Ariocarpus Blooming Season 2026
I have written about these unusual cactus before, but they are worth looking at again, especially now that mine are beginning to bloom. They tend to bloom in the fall, September to November, but I believe on occasion I have had a bloom or two in late August. And not...
Autumn Joy, the Succulent
I know for many people, autumn joy would mean pumpkin spice in food and drink, but there is something else associated with autumn you may or may not be aware of, a plant! Autumn Joy is a stonecrop, Hylotelphium telephium from the Crassulaceae family and considered a...
Coryphantha Macromeris
I bought this cactus back in the day when I saw no need to keep records, which means I have had it a long time. I did track down its identification, but I don't know how long I have had it. As it grew it would bloom occasionally, one or two blooms, but as time passed,...
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...
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