Winter blooming Faucaria Tuberculosa

We had some heavy rains over the past few days and after the first night I found all small pots with cacti swimming in their trays and the rescue missions has started. I removed all the pots and left them drain without any trays in less rainy spot. I hope I was not too late and I will not be having mass murder scene soon. It is still not very cold so hopefully they will not rot. But they should not be getting any water at this time of the year.
Fingers crossed.

In the meatime this (also a bit drowned) keeps blooming. I took those photos some days ago when it was still sunny and the flowers opened. They do close for the night and where they days are cloudy.

Faucaria Tuberculosa

I have it for about 7 years or so. I got it as a very small, single plant with 4 leaves on. It grows nicely and it is at the point that I have to repot it every year to a slightly bigger pot. I don't want to put it in much larger straight away, because I have tendency to overwatering and I would not want that :p

A common name for this plant is Tiger Jaws and you probably can guess why. All those "teeth" on the sides look quite mean, but they are completely harmless though. The tips and all the ripples on the leaves don't have sharp tips. Not like aloe plant that can slice the skin if it wants to.

It is a very hardy succulent native to South Africa. I tend to keep mine in almost full sun during the year and it is one of those not many plants that can handle it pretty well. It summer, in extreme heat and sun it does look a bit more miserable and it can go dormant, but it is fine.

A while ago I bought another one hoping that is a different type, but it looks like it is not (you were right Hive account@nikv). It started to grow the same ripples as it gets older. On the photos you can see slight difference in colour. The small one in clay pot is kept in more shaded spot, so it is more green. The big one gets the sun and shows some purple tint and the spots and much more pronounced.

Flowers are quite typical in lovely yellow colour. The tips on the bottom have some slight red colour which I have never noticed before.
The plant itself is cool and I do like it for the weird looking leaves. The little yellow daisies are just addition. But as it gets bigger and more blooms open in the same time I like them more and more.

More buds ready to open :)

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_{Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
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