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curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
I hope you're joking, the squirrel ate the plant not the other way around. I'm lucky enough to have a big, grid wire cage to keep my plants in now.
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curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
Hilarious, Fredg.
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DragonsEye
carnivorous plants of the world -- unite!
Either that or perhaps an Aloinopsis. (Might not be a species in either event. Hybrids are also possibilities.
curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
I have to admit, it made me laugh to. But heed my warning, Keep.... That Plant.... Away... From... Squirrels...
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curtisconners : Hehe yep thanks, but don't worry about that ! Where I live, I wouldn't grow ANYTHING outside for several reasons :
1. The weather in Belgium isn't suitable for most of my plants
2. Don't have a balcony/garden/etc
3. My apartment is surrounded by some sorts of hedges, composed by tiny trees, ivy, things like that. And snails and slugs are EVERYWHERE. I mean it. When it rains, you have to be careful about where you walk, or you'll crush some of them at every step you take. Once, one of my plants was dying (so I grew it inside), I had a look at what was happening and there were snail eggs everywhere in the roots ! A snail had made its way in my apartment when the window was open, and lay its eggs in it. After that I kept finding tiny snails all over my apartment. So I can hardly imagine what would happen if I were to put my plants outside, they would'nt make it through the night, and not because of squirrels.
That being said, I'm sorry about what happened to your cute buddy : (
1. The weather in Belgium isn't suitable for most of my plants
2. Don't have a balcony/garden/etc
3. My apartment is surrounded by some sorts of hedges, composed by tiny trees, ivy, things like that. And snails and slugs are EVERYWHERE. I mean it. When it rains, you have to be careful about where you walk, or you'll crush some of them at every step you take. Once, one of my plants was dying (so I grew it inside), I had a look at what was happening and there were snail eggs everywhere in the roots ! A snail had made its way in my apartment when the window was open, and lay its eggs in it. After that I kept finding tiny snails all over my apartment. So I can hardly imagine what would happen if I were to put my plants outside, they would'nt make it through the night, and not because of squirrels.
That being said, I'm sorry about what happened to your cute buddy : (
curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
curtisconners
Greetings from the netherworld.
Yep, that's a titanopsis, probably calcarea. They're relatively common in cultivation. It's in the mesemb family, which means it's SUPER susceptible to overwatering. I'd put it in REALLY well draining soil if you have not already, and then just kind of let it do its thing. I very rarely water my any of my species of the mesemb variety; it's often humid enough around here for them to siphon sufficient water from the environment, and the occasional light misting during their growing seasons (granted, mine are also in a much more peat-heavy mix than I'd like right now). Enjoy your new succulent friend! They're special little plants 
