My Caudiciforms & assorted succulents

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Succulents were the first plants I ever started growing.
Gonna post photos of my plants here when they do something neat.

To start off, here's an Adenium arabicum trio I grew from a batch of seeds.

• Surprisingly large amount of variation among siblings
• These were germinated in 2017. This photo is from 2019. They are bigger now.

 

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Here's an Adenium obesum I grew from seed back in 2010.

• This photo is from 2021
• I prune it back annually to keep it compact.

 

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Here's a small Stephania kaweesakii:

• The leaves stay deep red for several weeks before turning a deep blue-green
• Woke from dormancy in January, has been in active growth since then

 

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Here's something neat that's happening right now: My Dracaena eilensis is flowering.

• Slow growing Sansevieria from Somalia
• Started as a single rosette in 2013.
• Grows a new rosette every 3-4 years, but seems to be picking up speed now that it's larger.
• All the important bits (extrafloral nectar, anthers, pollen) grow brightly under UV light to attract pollinators

Whole plant:

Flowers up close:

I picked off several anthers and rubbed them onto the stigmas:

• I have no idea if D. eilensis is self-fertile but UV light at least shows that the pollen is in the right place. Guess I'll know in a couple months.

 

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Went ahead and pollinated a bunch of flowers with the help of my UV light. Definitely useful for making sure I get the pollen in the right spots.

 

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Winter is here. That means it's time for the Adeniums to flower and the winter growers to wake up.

And here's the S. kaweesakii putting out some fresh winter growth: