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Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b)              Baja_Costero Mar 1, 2021 6:01 PM CST |
| Euphorbia esculenta Serpents rising  Full size photo here |
Name: Rj Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)    crawgarden Mar 1, 2021 6:51 PM CST |
| Cool banner Baja! Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b)  EscondidoCal Mar 1, 2021 7:07 PM CST |
Great banner, Baja.  Thanks for posting the whole image, too. I like the way it grows, e.g. the fractal-like symmetry on the "leaves" (what do you call the little details?) Maybe it's an example of this? Fibonacci numbers also appear in plants and flowers. Many plants show the Fibonacci numbers in the arrangement of their leaves around the stem. Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Laurie southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)      lauriemorningglory Mar 1, 2021 7:32 PM CST |
| Great banner and picture, Baja! I really like the texture of this plant and the blush color. |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b) Baja_Costero Mar 1, 2021 7:41 PM CST |
The blush is because that side faces south and all the light comes from the south in the winter.EscondidoCal said:I like the way it grows, e.g. the fractal-like symmetry The little bumps are tubercles, and each one had a vestigial leaf on it very early in life (long since gone). The leaf scars are visible as white spots in the photo. Each "serpent" in the photo is a stem, and they all arise with radial symmetry from a central stem. In the parlance of medusas (imagining a Gorgon figure) the central stem is usually called the "head" and the radiating stems are called "arms". There are head crests and arm crests (separate things, which look very different) in this group. I'm not sure if fractals are involved but it is a fascinating subject (and the flowers smell great). One would think there might be Fibonacci numbers involved (2,3,5,8,13,21, etc.) as they are with certain cacti, but I count 16 rows in the head (not a Fibonacci number). |
Name: Frenchy Falls Church, VA (Zone 7b)          Frenchy21 Mar 1, 2021 8:50 PM CST |
| Lovely banner Baja! |
Name: Elizabeth Ann Arbor, Michigan (Zone 6a)          arctangent Mar 2, 2021 10:43 AM CST |
| The plant provided a stunning banner, but I especially appreciated the additional information provided. I post high resolution photos (nature, travel, and other subjects) on smugmug https://arctangent.smugmug.com... |
Name: Laurie southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b) lauriemorningglory Mar 2, 2021 9:26 PM CST |
An acorn for the interesting info and neat photo!  |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Mar 2, 2021 9:49 PM CST |
| @BajaCostero, after you posted a similar banner (last year?) of another (or same?) medusa, I found one on Etsy. It's not as pretty as your current banner, and got a bit beat up from a bad hail storm last month, but appears to still be OK, and will heal.  Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b) Baja_Costero Mar 2, 2021 10:49 PM CST |
| Looks like a good sized plant. |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Mar 3, 2021 12:59 AM CST |
| It's 10" in diameter. Do they get bigger? Do they like deep or shallow soil? I just have it in a 1 gal plastic pot now, but wanted to put it in a bonsai pot. Water it like any succulent or less? I had a strap plant like your avatar but it must have gotten too much water, and didn't make it, and it was in the ground.  Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b) Baja_Costero Mar 3, 2021 9:20 AM CST |
| Mine occupy a 12" pot at full size (compact given lots of sun), around the time they start to offset. I use pots that are wider than deep but I would avoid bonsai pots because they are too shallow, and the plant has a tap root. I water like a succulent. |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Mar 3, 2021 9:56 AM CST |
| Thanks. I'll look for a deep bonsai pot. :smily: I've seen them at a local nursery.....square, but not plain, dull brown glaze with feet. But depends on the price. I'll keep it in plastic if necessary. Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b) Baja_Costero Mar 3, 2021 7:25 PM CST |
For comparison, here is my largest plant (12" pot/10" deep) from above and from the side (after harvesting at least 20 offsets this season). I have tried small(ish) pots (like 6-8") and the plant does okay, but it gets frustrated after a while, tends to have a short lifespan, never reaches anywhere near its full potential size, does not offset like this.  As with many succulents, lots of people underpot them unknowingly and end up with plants they can be perfectly satisfied with, but a bit of extra space will get you a crazy profusion of arms and new heads, and a pretty spectacular show in bloom.  |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Mar 3, 2021 9:20 PM CST |
WOW! Great plant, Baja!  I will definitely keep all that in mind when shopping for "The" pot. Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
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