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lebombone.bsky.social
Adenium arabicum, 12 yo
#succulents #caudiciforms #seedgrown 📷🪴
Grown from Mark Dimmit seeds sown in 2012. Leaves start to grow back when temps rise above 25C.
March 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
lebombone.bsky.social
Tylecodon paniculatus, 13yo
#succulents #caudiciforms
South African shrub, supposedly grows up to over a meter. This one is fairly young, about 18 cm. Never seen it bloom yet.
March 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
shingworks.com
San Diego buds... consider stopping by our Cactus and Succulent show & sale tomorrow, Feb 8th, at the Casa del Prado in Balboa park! It's free to attend! We'll have amazing rare plants for sale and gorgeous specimens grown by members on display. Good times!

More info: www.sdcss.net/2025-winter-...
A photo of various Aloe and Aloinopsis on the judging tables at the SDCSS Winter Show A photo of various massive Euphorbia on the judging tables at the SDCSS Winter Show A photo of Melocactus, Pilosocereus, Operculicaria, Astrophytum, caudiciforms, and other interesting plants for sale The Casa del Prado courtyard at Balboa Park where we'll be set up tomorrow 2/8/2025
February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
jerseyoutwest.bsky.social
PDX friends! Plant sale tomorrow! This monstera forest is just some of what i’ll have - redwoods, figs, horseradish, caudiciforms, pitaya, plumeria, mock orange, and more! Mutuals DM for address! :)
A bunch of large potted monstera plants, and when i say large i mean “camoflauging a subaru” large.
September 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
orchidhunter.bsky.social
Bioluminescent jellyfish. Old Hollywood. Antarctic islands. Philately. Drag balls. Tiki bars. Caudiciforms. Ammonites. Alliteration. Dream pop. Cloud forests. Gay pulp. Dodos. Modular synths. DNA.
May 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
khaph.bsky.social
Didierea petignatii bought at the weekend #Didierea #succulents #caudiciforms #plantsky
August 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
jerseyoutwest.bsky.social
Do I have too many plants? Yes. Did I find a bunch of seeds that I ordered from Serbia and forgot about? Also yes. Sigh. Guess I have 12 more species of caudiciforms to figure out how to not kill 🌱
Five circular takeout containers filled with dirt and dusted with sharp sand on a metal shelf. It is very bright because of grow lights. Four more takeout containers filled with dirt and sand on a metal shelf. There are trimmed pepper plants and avocado seeds (also in takeout containers) on a shelf below them. There is a spray bottle of neem oil hanging off the shelf.
November 13, 2024 at 5:22 AM
khaph.bsky.social
Begonia dregei 'Tweedle Dee' from the National Cactus and Succulent Show. I couldn't resist trying this one. It's a caudiciform succulent Begonia. I've given it a prune already so I should have loads of cuttings too. #begonia #succulents #caudiciforms #plantsky #houseplants
July 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
khaph.bsky.social
My Calibanus hookeri looks to be getting seeds but I haven't had a male plant flower so I don't know what's going on #succulents #caudiciforms #calibanus #houseplants #plantsky
September 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
paton.bsky.social
D. mexicana, one of the feedstocks for the synthesis of The Pill, has caudices that look just as good.
bihrmann.com/caudiciforms...
CAUDICIFORM Dioscorea mexicana
Caudiciforms Dioscorea mexicana
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February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
lebombone.bsky.social
2025
Avonia quinaria ssp alstonii
#succulents
#caudiciforms
2025...The caudex of the plant has grown to about 6 cm across. 2025...Viewed from the side, the fat nodes growing out of the caudex are more visible, as are the cluster of branches with their scale-like leaves.. Closer view of the papery leaves growing along the length of the branch.
January 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
shingworks.com
Ooh, I'd love a herbarium series! A question for a future installment, perhaps--I used to work in a vert museum, so I understand cataloging, but have always been confused about pressings... Doesn't flattening limit your view of the plant? How do pressings show 3D info for succulents/ caudiciforms?
April 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
allforgardening.bsky.social
Fockea edulis

https://www.allforgardening.com/1240079/fockea-edulis-7/

I love the reveal in unpotting these caudiciforms. It’s like a box of chocolates. That roof exposing itself through the bottom of the pot was a good indicator though by Floratopia
Fockea edulis
I love the reveal in unpotting these caudiciforms. It’s like a box of chocolates. That roof exposing itself through the bottom of the pot was a good indicator thoughby Floratopia
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March 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
allforgardening.bsky.social
My caudiciforms!

