Second hand flowers

Last year I gave some of these succulent cuttings to my sister in Wellington.  She's not a gardener so these are great because they love to be neglected. 

Well blow me down, but it flowered!!! 

And I've had them for 10 years or so. 

I love the colour and the shape.  It's spectacular in my garden!

My neighbour was tidying up their garden and decided to put his succulents in mine. 

And it's flowered!! 

They have had them for many years

but no flowers!!!  



Tall and majestic. Beautiful colours for a quilt I'm thinking?? Batiks maybe??

o I've decided they're second hand flowers. 

I only noticed it on Tuesday when it snowed. 

I am thrilled. 

Does anyone want a cutting haha!

A funny story

I have been growing succulents for years.. well 6 years is a long time.  At one stage when I lived in Hamilton I had 99 varieties!  Since I've moved to Wellington and don't have much of a section I only bought a few in pots and gave the rest to my cousin.

My youngest sister and her partner live in Wellington and are not green fingered at all.  They had yukka's in tubs on their deck which died so I took in some of my Schwarzkoph" succulents and poked them in the pots.. No fresh soil..just poked them in and left them.  I love succulents because they thrive on neglect. 

To cut the story down as my Uncle would say... Debbie's have flowered!!  In windy, wet Wellington they have flowered!!   I have never had one flower, nor my sister in sunny Nelson nor my neighbour who's had them for years!  It's a giggle really ...