Plants from the Canary Islands

[K-D Keller]

Now in flower ...

[K-D Keller]

I bought the Monanthes as spec. Teneriffa Mt. San Isidor. Maybe it is Monanthes brachycaulos. Other ideas are welcome.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi K-D,
These are very interesting; being from the Canary Islands how frost hardy are they?
cheers
fermi

[K-D Keller]

Hi K-D,
These are very interesting; being from the Canary Islands how frost hardy are they?
cheers
fermi

Hello Fermides,

I grow them by minimum temperatures of -1 or -2 °C. I did not try it colder. They come from lower altitutes of the Canary Islands.

Greetings K-D

[K-D Keller]

More pictures ...

Aichryson laxum is a biannual species. It is easy to retain A. laxum. The plant produces a lot of seeds.
Monanthes laxiflora is a higher Monanthes. It has no rosettes. The plant is about 10 cm high.
 

[K-D Keller]

Monanthes muralis forms erect rosettes. I like the extraordinary look of the Monanthes flowers.

[Maggi Young]

Monanthes muralis forms erect rosettes. I like the extraordinary look of the Monanthes flowers.

I see what you mean - great shapes!