Succulent retail therapy and some seedlings

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I have been meaning to visit a grower who lives near my workplace and see his plants but my working hours just kept getting pushed later and later as lockdown was lifted until all I want to do is go straight home. When he told me he was selling at a market close by, I leapt at the opportunity to escape from work for 10 minutes to go and get plants. I wasn't disappointed:

I dislike Agaves in general but I have always wanted one of these

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Agave regina victoria was named for Queen Victoria and it's a small, slow-growing species, one of the few that isn't a listed invasive in my country. The leaves on one side were a bit bashed so it was cheap but I'm not too stressed about it, these are usually expensive and hard to find at the best of times. It prefers a bit of afternoon shade so it will be happiest in the front garden.

Now that I'm back in the habit of growing cacti, I couldn't resist this one, although I don't know what it is. Any ideas @ewkaw or @ludmila.kyriakou?

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I prefer indigenous plants and was happy to find a Caputia scaposa: these grow under similar conditions to Gasteria. They used to be listed as Senecio species, due to the little yellow daisy-like flowers but is yet another renamed plant.

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This one is Crassula nudicaulis var. herrei and you'd be forgiven for thinking that it's a mesemb. It is native to the hot, dry parts of the country so it's one that will probably need to be kept out of the summer rain, Crassulas get stem rot very easily if they are overwatered.

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Finally, some seedlings. The first one is a mystery plant that sprouted in one of the outside pots over summer last year and I was curious to see what it would turn into. Seems it's a Sarcocaulon so it must be a seed that was in the soil of a plant that I bought, my Sarcocaulon hasn't made any seeds: either there are no pollinators in the area or you need 2 plants. Although they are from a very arid part of the country, they seem to tolerate high summer rainfall well. The more rain, the more they flower

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This is possibly Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum

I grew this little Pachpodium succulentum from seed 2 years ago and although it's still small, the caudex is developing well. I want to grow this one outside in the garden, it can tolerate extreme cold as well as high summer rainfall so I have started getting it used to growing outside

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Pretty Awesome!
I Love Succulents, and have a few around here!
Have a Great Friday!
👍🏼😁🐝🌴🐝😁👍🏼

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Thanks, you too!

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I always liked that Agave. But they grow so big!!

The cactus could be Thelocactus of some sort. They remind me football balls :) I have one similar to yours. Never bloomed, but has that similar turtle shell shape.

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Too big for a balcony but not for a garden so it will be ok. They are slow and nowhere near as large as the invasive sisal agave types.
Thanks for the Thelocactus suggestion, I'll consult google

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Agave regina victoria is grown in Cyprus.
Agave regina victoria compared to other smaller agave.
Its leaves are from fifteen to twenty centimeters.
It must be planted in a sunny place and so that no shadow falls on it.

I had Agave (other) for several years.
But when it grew, I gave it to my friends.
What they were very happy about :-)
They have it growing in the yard, giving shoots for 11 years.

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Yes, Agave grows very happily, it's a big pest here

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In Cyprus, Agave does not grow on the streets, it only grows in the courtyards of private houses.

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You are lucky. Sisal Agave grows out of control on any land it can and it's very difficult to get rid of. It's a declared invader plant

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The thing is that there are few free lands in Cyprus.
They mostly belong to someone.
Therefore, they either build or grow something.
Agave has nowhere to come from. Nobody will put her there.
Public spaces are planted with other plants.

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Nice plants Nikv. The Agaves looks like a nice one.

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Thanks! I normally hate agaves so this is special for sure

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I like them all. The agave is beautiful, I'm about to get one.
But in truth I am about to get many more species.

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I look forward to seeing what you get 🌵🌵🌵

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Of course you will see them, you are the one who helps me to get the names of the species that I do not find the name.
Thank you very much for always being a collaborator in that.

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They look Alien.

Are You really a Martain @nikv ?

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Not a Martian but an alien for sure. Good to see you back, I wondered why you went quiet

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Just really busy, sounds like you have been also.

Survival seems to be much more work these days, am I right?

Lil' Guy is here on the sofa with me and says hello to P-Nut.!

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Hello to Lil' Guy! 😻😻😻

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One from Greece was looking for this echiveria for a long time and finally bought it, her photo.
I have not seen this in Cyprus. Have you seen this?
Echeveria trumpet pink
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Ooh, nice! I haven't seen that before, it must be another mutant form

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I also really liked it.
Do you want me to write to him and ask?

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