It has been very mild here on the Lizard in the far South West of Cornwall .
Mild and foggy .
I,ve been waiting for weeks to see these buds open .
They just will not open until the sun shines and even then it has to be around mid-day .
This morning at last , the sun appeared with the promise of a lovely sunny day !
Today's the day !
Marlothistella uniondaensis , a little sweetie , all the way from the Little Karoo in South Africa .
A little bit of a challenge to grow here in the U.K , but worth it !
Grown from a little cutting my brother Martin gave me . It's doing really well and filling this pot . I don't think I need to re-pot it just yet though , but have to consider it's long tap root .
It is branching out nicely with it's lovely stumpy caudex , but I,m not trying to show that off particularly...maybe I will when it gets much older and bigger .
It is the darling of my greenhouse , my favourite of all !
