Cactus Do Need Water

by | Nov 30, 2012 | Cactus Care

If depriving cactus of light is the worst thing you can do to it, not watering it is the second worst. For the uninitiated, I think this is the way the reasoning goes: cactus live in the desert; deserts are dry; therefore this cactus can stay dry and doesn’t need...

Euphorbias

by | Nov 28, 2012 | Blooming Now

I have not been able to identify the variety of either of these euphorbias. Their stems are similar, but the one, as you can see, does not have the flat, fleshy leaves that the other one does. And those little pink things on both are flowers, believe it or not! While...

Matucana madisoniorum

by | Nov 27, 2012 | Blooming Now

Matucana madisoniorum is one variety I don’t see very often. These are growing and seem healthy in spite of the blemishes on the bodies. You can see two more buds forming on the other cactus. I am not sure what caused the scarring. That is something I am still...

Echeveria harmisii

by | Nov 26, 2012 | Blooming Now

Echeveria harmisii. This echeveria has furry leaves and sometimes gets leggy, but the tops can be cut off, allowed to dry or scab over for a day, and replanted to make a more compact plant.

Mammillaria nejapensis; Notocactus haselbergii

by | Nov 25, 2012 | Blooming Now

Mammillaria nejapensis. I bought this cactus just this year. I like the contrast of the bright green body with the hairy areoles and light-colored spines. The flowers are also a little different with the stripes of red against the white. These flowers last a couple of...