Unidentified Pink and Lime Object

by | Jun 5, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

I have no idea the identity of this cactus. I have had it for enough years I forgot where I bought it; and for years I have waiting for it to finally decided to bloom. it was a small little lime green ball when I bought it. I watched it grow tall. Nothing happened....

Asplundh Trims the Trees

by | May 27, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

Yesterday morning the doorbell rang at 7:45. It was Juan from Asplundh, the tree trimming company. Give us about two and half hours, he told me, and we will be back to trim your trees. I knew it was coming; just didn’t know when. So today was the day. Time to move...

Cotyledon Staghorn

by | May 13, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

I rescued this plant last year from one of the big box stores. Its pot had fallen over and the plant tumbled out, soil and all, and no one seemed the least bit concerned. I located the manager, played let’s make a deal, and took the plant home for next to nothing. The...

And So It Finally Begins! Flowers!

by | May 6, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

Traditionally, the second week in May is usually when my outdoor cactus begin to bloom in earnest. Now that we are at the end of the first week of May, they are gearing up for their blooming season. I see myriad buds getting puffier and fatter in anticipation of their...

First Time Yucca Bloom

by | Apr 30, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

This little yucca bloomed for me for the first time this year. I discovered Santa Fe Greenhouses on a visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico,  many years ago and then enjoyed ordering plants through their catalog, High Country Gardens. I think this plant was one I ordered...

Echinobivia Rainbow Burst

by | Apr 22, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

I bought this cactus in 2012; this year it finally bloomed. It was well worth the wait. Echinobivia rainbow burst is a hybrid that gets it name from being a cross between echinopsis and lobivia. Colors of blooms range from white, gold, yellow, orange, pink, red,...