tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-11-12:/MokoFeed2009-11-12T12:00:57+01:00tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-10-29:/2009/10/30/agave-sisalana-7271632/kaowinston2009-10-30T00:30:16+01:002009-10-30T00:30:16+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_1639rr/4055735" title="IMG_1639rr"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/735/4055735_96e15d3258_m.jpg" alt="IMG_1639rr"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_1638r/4055736" title="IMG_1638r"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/736/4055736_ab5d7dbcbb_s.jpg" alt="IMG_1638r"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/10/30/agave-sisalana-7271632/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-10-11:/2009/10/11/agave-angustifolia-var-marginata-7149467/kaowinston2009-10-11T23:39:12+02:002009-10-11T23:39:12+02:00 <p><a title="ag1" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag1/3993167"></a><a title="ag1" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag1/3993167"></a><a title="ag1" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag1/3993167"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/167/3993167_d121e7ca67_s.jpg" alt="ag1"></a><a title="ag2" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag2/3993168"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/168/3993168_48f2d4b125_m.jpg" alt="ag2"></a><a title="ag2" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag2/3993168"></a><a title="ag2" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag2/3993168"></a><a title="ag2" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/ag2/3993168"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/10/11/agave-angustifolia-var-marginata-7149467/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-09-25:/2009/09/25/euphorbia-desmondii-7041332/kaowinston2009-09-25T23:31:39+02:002009-09-26T19:05:47+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_3067sst/3938767" title="IMG_3067sst"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/767/3938767_7ed2bce200_s.jpg" alt="IMG_3067sst"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_9606tt/3938768" title="IMG_9606tt"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/768/3938768_13aa1215f7_m.jpg" alt="IMG_9606tt"></a></p> <p>These photos were taken at the Pallanca Exotic Garden in Bordighera, Italy. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/09/25/euphorbia-desmondii-7041332/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-09-13:/2009/09/14/didiera-madagascariensis-6957863/kaowinston2009-09-14T00:00:21+02:002009-09-14T00:00:21+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowi/3892758" title="kaowi"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/758/3892758_64888a919c_m.jpg" alt="kaowi"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/09/14/didiera-madagascariensis-6957863/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-08-28:/2009/08/28/o-stricta-in-my-greenhouse-6844121/kaowinston2009-08-28T21:32:07+02:002009-08-28T21:32:07+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/stricta1/3835078" title="stricta1"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/078/3835078_d1208e4c71_s.jpg" alt="stricta1"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/stricta2/3835079" title="stricta2"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/079/3835079_950bce2330_s.jpg" alt="stricta2"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/stricta2/3835080" title="stricta2"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/080/3835080_5ba9e5b4ab_s.jpg" alt="stricta2"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/08/28/o-stricta-in-my-greenhouse-6844121/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-08-10:/2009/08/10/agave-victoria-reginae-6689126/kaowinston2009-08-10T07:19:07+02:002009-08-10T07:19:07+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/regina3/3772255" title="regina3"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/255/3772255_9e17ae1b2e_s.jpg" alt="regina3"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/regina4/3772256" title="regina4"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/256/3772256_9665c28da0_s.jpg" alt="regina4"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/08/10/agave-victoria-reginae-6689126/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-07-20:/2009/07/20/uncarina-grandidieri-6556658/kaowinston2009-07-20T22:48:58+02:002009-07-20T22:48:58+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/nyuncarina1/3706221" title="nyuncarina1"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/221/3706221_521e39d723_s.jpg" alt="nyuncarina1"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/nyuncarina2/3706222" title="nyuncarina2"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/222/3706222_cd3247e157_s.jpg" alt="nyuncarina2"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/nyuncarina3/3706223" title="nyuncarina3"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/223/3706223_b13c1b57a6_s.jpg" alt="nyuncarina3"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/07/20/uncarina-grandidieri-6556658/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-06-29:/2009/06/30/young-agave-palmeri-6422954/kaowinston2009-06-30T00:04:23+02:002009-06-30T00:04:23+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/palmeri/3642630" title="palmeri"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/630/3642630_67f607a817_s.jpg" alt="palmeri"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/06/30/young-agave-palmeri-6422954/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-06-02:/2009/06/02/agave-ovatifolia-6226255/kaowinston2009-06-02T23:31:39+02:002009-06-02T23:31:39+02:00 <p><a title="agave Ovatifolia" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave_ovatifolia/3561414"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/414/3561414_1c998b3a1a_s.jpg" alt="agave