Who knew the mexican hat plant flowered!

Well my goodness, isn't that amazing? thanks for the blog Sandra.

Wow, I never knew they did that! They look a bit like agave flowers.

I was totally amazed..Look iust next year I am going to pot loads of those babes up and see how they do outside for the summer to see what they can do..

Oh wow! aren't they amazing? I had no idea they could flower like that!

I have two of these and both have flowered and yes they do drop their babies everywhere, mine came a couple of years back in a batch of succulents I purchased off the web, I stand them outside through the summer but in my G'house for the rest of the year, flowers are just forming again now they are back inside, I hadn't got a clue of the name Sandra so thankyou for the blog, I do like your tiered arrangement, I have thought of doing that to mine as its sometimes difficult to find room for all of them but was a bit unsure which ones to try together, its thanks to your advice that I got them through last winter....

The plants in the tiered pots are always a bit hit and miss Lincs. tried a few things before they seemed to settle in and get going. A friend of mine works a garden in Tenerief in exchange for a holiday at the end of each season he has told me they grow 3 - 4 feet tall. so I am going to pot loads of the babies up and see what the do in the garden next year...

Luck friend Sandra ;)

they tend to send up a flower spike after a very dry spell followed by watering. mine flower every year as I often forget to give them water. used to be known as byrioffilum [not sure of the spelling] when I was at school. brilliant plant for showing asexual reproduction.

Fantastic!

so it's all about the watering SBG....i will be paying more attention next spring...

Such huge stems from such a small pot!

I know GF...it's amazing how they can survive on such little soil.

How do you know when to repot? My Crown of Thorn plants are in a tiny pot & have flowered constantly for 15 mths now which is how long I've had them.

If plants are happy leave them alone GF. It's amazing how they survive in small pots..although I am going to pot up some into bigger pots to see if they do things differently in the spring.

Wow! that's fantastic. I have a kalanchoe but it's not the same. they are amazingly sturdy determined plants. true survivors.

Thats why i love them Lori...tough little things..

I wonder if my kalanchoe will respond to the wet/dry treatment? They sat in a pot on my deck in thoroughly soaked soil and looked quite happy...since they are a succulent I was amazed that they tolerated the wet. I've brought them inside and they're in the process of drying out...will I water again? This is going to be interesting. I have a large euphorbia and a ponytail palm that are in the same pot and both seem to be thriving with all the wet they had this summer... it's a learning curve I'm on here...

As they are inside now i would let them dry and then water again. If they are warm they will keep on growing in the winter. It's the only time my house plants get any attention...