by Alice Liles | Nov 24, 2012 | Blooming Now
Euphorbia milii by its common name is called crown of thorns, or sometimes forever plant, because it will bloom for a while, stop, and then bloom again. So it blooms off and on all year. Mine all happen to be the smaller varieties, and I have the white and red, as...
by Alice Liles | Nov 23, 2012 | Blooming Now
Mammillaria spinosissima. As you can see, this mammillaria is also blooming in a circle on the top of the plant. I think this is typical of all mammillaria varieties. This is one of my unidentified mammillarias. It, too is making a halo of flowers around the top of...
by Alice Liles | Nov 22, 2012 | Blooming Now
. Mammillaria hahnina. As you can see, the buds eventually circle the entire cactus, making a halo of blooms. This cactus will be in bloom for well over a week as new buds open around the top of the plant. Purple echeveria. The plant is purple, not the blooms!...
by Alice Liles | Nov 20, 2012 | Blooming Now
Stepelia lepida bud before opening. Stapelia lepida blooms. Aren’t they interesting? Mammillaria plumosa. Mammillaria plumosa. I have had this cactus since 2008.
by Alice Liles | Nov 20, 2012 | Cactus Care
The worst thing you can do to a cactus or succulent is deprive it of sunlight. Without sunlight they won’t grow and thrive, and they certainly won’t bloom. Well, some might, but not as well. Cactus will become misshapen in their desperate attempt to grow toward...
by Alice Liles | Nov 19, 2012 | Inaugural post, defining cactus and other succulents
Howdy and welcome to my new blog! I realized the other day that I have been messing with cactus my whole adult life-which would be 45 or so years, depending on when my behavior could be considered adult!-and the attraction just keeps on growing. My kids exchange...
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