Caudiciforms: The spring has sprung for Petopentia natalensis, 1 by Kaelkitty

Kaelkitty wrote:
Here's a shot of the plant now. This was taken about 8am on the morning of the 5th of March. I am finding it difficult to get a photo which shows the plant well for some reason. I have tried at various times of the day and this is the best so far, so it will have to do. I had to loop the main stem back on itself to keep it under control, and then a side shoot started which I had to treat the same way so it looks a little odd now. I am not too worried about the tips getting tangled up though, as the fine ends always fall off when the plant goes dormant.

There has been no sign of flowers so far this season, but I have not yet given up as it looks like we will have more hot weather to come for a while yet. I am also a big fan of the purple undersides to the leaves as purple is my favourite colour! Later on, the leaves which are getting ready to drop turn bright banana yellow - it is a really fetching colour combination!

By the way, Sally, you will have to get your own sculptures - they were a gift from my lovely next door neighbour at my old house and I couldn't bear to part with them, even if the overseas shipping wouldn't be ruinous - they are great though!

Ciao, KK.