by Alice Liles | Feb 22, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
AJ and I decided it was time for us to visit Big Bend. Neither of us had been there, so I talked to a ranger, made motel reservations, booked a Jeep tour, and it was a done deal. Due to AJ’s work schedules and other considerations, we decided to go in the dark...
by Alice Liles | Feb 12, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
Some succulent plants have their growing seasons in our summers, and some have them in our winters, depending on the climates and environments of the geographical locations in which they are indigenous or native. Many sedums are in their growing and blooming seasons...
by Alice Liles | Nov 24, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool
I have fourteen ariocarpus plants, the oldest going back to 2012.. I can remember losing two along the way, but the ones I have now are doing well. Nine of them have bloomed this fall, three have bloomed twice, and it has been fun to go into the greenhouse and be...
by Alice Liles | Nov 10, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool
Mammillaria nejapesis is a pretty little cacti native to the Oaxaco region of Mexico. It is a bit different from other cacti in that it is prone to do something called dichotomous branching. I have two of them, and both have branched and are blooming on their...
by Alice Liles | Nov 3, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool
I’ve told you about my melocactus before, but more is happening with them all of a sudden, and I am having fun watching them bloom and develop their cephalium. These cacti, native to Brazil and the Caribbean, are distinctive because of the cephalium that grows...
by Alice Liles | Aug 17, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool
The city of Alpine, Texas, hosted what they called Wildlife Weekend: Bats, Bears, Bighorns back in January. I am a bit late in telling you about it, but it is worth a story, late or not. On Friday, January 31, I drove to Alpine which took me through Seminole and...
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