One of my stinky plants got some sunburn last year. It is hard to protect them fully from the merciless heat when the balcony faces east and south, so all they can get is a shadow from taller plants. This one must have been sticking out for some time.
At least it's still alive :D
This is Huernia and I call it stinker because the flowers, though very cute they smell terribly. Just imagine have a rotten animal in a pot. I am not exaggerating here - they just stink. The purpose for that is to attract flies to pollinate the blooms. Not bees, not butterflies... it has to be flies. Why? I don't know. They are weird like that :) Maybe there is not enough bees where they naturally grow and it's was just easier to start producing the awful stink to attract whatever was left.
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The scars that few of the stems have are dried up, do not spread, but will stay there until the stem dies.
I don't really mind the look - it kinds odds a bit of character. But it is a pity it had to get that damage due to my neglect.
Some pretty (and annoying) spiderweb.
Below you can see tiny roots growing along the stems that could not reach the soil.
If you check the first or last photo you may notice that there is only one, very short stump in the middle. This was the initial cutting I got. The top of it died, but it grew two offshoots. One is ery small, the other one is the main plant now. But because it grew higher, it id not touch the soil to grow roots on its own.
I removed both sides now, itched the old middle part and planted it all new. Now all the tiny roots will have a place to grow.
One shot in colour, so you can see how cool and red it is.
The darker spots are normal, the scars obviously not. It probably should be a bit more green too, but since it was relying on the old stem only and now own roots, I'd say it wasn't getting enough of it.
Monochrome song for today:
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
year 2006
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
