Mammillaria Bocasana

by | Mar 29, 2023 | Cactus Are Cool

My Mammillaria bocasana is covered in blooms. I had noticed buds when I watered last week and several of them opened. But then yesterday I was greeted with more flowers than I could count!This is one reason mammillarias are so popular, They are good bloomers. They are...

My Little Pachypodium Brevicaule

by | Mar 23, 2023 | Cactus Are Cool

This is my second Pachypodium brevicaule ; I rotted the first one. And interestingly, when I researched this species again for this story, I read that they are in fact easy to rot! Then the article went on to say that grafted specimens are much easier to grow, grow...

A Seldom Seen Succulent-Drimia Unifloria

by | Mar 16, 2023 | Cactus Are Cool

Years ago I bought a start of this little plant that grows from bulbs, makes tiny white flowers, and to the uninitiated, sometimes just look like a batch of grass. But Drimia unifloria is a neat little plant that is unusual and adds a different texture  to your...

Sandhill Cranes

by | Mar 10, 2023 | Bright Lights

If you have been outside this winter, you may have heard birds chatting above you in the sky. If you bothered to look up to see what was going on, you may have seen large birds gliding over scanning the ground for food and water. Perhaps you saw a long, thick gray...