about 9 years ago.
It's interesting that the inflorescence develops only on the branch without leaves, while most other branches already leaved out after the two rainstorms we had in December. Attachment: IMG_4621.jpg [ 2.08 MiB | Viewed 2 times ] Attachment: IMG_4619.jpg [ 874.7 KiB | Viewed 1 time ] Attachment: IMG_4616.jpg [ 2.22 MiB | Viewed 2 times ] Jordi BTW Tristan, flowers of Fouquieria shrevei are still missing.
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| Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 58 |
WOW!
 Can't wait to see subsequent stages! Maybe I'll survive to see mine bloom after all! Cheers, Tristan |
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| Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 10:41 pmPosts: 4965Location: SoCal |
caudex1 wrote: You got to be talking about the Pachypodium Why that, Keith? It is just a normal Pachypodium lamerei from Fiherense, the form which is said to flower already when ~2 ft tall. In addition it has been naturally pruned by freezing its tip off in 2002 and 2007.  Jordi
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| Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 58 |
Hey Jordi!
Well, it's been a month - how's the progress of these inflorescences?? Can't wait to see them! Cheers, Tristan |
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| Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 10:41 pmPosts: 4965Location: SoCal |
The inflorescence shows some progress. But the left one is damaged/misshaped already. Again don't know way. Maybe a grain of hail hit it, a bird was interested in it or it is simply too cold for proper development.
Attachment: IMG_4788.jpg [ 1.93 MiB | Viewed 2 times ] Attachment: IMG_4789.JPG [ 2.07 MiB | Viewed 2 times ] Jordi
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| Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 58 |
Jordi,
Would love an update on your inflorescences!! Cheers, Tristan |
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