https://www.allforgardening.com/791545/my-caudiciforms/

2/11 are bottle tree seedlings, 3/11 and 4/11 are fockea edulis, 5/11 is pachypodium lameri/geayi, 6/11 is unknown, 7/11 are Adeniums, 8/11 is a fockea edulis, 9/11 is a euphorbia flanagani, 10/11 is a tylecodon …
My caudiciforms!
2/11 are bottle tree seedlings, 3/11 and 4/11 are fockea edulis, 5/11 is pachypodium lameri/geayi, 6/11 is unknown, 7/11 are Adeniums, 8/11 is a fockea edulis, 9/11 is a euphorbia flanagani, 10/11 is a tylecodon reticulatus, 11/11 is a pachypodium horombense. It might not be the best group of caudiciforms but a hard growing, time, sun and very minimal watering will yield beautiful specimens in the future!by Lollysussything
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March 15, 2024 at 8:00 AM
lebombone.bsky.social
Tylecodon reticulatus
#succulents #fatplants #caudiciforms 🪴 #macrophotography
Photo taken with a normal phone camera. Cluster of T. reticulatus flowers. The flower stalks harden to hard spikes after the flowers die off. This cutting has bloomed before but the spikes had to be trimmed off while it was recovering from a mystery infection. This is the first time the plant has bloomed since. Nikon D780 with kit lens and Kenko extension tubes on a tripod with focus rail. Macro shot of a couple of T. reticulatus flowers. Each is about 8 to 10 mm long and 3 to 5 mm across. They are odorless to me but then, I'm not a bug.
July 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
jerseyoutwest.bsky.social
I am definitely guilty of trying to keep some plants going way too long, but in this case, its my beloved caudiciform plants that go into and out of dormancy for, like, no reason whatsoever, all the time 😹

Caudiciforms: plants that are bad at planting
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
bagelsofdoom.bsky.social
Caudiciforms are fantastic, and they have grown in popularity. Where you once were only able to get a random desert rose, you can now fairly easily get even the rarest species online.

