Fouquieria burragei

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Fouquieria burragei

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Pitiful little thing, but we have to start somewhere.

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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".

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Nice, did you find that locally? I’ve only seen seeds online .
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Boyce Thompson had a few last week @ $35. Dunno how long I'll have it, tenderness may be an issue.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".

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Meangreen94z wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:36 pm Nice, did you find that locally? I’ve only seen seeds online .
Aridlands has them (or at least they did only 2 months ago when I was there), though not listed on their website. You can call them to see if they still have them available.
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Awww... Super cute Ron.
Gee.S wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:27 pm Pitiful little thing, but we have to start somewhere.
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Fouquieria burragei - pinkish flowers
Fouquieria burragei - pinkish flowers
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Fouquieria burragei - white flowers
Fouquieria burragei - white flowers
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Nice! Are these opportunistic bloomers or do they have a preferred season?
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Great snaps of the F. burragei flowers.
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Gee.S wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:24 am Nice! Are these opportunistic bloomers or do they have a preferred season?
They have an extended flowering season - certainly not opportunistic. Flowers in cooler months are pinkish, while flowers mid-summer are pure white.
Flowering panicles start developing in April and there is continuous heavy flowering from then through at least October, with lingering flowers in November thru January.

The only months I've never recorded flowering (or even signs of developing inflorescences) are February and March.
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My cute little guy is growing -- and branching!

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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".

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My little F. burragei from the OP is coming along. Had two branches, now has five.

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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".

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My little F. burragei took a hit from a single night of 27°F, in the form of dropping all it's leaves (all old leaves that haven't yet dropped are dry and crispy). Here it is now, 10 days later, possibly no worse for wear.

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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".

"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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How a real old one looks?
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