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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\_opuntiaface님이 2024-01-30에 게시함_

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? 👽👾🛸

![8개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/ivUz9FcEQMWlBWFbjAGj2A.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/EyWu884VTheEVTvQv9QCzA.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/MG_eKbGWSDWR-LFX4N-y0w.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/RMnDo__sR-6tipSS3OiDaw.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 5번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/xnKSCHUWQ1m-8hq8lEi2xg.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 6번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/yHIj9NZ-TUqPIE-_4trAPg.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 7번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/ewdOsHqJS4uvkOOrxKH9WQ.webp?size=large)

![8개 중 8번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/D7NBXXzjT0Ob-lVzrMXv0w.webp?size=large)

## 2개의 댓글

### Women are Water님이 2024-01-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### Dave\_opuntiaface님이 2024-02-15에 답변했습니다.

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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