Mammillaria nejapensis; Notocactus haselbergii
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...
Season’s Over; Memories Remain. Mules 34, Eastland 48
The Mighty Mules’ season may be over, but Mule Mania is alive and well and the team and fans have much to reflect upon positively. The Mules met the Eastland Mavericks at Snyder's Tiger Stadium Friday night. Again we were blessed with perfect football weather:...
Euphorbia milii; white, red, yellow
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...
Mammillaria spinosissima, mammillaria
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...
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