Life Saver Plant

September Plant Surge

| Flower Roberts

It seems as though the garden celebrates its survival through the summer in September. I know if I can just keep plants alive until now that they will experience a second wind. My new Oxblood Lily has shown up to celebrate fall.

Oxblood Lily

I am glad that I am home to enjoy this last little splurge of garden flowers.

Thomas Edison dahlia

The blue ginger has finally settled in after years of struggle. It bloomed last year but is much healthier now.

Blue Ginger

The Life Saver plant, Huernia zebrina, is putting out many blooms and buds.

Life Saver Cactus

Even the Night Blooming Cereus is budding one last time.

The dahlias are blooming as well. I am glad they survived another summer of neglect.

Firepot dahlia

I guess all living things breathe a sigh of relief as cooler and wetter weather moves in. I am glad to be home for a bit.

FLOW in fall

A Life Saver

| Flower Roberts

I am fascinated by unusual plants.

Sometimes I buy them because I have doubts that they are real…

like Sea Monkeys.

Well here is one that has proved itself to be real.

This Life Saver plant has finally made a bloom.

For two years it has done nothing but sling little pieces of itself out of the pot like a self-purging cloner.

Finally it has a bloom.

The bloom looks just like the pictures.

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Huernia zebrina Life Saver Plant

Yes.   It does look like there is a life saver candy in the middle.

Huernia zebrina, I believe!

FLOWER