by Alice Liles | Aug 17, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
I toured the El Dorado Cactus Rescue project while in Santa Fe for the Mid States Cactus and Succulent Conference. I found it to be quite a worthwhile and ambitious project, I must say! The rescue project started in 2002 when cactus aficionados John “Obie”...
by Alice Liles | Aug 11, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
I ordered this Echinopsis hertrichiana from Huntington Gardens in California through the CSSA Cactus journal in 2020. I kept it in a pot so I could bring it in during the winter because it was small, and I wasn’t sure how well it would take our winters. So, for...
by Alice Liles | Aug 7, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
The 18th biennial Mid States Conference was held in Santa Fe this year, a destination I am somewhat familiar with, and it’s reasonably close to home. So off I went Friday, July 26, to enjoy the city, eat a little prime Southwest-style Mexican food, learn some...
by Alice Liles | Jul 24, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
My daughter-in-law Erin and I made a little road trip to East Austin Succulents back in May. She bought some foliage plants; I bought a succulent that was just about to bloom. But then we went into the greenhouse of another shop at the same location-Tillery Street...
by Alice Liles | Jul 20, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
Rhombophytum pilosum is an interesting little succulent that I discovered blooms in the evening. For years I missed its pretty little flowers, looking instead for blooms on plants out in the sun during the day. Elkhorn plant, as it is commonly called, is also listed...
by Alice Liles | Jul 1, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
I told you about the two Yucca rostratas blooming I saw when I was driving to Marble Falls to give a presentation (“Yuccas and Surprises on the Trip to Marble Falls,” June 22, 2023), I realized that I actually have a Yucca rostrata and didn’t know...
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