Ovatifolia" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/06/02/agave-ovatifolia-6226255/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-05-15:/2009/05/15/british-cactus-and-succulent-society-national-show-6120718/kaowinston2009-05-15T15:26:46+02:002009-05-15T15:26:46+02:00 <p><a title="fockea edulis" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/fockea_edulis/3508448"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/448/3508448_b9f2c051f1_s.jpg" alt="fockea edulis" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="hoodia ruschi" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/hoodia_ruschi/3508449"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/449/3508449_8752d23d41_s.jpg" alt="hoodia ruschi" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="pseudolithos migiurtinus" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/pseudolithos_migiurtinus/3508450"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/450/3508450_454db006a0_s.jpg" alt="pseudolithos migiurtinus" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="ID?" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/id/3508451"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/451/3508451_12a14b88e3_s.jpg" alt="ID?" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="echeveria" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/echeveria/3508452"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/452/3508452_541a277a80_s.jpg" alt="echeveria" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="euphorbia lactea cristate" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/euphorbia_lactea_cristate/3508453"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/453/3508453_5254c2444d_s.jpg" alt="euphorbia lactea cristate" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="copiapia" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/copiapia/3508454"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/454/3508454_26e522b092_s.jpg" alt="copiapia" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="agave" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave/3508455"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/455/3508455_0a588c5e18_s.jpg" alt="agave" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span>The British Cactus and Succulents Society ' National Show' where its members are encouraged to show their best exemplars of succulent plants and compete for awards, comes around every three years. The show also provides an opportunity for the public to buy cacti and succulents.  Last year's show was a tremendous success as some of these photo will show.  More photos are available at my webshots link below.</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/565507230QyMXnc">http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/565507230QyMXnc</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/05/15/british-cactus-and-succulent-society-national-show-6120718/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-04-18:/2009/04/18/maguey-agave-5965267/kaowinston2009-04-18T12:41:13+02:002009-04-18T12:41:13+02:00 <p><a title="Agave" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave/3422956"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/956/3422956_d744eb4615_s.jpg" alt="Agave" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Agave 2" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave_2/3422957"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/957/3422957_c0e8fc30e7_s.jpg" alt="Agave 2" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/04/18/maguey-agave-5965267/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-03-29:/2009/03/29/national-autonomous-university-of-mexico-botanical-garden-5854215/kaowinston2009-03-29T17:43:39+02:002009-03-29T17:43:39+02:00 <p><a title="UNAM Botanical Garden" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/unam_botanical_garden/3363638"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/638/3363638_7bc75b9442_s.jpg" alt="UNAM Botanical Garden" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="UNAM Botanical Garden" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/unam_botanical_garden/3363639"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/639/3363639_dcf9c048c6_s.jpg" alt="UNAM Botanical Garden" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="UNAM Botanical Garden" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/unam_botanical_garden/3363640"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/640/3363640_5014559993_s.jpg" alt="UNAM Botanical Garden" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="UNAM Botanical Garden" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/unam_botanical_garden/3363641"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/641/3363641_447088d241_s.jpg" alt="UNAM Botanical Garden" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="UNAM Botanical Garden" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/unam_botanical_garden/3363642"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/642/3363642_2c11f31a3f_s.jpg" alt="UNAM Botanical Garden" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/03/29/national-autonomous-university-of-mexico-botanical-garden-5854215/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-03-19:/2009/03/19/epiphyllum-5784987/kaowinston2009-03-19T01:51:04+01:002009-03-19T01:51:04+01:00 <p><a title="Epiphyllum" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/epiphyllum/3332757"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/757/3332757_a64e422856_s.jpg" alt="Epiphyllum" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Epiphyllum" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/epiphyllum/3332757"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/03/19/epiphyllum-5784987/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-03-05:/2009/03/05/id-please-5700927/kaowinston2009-03-05T22:10:42+01:002009-03-05T22:10:42+01:00 <p>I came across this agave in a park in Rabat, in Morocco.  