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Wish List III

5/25/2015

 
I've written a few posts in the past in which I've shared the plants on my wish list. Since then, I've acquired several of the plants I've been looking for--most notably (for me, at least), crassula barklyi and haworthia maughanii.  Here are the ones that are at the top of my list right now.
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via cactipedia.info
I first saw a uebelmannia pectinifera during my visit to the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory a few months ago.  Despite my cacti-caution (which I've since encouraged others to throw to the wind), I seem to find more and more cacti that interest me.  Uebelmannia pectinifera has gorgeous coloring--a really nice dark purple--and can get pretty darn big (though I've heard they're slow growers).
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via haworthia.cz
Haworthia marginatas look like someone has outlined them with a white colored pencil. They take a ton of different forms and look extra cool when they're exposed to the sun; the margins can get reddish.

As far as I can tell, these guys are a lot more common in Europe than in the US, but I don't know why--they're gorgeous!   
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via plantdelights.com
Though I've never ordered anything from Plant Delights Nursery (alas!), they have a habit of introducing the agaves and agave hybrids I find the most drool-worthy. Pictured at left is a mangave "Espresso," which is a hybrid between a mangave "Macho Mocha" and an agave. (A mangave itself is a hybrid between a manfreda and an agave.)  What do you think is next?  A mangave cappuccino, perhaps?  A manfreda latte?  I have a feeling that whatever it is will be gorgeous.
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via maughanii.com
How could you see a variegated haworthia truncata and then not want one?  You can't. It's impossible.  You'd have to be crazy.  The gem pictured at left is one of Renny Wong's many wonders.  Renny's got to be one of the most talented hybridizers in the world.  Her plants are absolutely breathtaking. Unfortunately, the vast majority are way out of my budget...  for now.  
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This lovely pelecyphora aselliformis, like the uebelmannia pectinifera, is a plant of which I first became aware during a visit to the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory.  I've been trying to get my plant-loving little meathooks on one for several months now, to no avail.  (Anyone who wants to gift me one should feel free.)  I love spineless cacti, and pelecyphora aselliformis has these weird little caterpillar-looking markings on them that are just so cool.
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"Sinocrassula" means "Chinese crassula," and indeed, these uncommon plants are native to southern China.  I believe tde one pictured is a sinocrassula yunnanensis, which seems to be the most common kind of sinocrassula.  I've never actually seen one in person, so I can only assume that the leaves feel as soft and felt-like as they look!  I love the green-to-purple fading from the inside of the rosette--it almost reminds me of a sempervivum.
Is there anything new on your wish list, my dear succ-ers?  Do tell...


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