Learn Those Plants’ Names!
The second of those three college-worthy lessons presented by Rob Wallace, professor at Iowa State University, at the Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference was about plant taxonomy, and since I have found that many people don’t pay much attention to their...
How Does Your Cactus Garden Grow? Plant Habitats and What We Have Control Over
We had three college-worthy lessons relating to cacti and succulents from Rob Wallace, professor at Iowa State University, at the Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference in June. And that’s how it should be, right? He is a college professor! I found the information...
Here’s the Rest of my Trip to the 2022 Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference
I promised the rest of the story about my trip to Independence, Missouri, for the Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference. And here it is.The conference ran from Thursday to Sunday; Part one covered the first of the conference. Now it is Saturday, starting with...
The 2022 Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference in Two Parts
I took a road trip to Independence, Missouri, for another look at cactus in the Mid-West, this year sponsored by the Kansas City Cactus and Succulent Society, June 9-12, 2022. About the time I finished writing this story of all the things I wanted to share from the...
Cactus or Succulent?
When I shared my Dudleya pulverulenta on March 6th this year, a few readers asked if it was an agave. No, it is a succulent native to Southern California. Both are succulent plants, and agaves are sometimes mislabeled as cactus, so the fact that there was some...
Dudleya Pulverulenta
The Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) held its biennial conference in July of 2019 in San Luis Obispo, California. Dudleyas are native to southern California, Guadalupe Island, and in the Baja area of Mexico and California. They love the Mediterranean...
Now My Other Albuca is Blooming
Last week I shared with you my Albuca humilis and its interesting flowers. I also have a form of an Albuca spiralis- you might remember I mentioned there are myriad varieties of this species that are native to South Africa. If you google it, you will see...
Albucas and Their Artistic Flowers
I have shared albucas with you before, but you might have missed it. They are blooming now and are just such neat little flowers, I thought they deserved to be in the spotlight again. Albucas are in the Asparagaceae family, which means they are related to an...
How to keep Pleiospilos, Lithops, and Certain Other Succulents Alive
My Pleiospilos nelii just bloomed and I wanted to share it with you. I have written about these plants before, but it’s always fun each time they bloom. Another bud is coming up on the other side. Then I noticed that some of the other plants in the same family of...
Two Different Aloinopsis Bloomed
Back in November two Aloinopsis varieties bloomed for me, and I am just now getting around to sharing them with you. I wrote about Aloinopsis back in 2013, but since that was a while back, you may have missed it. So here we go. I had this Aloinposis aloides in a...
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