A Very Special Echeveria!

This is one of my absolute favourites.  Echeveria 'Mexico'.  Beautiful white leaves that are covered in a powdery substance so you need to be careful not to touch the leaves if you can.  This plant likes it DRY!  Not for the garden if you get frosts but I put mine under the verandah in winter and keep them dry and they do fine.  A fairly slow grower and doesnt really throw many pups but you will get some that you can propagate from.  As I said I dont water this plant at all in winter and only once a week in summer so it doesnt take much looking after.  It is sometimes call 'Giant Mexico'

The other succulent growing with it is Echeveria Violet Queen - a very valuable plant for the garden and pots.  It is frost hardy and the thing I like about it is it changes colour with the seasons.  Purple hue in cold weather and then a grey blue in summer - two plants in one!

Highly recommended.

Stapelia grandiflora

Goodness, time does get away from you sometimes doesn't it?  I've been a bit quiet lately and do apologise, life has just thrown a few curve balls at me!
I thought I would post a photo of Stapelia grandiflora for you all.  I have a certain fascination with these plants and the flowers are usually spectacular.  This one has big red flowers that are very attractive and they make very nice hanging basket specimens.  Easy to grow from cuttings or seed.  I grow mine under the verandah and keep it frost free during the winter.  It doesn't require much water to keep it looking good.  I usually give mine a feed with a slow release fertiliser in early spring to get it going again, and then the occasional feed with liquid seasol to keep it healthy during the growing season.
Highly recommended!