But I cannot place the identity.  Can you come up with the correct name? Its stems are less than a foot in length, and it appears to bloom very early, considering its size.</p> <p><a title="Agave?" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave/3291345"><br><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/345/3291345_b57d6b15f7_s.jpg" alt="Agave?" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Agave?" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave/3291346"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/346/3291346_f15046a6fc_s.jpg" alt="Agave?" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/03/05/id-please-5700927/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-02-20:/2009/02/20/aloe-striata-5618093/kaowinston2009-02-20T23:49:44+01:002009-02-20T23:49:44+01:00 <p><a title="Aloe striata" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/aloe_striata/3252512"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/512/3252512_bfed4676d8_m.jpg" alt="Aloe striata" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Aloe striata" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/aloe_striata/3252513"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/513/3252513_07703d8df5_m.jpg" alt="Aloe striata" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/02/20/aloe-striata-5618093/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-01-30:/2009/01/30/agave-victoria-reginae-5478299/kaowinston2009-01-30T22:15:26+01:002009-01-30T22:15:26+01:00 <p><a title="agave victoria-reginae" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave_victoria_reginae/3190044"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/044/3190044_b817b4e9af_m.jpg" alt="agave victoria-reginae" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/01/30/agave-victoria-reginae-5478299/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-01-16:/2009/01/16/agave-demesttiana-5390042/kaowinston2009-01-16T19:11:32+01:002009-01-16T19:11:32+01:00 <p><a title="Agave demesttiana" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave_demesttiana/3149344"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/344/3149344_2c0e766eeb_s.jpg" alt="Agave demesttiana" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Agave demesttiana" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agave_demesttiana/3149345"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/345/3149345_03f7574109_m.jpg" alt="Agave demesttiana" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/01/16/agave-demesttiana-5390042/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2009-01-02:/2009/01/02/euphorbia-punicea-5312840/kaowinston2009-01-02T18:14:29+01:002009-01-02T18:14:29+01:00 <p>Currently, this is one of my favourite plants.  I am still struggling to grow one of my own.  Originally from Jamaica, and found in other Caribbean islands, the E. punicea  is a joy to the eye.  These photos were taken at the Fairchild Tropical Garden,  in south Miami.</p> <p><a title="Euphorbia punicea" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/euphorbia_punicea/3112082"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/082/3112082_56759c1757_s.jpg" alt="Euphorbia punicea" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Euphorbia punicea" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/euphorbia_punicea/3112083"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/083/3112083_056387df92_s.jpg" alt="Euphorbia punicea" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="Euphorbia punicea" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/euphorbia_punicea/3112084"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/084/3112084_d58cc9b5a4_s.jpg" alt="Euphorbia punicea" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2009/01/02/euphorbia-punicea-5312840/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-12-12:/2008/12/12/euphorbia-enermis-var-enermis-5210968/kaowinston2008-12-12T18:47:25+01:002008-12-12T18:47:25+01:00 <p><a title="E. inermis var. inermis" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/e_inermis_var_inermis/3062242"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/242/3062242_7e920c2517_s.jpg" alt="E. inermis var. inermis" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="E. inermis" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/e_inermis/3062241"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/241/3062241_48821cb723_s.jpg" alt="E. inermis" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="E. inermis var. inermis" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/e_inermis_var_inermis/3062243"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/243/3062243_5bb9d1c6c2_s.jpg" alt="E. inermis var. inermis" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="E. inermis var. inermis" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/e_inermis_var_inermis/3062243"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/12/12/euphorbia-enermis-var-enermis-5210968/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-11-30:/2008/11/30/mammallarias-at-the-jardin-exotique-in-monaco-5136778/kaowinston2008-11-30T12:28:32+01:002008-11-30T12:28:32+01:00 <p><a