Havn't the foggiest, ID please

[GDLWyverex]

Just became the costodian of this beaty and would very much like to know what it is to better care for it.

Thanks

 

Richard

 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Looks kinda like an ocotillo. Ive never been able to germinate them and never seen a baby before....

[GDLWyverex]

1 hour ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

Looks kinda like an ocotillo. Ive never been able to germinate them and never seen a baby before....

Right on I think

Looks just like Fouqieria Splendens, which looks like it will grow quite large

Thanks

 

Richard

[Tom in Tucson]

My guess: a leafless Alluaudia procera. Give it plenty of room to grow. Most members of this family from Madagascar grow at 5-10 times as fast as most of the ocotillos.

Hi 79°, Lo 52°

Edited March 27, 2018 by Tom in Tucson

[GDLWyverex]

3 hours ago, Tom in Tucson said:

My guess: a leafless Alluaudia procera. Give it plenty of room to grow. Most members of this family from Madagascar grow at 5-10 times as fast as most of the ocotillos.

Hi 79°, Lo 52°

Your right, Madagascar ocotillo is a better fit than my initial interpretation of TexasColdHardy's ID

Thanks

Richard

[Silas_Sancona]

Agree with Alluaudia.. Fouquieria sp. have a distinctly different look, even at an early age. 

As far as germination of Fouquieria, they're actually pretty easy, imo.. Its keeping them going, post-germination that can be tricky.. 

Last spring, id harvested a batch of seed off a couple boxed F. macdougalii  specimens at work. Germination commenced after roughly 10 days in bagged 4" pots, in a pure mineral soil : decomp. Granite, Turface, Sand.. NO organics). Unfortunately, this coincided with me ending up extremely sick and on the couch for almost 3 weeks at the same time we went into our first stretch of 112F+ days of the summer.( trying to avoid a trip to the hospital isn't a great way to spend your birthday..)  While the seedlings held up ( placed under benches, in my shade house) As soon as I could get back outside for any length of time without ill effect, I started noticing the first signs of Damping off.  

Taking them out of their bags only made things worse and I ended up loosing all 3 batches.. same with a list of other stuff id started / seedlings transplanted into 1gal pots at the same time. A real eye opener to how difficult it can be to transition seedlings from an ideal environment into what summer is here ( 115f /3-12% humidity, give or take average, until /if Monsoon season starts) 

When I start more, it will be after I have constructed all my transition panels for the shade house after the move this summer.. I'm sure this, and less intense summer heat will make a difference. Here, a fully enclosed greenhouse + 110F heat, daily = roasted collection.