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I'm not sure wether this belongs here or in the alpine log, but here goes. Picked up this Massonia Echinata at the weekend at the cyclamen society show at wisley, I must have picked it up half a dozen times to look at it as I've never seen anything like it before. It was only £2.00 pounds so I've taken a chance with it. I've also done some homework, it likes a nice sunny site, has white honey scented flowers & hails from south Africa. I've looked up an article in the Wisley Alpine Log 8 8th Nov 2007 where you can see it in flower. This is of course only a young plant so it will be awhile before a get a flower like that.
It'll need a bigger pot with a very gritty compost next season...
Hi Maggi & Steve it's a lovely little plant & a completely new one for me, & a bargain to boot. I've put it with my succulent plants in the sunniest part of the greenhouse. I though they were new leaves growing Steve, I'm looking forward to seeing it flower. Have I jumped the gun in potting it on already?. The compost I've used is the same as I give my cyclamen john innes No3 with vermiculite & grit mixed in, is that ok?. Really like your plants steve & the flowers are amazing, hope I can get mine looking as good. I was cleaning my car today & I found those seeds Cyclamen Coum album scented that I promised you in the pocket on the drivers side, do you want me to hold on to them till February or send them to you?
Hi angie I hope so, before I forget do you feed these at all?