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Gardening => Houseplants => Topic started by: dodge on Nov 27, 2010, 10:53:14 AM

Title: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: dodge on Nov 27, 2010, 10:53:14 AM
I just found this bloom today.
Someone sent the plant in the summer an it is already in bloom.
Looks like a real button.

dodge

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Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 27, 2010, 11:25:33 AM
What an interesting bloom/plant. I can't help with identification, sorry
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: Tina on Nov 27, 2010, 11:26:15 AM
That is an awesome stapelia, Dodge!
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: Penny on Nov 27, 2010, 12:17:19 PM
Thats so cool, the life saver cactus.
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: dodge on Nov 27, 2010, 12:24:53 PM
Thanks gang.must be Baby stepelia...

i have 3 types or 4 of the gang.

 :ScratchHead:
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: dodge on Nov 27, 2010, 12:25:23 PM
Penny is it really called life saver cactus?

b
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: Tina on Nov 27, 2010, 12:28:03 PM
Yes, it is commonly called life saver cactus or starfish cactus, Dodge.
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: bestofour on Nov 27, 2010, 06:01:54 PM
very pretty.
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: dodge on Nov 27, 2010, 09:09:00 PM
Thanks sheri,
My neighbor came calling tonite .. She loved that flower.. She took home some of my collections . She brought me something she made herself. Have to upload the photo.

dodge
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: Jessica on Nov 27, 2010, 09:53:18 PM
Cool bloom!
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: dodge on Nov 28, 2010, 07:00:18 PM
Thanks Jessica,

My other one is a solid Burgundy.......I wanted this one too. It bloomed fast....
 :Yahoo:

dodge
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 28, 2010, 08:46:33 PM
barb, you do well with those things.  they don't grow for me.
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: bestofour on Nov 28, 2010, 09:25:29 PM
dodge does have a way with making plants thrive in the house.
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: Triss on Nov 28, 2010, 10:27:41 PM
Love that flower!
Title: Re: Cactus of a different color .........or something else.
Post by: dodge on Nov 29, 2010, 12:12:38 PM
Thanks bayou , sheri, triss,

Their cool

dodge
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