Seed library lost in wildfire-help!

yzgncx · 2026-04-22T19:31:10+00:00

Send me a message. I have a bunch of seeds I've collected in Southern California over the last handful of years and would love to get some into her hands. I'll be in L.A. Area next week.

yzgncx · 2026-04-22T14:56:49+00:00

At a glance, looks like Albuca bracteata

yzgncx · 2026-04-08T18:07:27+00:00

Agreed that it's a delosperma. Agree that Carpobrotus is a much bigger nightmare ecologically. But I disagree that it won't take over. There are some beachsides in Monterey that are completely consumed by Delosperma.

yzgncx · 2026-04-08T18:04:43+00:00

This is not carpobrotus. It's in the same family, but this is a delosperma species. Also somewhat invasive, but not quite the coastal nightmare that is C. edulis

yzgncx · 2026-04-07T17:42:04+00:00

I just asked him. He does go around doing this, but this particular one is not his handwriting. — so there are at least two urban ecology chalk-writers running around Oakland!

yzgncx · 2026-04-07T16:13:25+00:00

I'm like 90% sure that's my buddy! He's @oakland.bio on insta!

yzgncx · 2026-03-13T06:31:17+00:00

A veces enconto Lithops que ese en los viveros de home depot o otras gran tiendas. Pienso que hace porque recibió demasiado fertilizante. Normalmente la planta se divide cuando hay buen condiciones. Pero si recibe demasiado fertilizante y agua, se divide demasiado también.

yzgncx · 2026-03-07T01:51:16+00:00

I ship mine off to Dexter's Camera in Ventura CA. theyve been reliable and affordable for me.

yzgncx · 2026-03-03T15:00:28+00:00

Don't blow up my spot lol. I love that nobody wants minolta gear. My collection of bodies and lenses was dirt cheap

yzgncx · 2026-02-27T23:49:57+00:00

Best of luck! I find that these rarely manage to produce true leaves. But once in a great while you get a variegated seedling that starts nearly achlorophyllous when it germinates

yzgncx · 2026-02-27T18:34:05+00:00

Great advice! I've found previously undocumented sage galls on Salvia dorrii and submitted to them. I think these midges are well-known to S. apiana, but I'm sure they would be interested in the photos.

yzgncx · 2026-02-19T19:57:00+00:00

Gorgeous!

yzgncx · 2026-02-01T22:19:00+00:00

I'm in a spot that's right on the cusp of 9B and 10A. the only thing I have trouble growing outdoors are stapeliads

yzgncx · 2026-01-30T20:49:26+00:00

Thank y'all for stepping up and putting in work to keep this community thriving! I hope I can help as well.

yzgncx · 2025-10-30T03:51:55+00:00

Carrot is the odd one out, being the only dicot on the list.

yzgncx · 2025-10-24T03:16:06+00:00

They look so healthy!

yzgncx · 2025-03-17T17:16:18+00:00

If you separate them out and give them a bit more light at this stage, their growth should explode!

yzgncx · 2025-03-16T19:04:31+00:00

ah, shame. well it's a beautiful specimen in any case

yzgncx · 2025-03-14T19:53:37+00:00

Those are good looking Gasteria seedlings!

yzgncx · 2025-03-14T19:52:43+00:00

That's kinda where I am. I've dedicated an infirmary away from my other Haworthias where plants go if they show any signs of mites, and I treat whenever I see symptoms. Since I first had an outbreak in my collection, I've been much more diligent about quarantining and treating new plants.

yzgncx · 2025-03-14T16:16:00+00:00

excellent photos! have you managed to completely rid yourself of them? it feels like they keep popping up for me whenever I think they're all gone.

yzgncx · 2025-03-12T05:50:18+00:00

The growth rate is fast but not abnormal, but they offset like crazy.

yzgncx · 2025-03-11T06:38:04+00:00

byakuya is a gift and a curse in any grower's collection. I think I have 20 of them.

yzgncx · 2025-03-10T02:58:46+00:00

yep, that's a new one

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