As I hover waiting for the sedum morganianum to fully open, I find these other succulents also prepping up its 2012 blooms:

Anacampseros - though still crinkled from winter & from twice being repotted, once temps hits 90's and above, it went ahead with its blooms:



Graptoveria Fred Ives - it started the blooms early Spring, but I have repotted it to hanging baskets ...and it did not falter, continuing with its blooms:

Beautiful blooms. I love Anacampseros, I have 2, but mine are not blooming yet

It has bloomed rather early, coz of this sudden heat wave we have been having..usually it blooms here mid summer. But it really has to hit 90's ++ for the blooms to pop!

is yours in full sun?

Very lovely, Tarev!

Thanks!

It is in full sun only half day, then just dappled light in the afternoon..no choice for me, my garden is in a west facing area shadowed by trees...right now the blooms of the Anacampseros are closed again..it has been windy and cooler..did not show up today. At least it has gone cooler whew!! Three consecutive days of sizzling heat..a cool down is so much welcome

As I took a whole plant photo of my sedum morganianum...saw the Anacampseros doing a display once more..this time two cute little blooms at the same time! Truly, these ones are enjoying our hot hot upper 90's:

Great picture, that should be in the database.

Gasteria armstrongii showing a flower spike
Whew...glad to see it recovered well from its spring repot!

Hi all I am newbie I have a Mammillria Un pico cactai it has produced some really nice little flowers, they are now starting to die off, am I meant to take the dead flowers off and if so how would I do it with giving my self a fatal stab wound to my hands!! :-)

Thanks

Jay

Hi Jay, usually my cacti would close its blooms tightly and dries off till it is brittle and you can easily knock it off with a piece of stick or maybe a long nose plier. Or sometimes I leave it alone, and it will fall off on its own.

Just a photo update of the blooming Gasteria armstrongii photos taken today 05July2012

Nice flower stalk! Very similar flowers to other succulents.

Some more of my Euphorbia milii is waking up this summer either with blooms or just leaves, at least something good to see on a very hot summery day



Seems to enjoy daily watering too. now that the temps are consistently hotter.

Nice blooms tarev, your Anacampseros is doing great, mine is not blooming, siting and waiting for something. My Euphorbia milii is waking up also

My Anacampseros needs to feel upper 90's and above to bloom again..right now it has returned to waiting to bloom, but it does have very pinking leaf tips

Just a photo update of my blooming Euphorbia milii..I love how it has turned deeper reddish color, unfortunately my camera seems to capture it like deeper pink: