by Alice Liles | Oct 30, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I kept seeing these pictures I had saved on my desktop of pretty yellow flowers on this unidentified cactus. Then I started looking to see if I had indeed shared them before. Search though I did, I never found a blog spotlighting these flowers.So, even if you have...
by Alice Liles | Oct 19, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
Mammillaria bocasana is one of my favorite little cacti. I think I must have four or five of them and have, sadly, killed probably that many overwatering them; they are prone to easily rot. My others have produced flowers that were light pink, white, pale...
by Alice Liles | Oct 13, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I had the pleasure of traveling to Houston for the 2017 Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies (TACSS) Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 7. I also had the pleasure of staying with old friend Jenice Williamson who now lives in Houston, and she ferried me...
by Alice Liles | Oct 4, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
Several years ago Delores Harvey gave me two succulents, a stapelia lepida and this huernia macrocarpa, the plant to the right of the donkey tail sedum. I have enjoyed both and have written about both, but always found it hard to appreciate the blooms on the...
by Alice Liles | Sep 25, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I was in Lubbock the other day after our general area had been blessed with quite a bit of rain; nothing like Harvey-drenched Houston, but some good rain. Various varieties of Texas sage were absolutely outdoing themselves all over town. Bright lavender/purple...
by Alice Liles | Sep 8, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I went to my first Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) convention in 2011 at Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society served as hosts. One thing they had done to welcome everyone to their city for the convention was to provide everyone who...
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