title="IMG_2960" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2960/3028552"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/552/3028552_800c780a11_m.jpg" alt="IMG_2960" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="IMG_2963" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2963/3028554"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/554/3028554_6b56ed91ec_m.jpg" alt="IMG_2963" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="IMG_2961" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2961/3028553"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/553/3028553_9541f4ec7c_m.jpg" alt="IMG_2961" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/11/30/mammallarias-at-the-jardin-exotique-in-monaco-5136778/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-11-19:/2008/11/20/unidentified-succulent-5065711/kaowinston2008-11-20T00:33:02+01:002008-11-20T00:33:02+01:00 <p><a title="ID please" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/id_please/3001031"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/031/3001031_eb77916748_s.jpg" alt="ID please" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="ID please" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/id_please/3001032"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/032/3001032_1d181f745c_s.jpg" alt="ID please" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/11/20/unidentified-succulent-5065711/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-11-08:/2008/11/08/uncarina-fruits-5004995/kaowinston2008-11-08T20:20:19+01:002008-11-15T01:24:03+01:00 <p><a title="Uncarina hybrid" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/uncarina_hybrid/2970649"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/649/2970649_37fd54718f_m.jpg" alt="Uncarina hybrid" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="U. roeoesliana with fruits" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/u_roeoesliana_with_fruits/2970650"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/650/2970650_17774d325f_m.jpg" alt="U. roeoesliana with fruits" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p><a title="Hybrid with fruits" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/hybrid_with_fruits/2970651"><br> <img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/651/2970651_2029c1c9d3_m.jpg" alt="Hybrid with fruits" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The flowers of the Uncarina species are rather striking.  Usually yellow they will light any garden.  Also striking and unusal, are the fruits produced.  These spine like appendages should never be tackled with bare hands, unless you want an injury.  The fruits need at least six months to mature.  Eventually, they would turn brown and fall off the trees, which mean the seeds are ready for germination..</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/11/08/uncarina-fruits-5004995/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-10-25:/2008/10/26/opuntiavulgaris-variegata-at-the-jardin-exotique-in-monaco-4931927/kaowinston2008-10-26T00:37:11+02:002008-10-26T00:37:11+02:00 <p><a title="IMG_2854" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2854/2932352"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/352/2932352_fe332b25b8_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2854" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="IMG_2855" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2855/2932354"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/354/2932354_ceabc2d944_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2855" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="IMG_2852" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2852/2932355"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/355/2932355_6ca27733a7_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2852" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a title="IMG_2853" href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/img_2853/2932357"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/357/2932357_446e0ce438_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2853" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/10/26/opuntiavulgaris-variegata-at-the-jardin-exotique-in-monaco-4931927/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-10-08:/2008/10/08/jardin-exotique-pachypodium-lamerei-4842153/kaowinston2008-10-08T23:52:06+02:002008-10-08T23:52:06+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/pachypofium_lamerei/2877880" title="Pachypofium lamerei"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/880/2877880_1fe1023c2f_m.jpg" alt="Pachypofium lamerei" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/pachypofium_lamerei/2877881" title="Pachypofium lamerei"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/881/2877881_8014be86f6_m.jpg" alt="Pachypofium lamerei" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/p_lamerei_in_the_distance/2877882" title="P. Lamerei in the distance"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/882/2877882_cc68515f20_s.jpg" alt="P. Lamerei in the distance" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p>These photographs were taken in September 2008 at the Jardin Exotique, in Monaco. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/10/08/jardin-exotique-pachypodium-lamerei-4842153/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-09-29:/2008/09/30/uncarina-fruits-4799069/kaowinston2008-09-30T00:18:00+02:002008-09-30T00:18:00+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/uncarina_fruits/2853658" title="Uncarina fruits"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/658/2853658_2029c1c9d3_m.jpg" alt="Uncarina fruits" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/uncarina_fruits/2853659" title="Uncarina Fruits"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/659/2853659_17774d325f_m.jpg" alt="Uncarina Fruits" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/09/30/uncarina-fruits-4799069/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-09-11:/2008/09/11/around-my-greenhouse-4713358/kaowinston2008-09-11T14:42:57+02:002008-09-11T14:42:57+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803379" title="kaowinston greenhouse"></a>Photographs which describe plant activity in, and around my greenhouse. Living urban and with a UK climate, the greenhouse is always stretched to capacity. Without it, most succulents would not bloom. It certainly prolongs the life of many plants, especially when the cold and the low temperature takes over. To stay in the greenhouse, I must be convinced that they would survive left out there.  