Stenocactus multicostatus

Stenocactus multicostatus is also called brain cactus because the ridges on the body of the plant are thought resemble a brain. If you look closely, you can see two buds developing to the upper right of the flower that is already open.

Skyfall- 007 Will Never Die

We drove to Lubbock yesterday to see the latest James Bond installment, Skyfall, and to check out the new Premiere Cinema theater that has recently opened at South Plains Mall. The theater is one of these new types that has a bar and restaurant in the lobby, and...

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is the kalanchoe that you will see in flower shops. The blooms come in a variety of colors and it makes a nice blooming plant for a gift. As the days pass and more of the buds open, this one will make much more of a statement.

Pachypodium baronii

Pachypodium baronii buds. Pachypodium baronii flowers nine days later. Pachypodiums are a member of the family apocynaceae and are considered a caudiciform, a fat plant, because they have developed a fat water retaining base, trunk, or root for storing water during...