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Post by mickthecactus on May 26, 2009 14:31:19 GMT
Hoodia pilifera -  |
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Post by Tig on May 26, 2009 14:51:29 GMT
Wow!! How long did you have to wait for that to flower?
Bloomin marvellous
Tig
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Post by Sunnygardener on May 26, 2009 14:53:52 GMT
Like the name mick. I didn't know that there were Cacti with black flowers but it looks great. Do they flower every year?
sunny
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Post by mickthecactus on May 26, 2009 14:55:16 GMT
I bought it as a single headed plant and it flowered the following year.
I have another twice the size that I grew from seed but it's a bit fragile to move and photo well.
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Post by Tig on May 26, 2009 15:05:21 GMT
For some reason I thought it was a long wait to get flowers on most cacti, probably never in my case  Thanks for the info Tig |
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Post by mickthecactus on May 26, 2009 15:15:13 GMT
For some reason I thought it was a long wait to get flowers on most cacti, probably never in my case Thanks for the info Tig It's not a cactus... It's a succulent. A Stapeliad to be precise. There a few other Stapeliads with black flowers. It flowers every year Sunny. Most cacti and succulents flower every year once they get to flowering size. |
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Post by Sunnygardener on May 26, 2009 15:31:14 GMT
What is the difference between cacti and succulents then mick?
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Post by mickthecactus on May 26, 2009 15:36:24 GMT
What is the difference between cacti and succulents then mick? Technically a cactus has an areole but a succulent doesn't. The areole is the bit where buds and shoots arise. Don't go by a cactus being prickly btw. There are cacti without spines e.g. Astrophytum asterias and succulents with spines e.g Euphorbia canariensis. |
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Post by Sunnygardener on May 27, 2009 8:19:26 GMT
I had to google all that lot mick but I think I have understood it.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 27, 2009 16:23:18 GMT
Sunny, here's a picture of cacti - 3 of them spineless (Astrophtum asterias top left). Unfortunately I don't have a picture of a spiny succulent but there are plenty of them -  |
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Post by Sunnygardener on May 27, 2009 17:33:46 GMT
wow mick do the flowers last a long time? My mum only ever had one cactus/succulent and I think we drowned it between us.
They look wonderful.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 28, 2009 8:06:38 GMT
About 2 to 3 days depending on the weather for the above. That was taken in autumn last year.
Some last only a day in summer in hot weather though.
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Post by Sunnygardener on May 28, 2009 19:55:09 GMT
What about water, we watered once a weak but I think that was too much.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 29, 2009 11:12:54 GMT
Water them when they are dry i.e. water then leave until they have completely dried out then water again. Only water when we have good weather not overcast. No water between mid- September and April in general terms. Oh, and I always give a weak feed at each watering say, 1/4 strength tomato food. If using tap water acidify it with a capful of clear vinegar to 2 gallons of water.
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Post by Tig on Jun 30, 2009 11:52:37 GMT
I managed to overwinter this and it has flowered again ..  |
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Post by Tig on Jul 5, 2009 19:00:29 GMT
'Black' poppy thanks to a seed donation from Chuckles   and in the same bed  , double black cornflowers ..   x Tig |
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 5, 2009 23:20:46 GMT
Glad the black poppies performed for you Tig, I didn't sow any this year but have had 2 flower from self set seed. Love the cornflowers  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 7, 2009 6:49:49 GMT
Lovely cactus Mick. Love those black cornflowers, they'd look great with the pink ones from Jeans wildflower garden. |
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Post by Tig on Jul 20, 2009 15:12:04 GMT
More the hoverfly than the flower ;D  x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Aug 11, 2009 10:32:52 GMT
I am surprised on a daily basis, who couldn't love the pleasures a garden gives ... even chocolate  My first time trying these and I just hope they survive and return next year - simply scrummy!  x Tig |
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Post by jean on Aug 12, 2009 19:24:47 GMT
Hollyhock  |
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Post by carolann on Aug 23, 2009 11:31:22 GMT
Oh Jean those Black Hollyhocks look georgous do you save the seed from them? or do you know what variety they are please. Here is a little black Scabiosa called Ebony  the staymens look white but they are Purple/blue at first I thought it was something off the Cornflowers landing on it. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 23, 2009 11:33:20 GMT
Hollyhock Wonderful - Jean if you have any seeds spare could you possibly send a few my way?? RF |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2009 3:51:35 GMT
hello everyone...its nice to be back!...it my first time to see a flower that is black...its amazing  ...where can i buy it?...is it hard to grow...am thinking of planting it to my garden...because it is newly garden design. |
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Post by Jilly on Sept 26, 2009 17:09:39 GMT
Just one from me, my fuchsia Blackie has had a very bad time, some idiot (me  ) put it's hanging basket underneath were the gutter overflows & it's only just recovered from the drowning. Just in time to give me some cuttings for next year   Jillyx |
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Post by Tig on Oct 7, 2009 11:02:01 GMT
Nice one Jilly I just couldn't resist getting close to this (sniff, sniff ..... yummmmmmmmmmmm ;D)  |
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Post by Chuckles on May 27, 2010 21:17:01 GMT
I'm afraid I can't find the thread for black flowers, so I hope you don't mind me starting a new one. This is one of my Black Parrot tuilps, which I adore  Very stiking it is too Plocket. I just love parrot tulips. I found the other Black thread on page 2 so have copied the 2 posts in here |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 16, 2010 17:40:10 GMT
My sister has just given me 3 black malva and 3 black ipomoea..just have to find somewhere to put them... |
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Post by Jilly on Jun 24, 2010 10:00:01 GMT
This is my first Dahlia to come out, Nuit de Ete or Summer Night to us normal folk.  Jillyx |
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Post by Plocket on Jun 24, 2010 11:45:16 GMT
Oh yum I like that Jilly |
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, double black cornflowers ..
