Neoporteria
Neoporteria. I bought this cactus several years ago because I liked the white spines, but was very pleasantly surprised and pleased when it bloomed-and bloomed and bloomed! The flowers last four or five days, and it will bloom off and on all year. So I highly...
Mammillaria Echinocactus Echinopsis
Mammillaria echinocactus echinopsis before blooming. The buds are becoming visible around the last ring of wooly aeroles. This picture was taken on January 20, 2013. This is the same plant on February 13, 2013. The buds are beginning to open. On February...
Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana, Yellow
I have shared the red kalanchoe with you earlier, and it is blooming even more now- but here is the same plant in yellow. This kalanchoe will bloom off and on all year, so it is a nice additions to your collection. There is also a pink variety, but I don’t have that...
Aloe Variegata
Aloe variegata hybrid. I took these two pictures on February 2nd. A short eight days later, two more blooms appeared- Bless its heart! Just blooming its little head off! The plant itself is attractive; the blooms are fun. I highly recommend it for your collection.
Hatiora Salicornioides, aka Rhipsalis Salicornioides
I first identified this cactus as rhipsalis salicornioides and then found it listed under hatiora salicornioides. Technically this plant is also a epiphyte, which means it grows in trees, and is related to Christmas cactus.
Sedeveria Robert Grimm
Sedeveria Robert Grimm makes a nice cluster of small flowers. Sedeveria Robert Grimm. In trying to get a close-up of the plant, you can see I cut the cluster of flowers out of the picture. They would be at the end of the bloom stem trailing to the right in the...
Pleiospilos Nelii
I am learning more about all the different plants in the Aizoaceae family, found in the south of Africa, and this plant is one of them. Also called split rock, because that is sort of what they look like, pleiospilos nelii blooms late in the afternoon and makes...
A Fat-leaf Succulent and an Aloinopsis in Bloom
I have lost the name of this gray succulent, but it makes this pretty cascade of blooms. Aloinopsis is a mesembryanthemum that comes from the south of Africa. Its name means midday flowering. The buds aren’t obvious, so when it does bloom, it’s always something of a...
Rebutia Miniscula again; Euphorbia Aeruginosa Mini
I have already shared rebutia miniscula with you, but it has continued to bloom its little head off, and I just had to give it a little more publicity. This is a nice little cactus to have. Euphorbia aeruginosa is another smaller scale plant that adds interest...
Sedum Weinbergii
Sedum weinbergii, common name ghost plant, doesn’t have a large bloom, but it is showy with distinct red lines on the petals. The plant is about 3 or 4 years old, has never really flourished, and this is the first time it has bloomed for me. I am not sure what I...
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