Copiapoas and the Atacama Desert
Copiapoas are a special cacti that live in Chile on practically no water, grow slowly, and are in danger of being poached out of existence. I happen to have some that weren't poached, and they have been blooming for me. Copiapoas are native to the Atacama desert in...
I Have a New Xeriscaped Front Yard!
The drought and time had done a number on my yard and on the honey locust trees that had given me more beans that I could say grace over. They didn't look good. When we had that rain back in June, the yard was green for a while, but it was nothing but careless weeds...
Lophophora Koehresii
i bought these Lophophora koehresii in 2019. I like their fleshy green bodies, and they do make nice flowers. I took this picture yesterday Then today I looked, expecting another flower since I saw a bud yesterday, and I found three! Lophophora koehresii is related to...
Ferocactus Wizlizeni f. Flavispina from Arizona
In 2011 I attended my first Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) Cactus Convention in Tucson. The Tucson Cactus Club hosted the event and went to great pains to collect seeds, germinate, and grow little plants for favors at everyone's plate at the banquet....
The Rest of the Big Bend Trip
I have a few more things to share with you about our trip to Big Bend in February. The last installment about the trip ("The Big Bend Trip Continues," April 27, 2026) ended with our tour and our attempt at taking pictures of the stars. The tour was great; our star...
The Big Bend Trip Continues
I told you about the trip AJ, Erin, Ben, and I took to Big Bend National Park the other day, "The Big Bend Trip," February 22, 2026. I took so many pictures, and the park is so massive, I didn't want to cram it all into one story, so here is some more about the trip....
The Pachypodium Succulentum Bispinosum is Blooming
I bought this Pachypodium succulentum x. bispinosum at the 2023 CSSA (Cactus and Succulent Society of America) convention in Colorado Springs. I wrote about it then and mentioned how the names given to cactus and succulents are based on their characteristics, in this...
Echinopsis Hertrichiana has Beautiful flowers.
I ordered my Echinopsis hertrichiana from Huntington Gardens in 2020. It sort of sat the first couple of years, didn't grow much, finally bloomed a couple of years ago. The last few years it has happily made babies, grown, and bloomed. I took one of the babies off and...
The Big Bend Trip
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 of the...
Some Bright Spots in the Greenhouse
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...
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