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Happy/sad. The sweet bitterness of monocarpism

wild edgeswild edges Posts: 9,349
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I've been growing this saxifraga longifolia for about 5 years now knowing that when it flowers it will be spectacular but will also kill the plant. It looks like this is the year. :| It was supposed to be planted out but I never got around to it...

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,127
    Seeds then?  I like your pots!
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,497
    I have a collection of Sempervivum and the flowered rosettes die after flowering.Usually I have plenty of pups but last year a couple of my new editions flowered without producing any first  :(
    The variety 'Sioux' is getting ready to flower.The flowers are quite beautiful if you take the time to look!

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 9,349
    Obelixx said:
    Seeds then?  I like your pots!
    Thanks. I keep them in a toddler resistant enclosure to try and prevent them getting broken. :#  Seeds may be an option and they are supposed to be self-fertile but apparently they hybridise fairly easily so I might not end up with the same plant. Worth a go though I hope. I'm amazed it survived the vine weevils to even reach the flowering stage.
    Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 9,349
    It's starting to put on a show now.
    Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people
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