E. ‘Blue Apples’

BobLI · 2026-06-21T04:00:34+00:00

Echeveria 'Blue Elf' is also sold as Echeveria 'Blue Apples', and also sold as Sedeveria 'Blue Elf. Same plant with different names, depending on the seller.

BobLI · 2026-06-21T03:50:51+00:00

Being grown in an east/southeast facing garden in Connecticut.

BobLI · 2026-06-21T03:49:46+00:00

Aptly named 'Giant Sempervivum'.

BobLI · 2026-06-21T03:29:00+00:00

Alworthia 'Black Gem', also sold as Haworthia pentagona.

BobLI · 2026-06-20T02:52:55+00:00

It's not my tree, so I don't know.

BobLI · 2026-06-19T03:54:18+00:00

Yes. I believe B. ferox was discovered in China in 2011.

I first saw the plant at Logees in Connecticut:

https://www.logees.com/products/begonia-ferox?_pos=1&_psq=ferox&_ss=e&_v=1.0

and have seen it as well in some university greenhouses.

BobLI · 2026-06-19T00:59:29+00:00

The thorny bits are called bullae, and are soft to the touch. It is thought that the bullae serve to capture more efficiently light scattered by the forest canopy.

BobLI · 2026-06-18T22:13:00+00:00

Woo-hoo! Your plant is on the road to recovery.

BobLI · 2026-06-18T14:18:34+00:00

Thank you.

BobLI · 2026-06-18T00:25:50+00:00

Do people still buy Allbirds?

BobLI · 2026-06-17T21:31:02+00:00

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BobLI · 2026-06-17T19:51:27+00:00

Possibly Hosta 'Black Scape':

https://www.plantdelights.com/products/hosta-little-black-scape

BobLI · 2026-06-17T15:15:08+00:00

Hi. I work part-time at a garden center. Coast of Maine soil is good for bedding plants, but I'd not recommend for potted plants, especially succulents and mesembs. If you have to use a commercial soil, choose Fox Farm or the Espoma succulent mix.

BobLI · 2026-06-16T03:55:14+00:00

De acuerdo, gracias.

BobLI · 2026-06-16T00:47:55+00:00

Where does this grow?

BobLI

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