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...
by Alice Liles | Aug 2, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | May 17, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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;...
by Alice Liles | Apr 27, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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...
by Alice Liles | Apr 19, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
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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