Looking for a Succulent [ Trachyandra Tortillis ]

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  1. Lem

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    Good day all,
    Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK where i could purchase the above plant or a cutting, been looking for ages with no luck :help:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Never heard of it.
    Looking it up it appears to be a S. African winter grower, dormant in summer.

    Maybe try some seed if you cant find plants available at a sensible price.

    I was looking at some plants the other day, it was something like £6 for the plant and £86 for delivery.:roflol:
    Only online do you get that kind of deal.
     
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      @pete
      :wow: That’s nuts Pete, I’ll have to try seed like you mentioned, thanks Pete :)
       
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      Hi, is it the same plant as Albuca ?

      This listing seems to suggest so. Sadly, they don't deliver to UK
      albuca.jpg


      Googling Albuca finds some hits for Spiralis variant:
      Ebay, plant

      Cowells (out of stock)


      Good luck with the hunt!
       
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        It looks very much the same to me, @Selleri thanks for that, I’ll have a read up on this plant , thanks again :)
         
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        Looked at one listing abroad earlier and it said they can take up to 3 years from seed to a decent-sized plant, I think! Can see why they're mostly grown from cuttings now! :biggrin:

        Nick
         
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          Three years is a doddle.:biggrin:
           
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            @Nikolaos :yikes: Forget it then :smile: i'll look for a different plant, something that grows a tad faster :)
             
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