by Alice Liles | Jan 21, 2014 | Blooming Now
I suspect I may have written about mammillarias before, but I never get tired of their pretty little halos of flowers. And they are blooming now, so I will share them with you again. All varieties of mammillaria flower but don’t all produce the circle of flowers;...
by Alice Liles | Jan 12, 2014 | Cactus Care
Crassula ovata, commonly referred to as a jade tree, is one of the more popular and easily grown succulents. If it is given the right growing conditions. With enough sunlight and correct watering and trimming, crassula ovata will grow into a lovely plant shaped like a...
by Alice Liles | Jan 7, 2014 | Blooming Now
In my December 29 post, I mentioned that my thelocactus macdowellii bloom had not opened fully because there had not been enough sunshine? Well, between then and this latest Arctic blast, we actually had some sun, and it did open. And then I was tickled to discover...
by Alice Liles | Dec 29, 2013 | Blooming Now
The dogs and I just walked in 28 degree weather under an overcast dreary sky. Before coming in, I checked the greenhouse. Not dreary in there: Senecio cephalophorus Euphorbia milii in red Thelocactus macdowellii-This one has been trying to open for the...
by Alice Liles | Dec 1, 2013 | Blooming Now
Two more of my huernias have been blooming, so I thought I’d share them with you. Huernia thuretii, or I have also seen it called huernia striata, does not make a large flower, but the stripes in the design still make it a standout bloom. Huernia schneiderana...
by Alice Liles | Nov 24, 2013 | Blog
The first major cold front of the season blew in November 21st and two days later brought a blanket of snow. I had to kick up the setting on the heater in the greenhouse to keep the temp up to 42 during the two coldest nights which were in the low 20s. Today we may...
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