The pandemic has cranked the marked for rare exotics like crazty.
August 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
lebombone.bsky.social
My POS (Plant of Shame)
Tylecodon reticulatus
#succulents #caudiciforms #tylecodon #plantofshame
Photo of a mature plant, approximately 15 cm tall. Purchased as a rooted cutting in 2016, already with a dense reticulate crown leftover from previous inflorescence. The plant was oozing pink goo when it arrived and had to be rehabilitated for 20 months before going back into the pot for another attempt at rooting. That process took another two years. The crown had to be trimmed off because you can't walk near the thing without it snaging on something. I keep it in a heavy pot to force me to be careful when I move it. It is growing in full sun, inside a wire cage built to protect it from squirrels and birds. T. reticulatus is classified as "Least Concern" but its population in habitat is declining due to aggressive collection. When I bought it in 2016, I only checked its conversvation status and assumed it was grown from seeds (the seller had a solid reputation and had been in business for decades--definitely enough time and experience to have grown such plants from seeds). Although it was diseased on arrival, it had the magnificent weathered look only found in habitat-collected plants, especially caudiciforms. I may be wrong, but I don't think I am. So, well. Shit. I have since gone into several rabbitholes, learned some depressing shit and hardened on what plants I will and will not buy. Still, I own a habitat-collected plant. I am embarrassed that I have it, but here we are. Oh, and it is blooming for the first time. At least I didn't fucking kill it.
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
lebombone.bsky.social
More winter growing #succulents #caudiciforms or #plantwantsyoutoGTFO
"growing hard": Feed once a year or even don't; keep in soil-free, airy substrate; when you think it needs water, it usually doesn't.
Tylecodon tuberosus. Picture shows a squat plant with dark green, elliptical, blunt-tipped leaves covered in white hairs. It blooms readily and seeds are easy to germinate but getting them to survive the first three years is not for the ill-tempered. Growing in a 4-cm pot. But is this really T. tuberosus? No clue. It is poorly documented in the wild and probably gone by now. Someone out there knows more. Tylecodon longipes. Plant with hairy leaves typical of tylecodons. To prevent etiolation, this plant must be grown HARD. The entire plant shrivels in summer. Never managed to get seeds from this one. Othonna herrei. Small young plant with a globular trunk about 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are dark bluish-green. It has a tendency to deform when overwatered so it has to be grown VERY HARD. Aloinopsis malherbei. Throwing this in because the number of flower buds was shocking. About seven so far.
January 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
lebombone.bsky.social
Avonia quinaria ssp alstonii, 10-year retro
#succulents
#caudiciforms
2015 A mature seedling with the flat-topped, fat trunk (caudex) about 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are very tiny and papery, growing around a central stem so tightly packed it looks like a scaly, snake-ey thing. These leaf stems grow up about a cm long in clusters all over the surface of the caudex. This plant arrived still in its first transplant pot post-germination. The medium was scary heavy; the plant had to be yoinked out of that death pot immediately. 2018...not that you can't grow succulents in heavy medium. By all means, do it. But we're not playing in nightmare level here; porous with only a bit of organic material is prefered. This plant, at this point, has started to grow very fast. It grows faster in summer when it needs a lot of sun to stay compact. 2021..Nodes that I will call branches are now more distinct, growing on a wide, flat caudex. The terminus of these branches have clusters of stems with miniscule, silvery leaves growing in a spiral so tight, the stem is not visible. The plant has now moved to what will be its permanent pot. Size: 4 to 4.5 cm in diameter. In habitat, no part of the caudex will be visible. In cultivation where conditions are not so severe, it lifts above the soil without the need for lifting.
January 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
norska11.bsky.social
Agree, they are fabulous. If I didn't stick to my self imposed 'Begonias only' rule (there's only so much room at my beach shack)(beach shack needing a large annex 😂😂), I'd choose Caudiciforms to add to the mix.
Yeah, the market has changed, for sure. I chuckle seeing variegated Monstera prices.
August 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
allforgardening.bsky.social
Sarcocaulon vanderietiae

https://www.allforgardening.com/1859298/sarcocaulon-vanderietiae-3/

Not the most caudiciform of caudiciforms but the trunk is swollen so I'm going to count it. by other_plant_
Sarcocaulon vanderietiae - All For Gardening
Not the most caudiciform of caudiciforms but the trunk is swollen so I'm going to count it.
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July 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
allforgardening.bsky.social
Coccinia grandis, most commonly known as Talakhuca.

https://www.allforgardening.com/1857218/coccinia-grandis-most-commonly-known-as-talakhuca/

I usually work with exotic caudiciforms plants because my country lacks endemic caudiciforms. However, today I’ll talk about a stunning native …
Coccinia grandis, most commonly known as Talakhuca. - All For Gardening
I usually work with exotic caudiciforms plants because my country lacks endemic caudiciforms. However, today I’ll talk about a stunning native caudiciform
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July 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
allforgardening.bsky.social
Do these look poached?

https://www.allforgardening.com/1452483/do-these-look-poached/

I’m new to caudiciforms and am looking to get an adenium arabicum as well as a Dioscorea sylvatica which are pictured. Since I’m a novice I wanted to get some second opinions to make sure they aren’t field …
Do these look poached? - All For Gardening
I’m new to caudiciforms and am looking to get an adenium arabicum as well as a Dioscorea sylvatica which are pictured. Since I’m a novice I wanted to get some
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September 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
allforgardening.bsky.social
Love seeing rare and unique caudiciforms in public areas.

https://www.allforgardening.com/1435174/love-seeing-rare-and-unique-caudiciforms-in-public-areas/

Went to California Adventures in Anaheim, and I was pleasantly surprised to see some of our favorite caudys. by drfizzy210
Love seeing rare and unique caudiciforms in public areas. - All For Gardening
Went to California Adventures in Anaheim, and I was pleasantly surprised to see some of our favorite caudys.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM