Titanopsis calcarea

[*Barracuda_52*]

WOW C&D those are just STUNNING!!!!!

Heres few random pics i took tonight of my newest addition Titanopsis primosii






I just cant get enough of these succulents, there just so beautiful...

[willpower]

Is there any particular trick to getting the buds to open on these? I have one in bud.........

[hablu]

Sun and warmth and a drink now and than.
Harry

[iann]

Interesting. I have some hybrids also, between T. primosii and T. hugo-schlechteri. This year the buds didn't come early enough to open in autumn, so it will probably be March until I see flowers. Just T. calcarea flowering now, whenever the sun comes out enough to warm up the greenhouse.

[C And D]

My Titanopsis calcarea's finally started to flower


Here's T. fulleri

another fulleri

Here is Mesa Garden 1877.05-aff primosii Nabaab, Bushmanland, nice peculiar darkish form - my fav primosii

and Mesa garden 1873.54-luederitzii Pockenbank, yellowish white leaves

This Aloinopsis rosulata has nice flowers

[lancer99]

Heres few random pics i took tonight of my newest addition Titanopsis primosii

That's a beauty Barracuda!
-R

[*Barracuda_52*]

Thanks lancer.. They are such an addiction..

C&D, whats the one thats in the second fulleri pic on the bottom left corner with the little points? That fulleri is just breath taking..

The flowers on the Aloinopsis rosulata are gorgeous!!!

[DieTer-Xz]

That Aloinopsis is incredible!

[C And D]

I've been growing these plants for 10 years in these collection hex pots. But at shows they never attracted any attention, I thought that maybe I was the only one that liked them. They all started in little hexs and graduated to the big ones as they grew. I have 4-6 of each species with different locality data. I was hoping to have them flowering when I posted them, but they looked good w/out.
The one Barracuda spotted is Aloinopsis setifera, its definitely one of the favs.

Here's two different Aloinopsis malherbei, they have the best flowers of the group, but not yet


Aloinopsis loganii, the rarest in cultivation, but my cuttings never sell at the shows, no one know what it is unless I tell them.

Alionopsis spathulata

And here is a hybrid I grew from seed
Aloinopsis luckhoffii X villetii

[*Barracuda_52*]

Thanks C&D i had a feeling it was Aloinopsis setifera as i saw a pic of one in the book "Mesembs Of The World" and just love the way they look, how can i go about getting one of these know of anyplace to find one??
The Aloinopsis luckhoffii X villetii is very very pretty. Keep them pics commin i just LOVE these plants..

[iann]

Aloinopsis setifera, A. luckhofii, and A. villetii (probably more too) are all lumped into A. luckhofii now. The A. setifera form is the most spiky. All species become more spiky if they are grown in strong light with not too much water. Aloinopsis are winter growers. I don't find them easy in summer because they won't go properly dormant here, yet they still rot with too much water. If I keep them outside they grow and flower in summer!

To get one of these you'll probably have to find a specialist seller. Mesa Garden has the seed at the moment but not plants.

[C And D]

Here's what I envision as a well grown T. calcarea, tight and colorful

[C And D]

Some more related plants w/ flowers
Aloinopsis rubrolineata

Nananthus transvaalensis

Nananthus hybrid? w/ purple flowers

[iann]

Nananthus/Aloinopsis hybrids produce a variety of flower colours including strong pinks.

[C And D]

Titanopsis schwantesii, Klein Karas

Titanopsis primosii, white flowers

Aloinopsis villetii