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I saw this orange flowered plant in Homebase, and I don't have anything quite like it. I always assume I will be able to identify the variety at a later date,
but sometimes that can take rather a long time! In the meantime it will remain 'Homebase Orange'. Writing about Schlumbergera truncata on the British Cactus and Succulent Society webpage, Mark Preston says: "Schlumbergera truncata comes from the hills and mountains around Rio de Janeiro, in the Atlantic temperate rainforest area of Brazil. It commonly grows as an epiphyte, rooted in moss and debris in clefts of the tree trunks; or on rocks, in damp and shady conditions. It grows as a series of flat, leaf-like branching stem segments, initially upright or spreading, later hanging. Flowers appear as the days get shorter, and colder: in May in habitat (in the southern hemisphere), but around October or November in the UK. In wild plants the flowers are around 7cm long, in shades of pink, magenta, or orange, and are held more or less horizontally. Modern breeding has produced cultivars with more upright flowers, and additional colour forms, including whites and yellows." |
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| 14th November 2009 | ||
