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title: "I have zero proof, and this is only an observation after keeping…"
description: "I have zero proof, and this is only an observation after keeping these goobers for a year and a half. Really, no opinion is expressed here other than S. Africa…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Dave_opuntiaface"
published: "2024-01-30T18:19:56.012415Z"
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# I have zero proof, and this is only an observation after keeping…

_Dave\_opuntiafaceさんが2024-01-30に投稿しました_

I have zero proof, and this is only an observation after keeping these goobers for a year and a half. Really, no opinion is expressed here other than S. Africa produces some miraculous green lumps.

First, peep the new one, which is twins. Twins! I got really excited last year when I read about this phenomena in mimicry plants.

Second, I saw a tiny mite on the twins, hence why they’re currently drying out after a scrubbing.

The observation is this: the colors of the flowers on these were yellow for weeks - a month in one case. I got two new plants of the same species and placed them all within “sight” of each other. The color of some parts of the flower changed drastically over the course of two days. It wasn’t a case of the flower crisping or changing color in different light.

Do they sense each other and feel safe? Do they feel the need to change color to stand out from a crowd to get a pollinator’s (is that a word?) attention? Is it just a weird world and they know something I don’t? 👽👾🛸

![8件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/ivUz9FcEQMWlBWFbjAGj2A.webp?size=large)

![8件中2件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/EyWu884VTheEVTvQv9QCzA.webp?size=large)

![8件中3件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/MG_eKbGWSDWR-LFX4N-y0w.webp?size=large)

![8件中4件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/RMnDo__sR-6tipSS3OiDaw.webp?size=large)

![8件中5件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/xnKSCHUWQ1m-8hq8lEi2xg.webp?size=large)

![8件中6件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/yHIj9NZ-TUqPIE-_4trAPg.webp?size=large)

![8件中7件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/ewdOsHqJS4uvkOOrxKH9WQ.webp?size=large)

![8件中8件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/D7NBXXzjT0Ob-lVzrMXv0w.webp?size=large)

## 2件のコメント

### Women are Waterさんが2024-01-30にコメントしました

That’s amazing. And people say plants don’t have personality. Not only personalities but intelligence too. Thank you for sharing this story 😊

#### Dave\_opuntiafaceさんが2024-02-15に返信しました

Of course! I definitely got hooked with all the unique personalities of succulents, specifically those that display really wild colors for no reason.

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