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Othonna litoralis or Othonna retrofracta?
Euphorbia balsamifera ssp balsamifera / ssp adenensis
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Pachypodium brevicaule
This was my first successful graft of P. brevicaule onto P. lameri. It's 3 years old and growing fast. I've turned too many P. brevicaules into mush and on lameri rootstock so far this problem appears to be solved.
Marah oregansis
I collected this two years ago in a vacant lot next door to the largest shopping mall in Eugene Oregon. The tuber originally was buried over 18 inches deep. This photo was taken on New Years day 97. It grew in the early spring, went dormant early summer, and started growing again in early December
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I purchased this as E. spiralis. It doesn't look like the spiralis in the Euphorbia journal. Any guesses?
Chuck Hanson of Arid Lands greenhouses replied that "It looks like a cross with, or sport of, Euphorbia clava."
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Euphorbia balsamifera ssp balsamifera
Euphorbia balsamifera ssp adenensis
Both of these plants were recently pruned and wired for bonsai. Growth was good in November though with cooler (low 50s) temperatures growth has slowed. As a result of the the above photos I received the following email through cacti_etc: 1.-Both species of E. balsamifera are pretty variable where leaf characters are concerned and leaves are scarcely to be relied upon to tell the one from the other. I do not currently have Bally's paper handy but seem to recall that the main distinguishing factor was in the cyathia and the pubescence of these. [... John Lavranos]
This ones a puzzle for me. Plants with this name and appearance are available from a number of suppliers. In his book Gordon Rowley states that O. litoralis is a synonym for O. retrofracta. O. retrofracta below matches Rowleys description and is available from a few suppliers however it appears to be a different species. If the plant being sold as O. litoralis is not O. retrofracta does anyone have an idea what species it really is? For an answer to this question please check O.litoralis under Othonnas.
A tree form shrublet with a fat gnarled pachycaul stem and peeling bark. This one should be ideal for the bonsai fan. It is found in Little Namaqualand .
