by Alice Liles | Nov 2, 2026 | Bright Lights, Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | Oct 18, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | Oct 3, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | Sep 21, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | Sep 3, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | Aug 9, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
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