Otherwise, they are dragged indoors, possibly finding some space in a room corner, or in the basement.</p> <p><a href="http://community.webshots.com/album/565482215QmrONB"><a href="http://community.webshots.com/album/565482215QmrONB">http://community.webshots.com/album/565482215QmrONB</a></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803352" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/352/2803352_68b01894ef_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803353" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/353/2803353_8661d2ea16_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803354" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/354/2803354_ceae7d296e_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803355" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/355/2803355_57f6c1763a_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803357" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/357/2803357_fdef967604_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803359" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/359/2803359_dd8e415438_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/kaowinston_greenhouse/2803360" title="kaowinston greenhouse"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/360/2803360_732ac90646_s.jpg" alt="kaowinston greenhouse" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/09/11/around-my-greenhouse-4713358/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-09-05:/2008/09/05/e98f03a94607d7ae57da3c0933ea9788sisalana-4687811/kaowinston2008-09-05T22:04:32+02:002008-09-05T22:04:32+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/a_sisalana/2787851" title="A. sisalana"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/851/2787851_3f89c56b0c_s.jpg" alt="A. sisalana" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/agavee_sisalana/2787852" title="Agavee sisalana"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/852/2787852_8fe2c938f5_s.jpg" alt="Agavee sisalana" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a></p> <p>The above photos of the Agave sisalana were taken in Nice, in the Botanical Gardens.  </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/09/05/e98f03a94607d7ae57da3c0933ea9788sisalana-4687811/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-08-12:/2008/08/13/hesperaloe-parviflora-4580006/kaowinston2008-08-13T00:16:56+02:002008-08-13T00:16:56+02:00 <p><strong>A  young hesperaloe parviflora  which can make an attractive addition to your garden.  These are miniture agaves, distant cousin to the larger varieties, and they are still waiting to be discovered by a wider population.<br></strong> <p><strong><br>They are quite cold hardy, and should easily be able to survive in a sheltered garden position. When mature they produce red flowers, in flower stalks which can reach around<br>five feet tall.</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/hesperaloe_parviflora/2728751" title="Hesperaloe parviflora"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/751/2728751_6ed2f473b8_m.jpg" alt="Hesperaloe parviflora" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/hesperaloe_parviflora/2728752" title="Hesperaloe parviflora"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/752/2728752_145c7379ff_m.jpg" alt="Hesperaloe parviflora" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/hesperaloe_parviflora/2728753" title="Hesperaloe parviflora"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/753/2728753_e415cb6420_m.jpg" alt="Hesperaloe parviflora" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><br> <br></strong></p> <p><strong>To flourish in pots, they prefer to be grown in a well drained soil, in very deep pots.  Like most agaves from Mexico they grow well during winter months.  These photos of the young plant were taken at the Oxford Botanical Garden.</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Check out kaowinston ebay page, and you can bid on a young plant.</p> <p><a href="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/kaowinston">http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/kaowinston</a><br></strong></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/08/13/hesperaloe-parviflora-4580006/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-07-25:/2008/07/26/euphorbia-vigueri-4499539/kaowinston2008-07-26T00:10:00+02:002008-07-26T00:10:00+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/e_vigueri/2687304" title="E. vigueri"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/304/2687304_cd1289cbbb_m.jpg" alt="E. vigueri" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/07/26/euphorbia-vigueri-4499539/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:winston.blog.co.uk,2008-07-22:/2008/07/23/alluaudia-procera-4486135/kaowinston2008-07-23T00:57:38+02:002008-07-23T00:57:38+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/alluaudia_procera/2680094" title="Alluaudia procera"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/094/2680094_04b9848760_m.jpg" alt="Alluaudia procera" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/alluaudia_procera/2680095" title="Alluaudia procera"><img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/095/2680095_065f33ed55_m.jpg" alt="Alluaudia procera" hspace="5" vspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://winston.blog.co.uk/2008/07/23/alluaudia-procera-4486135/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>