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Raoulia australis

Raoulia australis

Here is an update on the mat of Raoulia australis that was featured a month ago - it's starting to flower! Unlike the previous photograph, I've included some gravel for scale. I estimate two thousand flowers in an area not much larger than the two of my hands placed side by side.

4 Comments

Jacque C commented:

Thanks for the update, I love minitures in the landscape as they require one to take slow down and focus in more closely.


dave commented:

so what would u say the Physiological adaptations
of the raoulia is??

RENATO DE COLLE commented:

greetings from Italy.
My question is: how much time to grow as in the photo showed? (large as two hands)
A botanic garden offered me today a little plant little as a circle of 5 cm.
May i wait how much time to have a plant large 30 cm?( note that i am 72 old, so.....i cannot wait too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Renato

Daniel Mosquin commented:

This is a 2001 accession, so somewhere between four and seven years to get to this size, I'm guessing.

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