Schlumbergera truncata 'Sterling'

Flowering very successfully those year, in 2023. This means, however, Noisy Miners are also very keen to try to suck nectar from these flowers, leaving ugly claw marks on the leaves. Made this ugly, but hopefully effective, protective roof to try to discourage the birds' frequent visits.

🤞🤞🤞 #birddeterrent

The Zygo cactus flower meets the Peperomia flower 😊...like Elliot's finger and ET's finger😄

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I should’ve included this one in the collage!

@ausgardentags lovely 😊 I really enjoyed your "Zygo" collage😍 it was like a Zygo encyclopaedia!

Oh thanks Rikkie! Makes the effort worthwhile. 🙂 @rikkie

Amazing colour, harder to get than the reds and pinks

@rosegardengirl oh Champaign yellow is hard to get? I was so lucky 😊

#featured-ozadmin

This year's buds are growing a lot 😄

A short movie would do a much better job to show what I devised to deter Noisy Miner birds from destroying these lovely flowers. A piece of reflective red tape is attached to a turning fan, which seems to be working very well 😄😄😄

Wow what a beautiful colour 😍

Thanks❤️🥰 @topiarytragedy

Update: after observing for one week, I think this little trick works very well only for the side that faces the fan...Miner birds somehow worked out that the other side is okay 😥

Oh dear... what about lots of strands of tinsel hanging down from the pergola near the pot?

@ausgardentags well... those stands of tinsel are originally there to prevent birds from crashing into the window, but they sometimes perch on them😅😅😅 Refund please, Buxxxxgs😄

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"armed" against Noisy Miner's attack to these lovely flowers 🦾🦾🦾

Torn apart by Noisy Miner birds (Australian native) who look for nectar 😥😥😥 their stamens should not be visible from the bottom...

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These flowers look normal but they are actually torn apart by Noisy Miner birds (Australian native) who look for nectar 😥😥😥 their stamens should not be visible from the bottom...

This year's first bloom 😘

Unexpectedly Zygo is blooming a bit again for this year🥰

So pretty🧡

Thank you @jul071

My zygo cactus has been blooming very well this year 💜🤍💛 while they didn't bloom much last year.

#hangingbasket

Interesting! This flower is different in colour. It wants to stand out in the crowd!

The first bloom of my zygo cactus 💕💞💕

Baby feet 👣👣👣

The first round seems to be finishing. The second round has begun at the top. Now brought indoors as the temperature is going down to 8 degrees Celsius.

Join the party 🎊 🎊🎈🎈

Thank you, Zygo, for blooming so nicely in pink 💗💟💗

Waiting, waiting...😙

Getting chubby 💗

I think these pink ones are buds. Am I right?

I’d say so!

Thank you @brightcolours