Update on Keeping Your Cactus Warm

by | Dec 4, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool

I wrote about heating the greenhouse during the winter back on January 15, 2015, “Keeping Your Cactus Warm.” At the beginning of this winter Bill installed a small natural gas heater in an attempt to bring down the electric bill generated by the two small electric...

Tradescantia Navicularis

by | Nov 28, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool

I found this little plant on the cactus and succulent table at a nursery in Santa Fe in 2008. Interesting little plant, sort of a vine, so I bought it. Then it bloomed this pretty little flower. The plant has bloomed every year, and I thought it would be a good plant...

Fat Plants Pachypodium Lealii and P. Baronii

by | Nov 21, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool

I believe I have reported on these fat plants before, but they are worth another story for some of you new readers- or to review for old readers! This is the time of the year when pachypodiums do their blooming, since their native lands are around or below the...

My Crown of Thorns is Blooming Again

by | Nov 14, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool

Euphorbia milii, which we usually call crown of thorns, is blooming again. Crown of thorns is a euphorbia that is native to Madagascar but can be found just about everywhere now. It comes in various shades of red, pink, yellow, and white. It is one of those rare...

Another Look at Ariocarpus

by | Oct 30, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool

I have written about ariocarpus before, but it has been a while, so some of you may not be familiar with this plant.   Fall is their blooming season, as you can see here. Ariocarpus retusus is not a plant you will find at the big box stores, but it is worth...