When an aeonium elongates into bloom, you know the rosette is toast. But the flowers are spectacular. It’s a life lesson: Enjoy the moment. Beauty is fleeting. This is Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’. Continue Reading →
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Warm Wishes from GGW
Nature is astonishing, isn’t it? How delightfully ironic that the flowers of many cacti resemble water lilies and the tops of some, snowflakes. Here are 18 examples to warm you this chilly season. Apologies to cactiphiles; I wasn’t able to identify all of them. If you would like to provide one or more IDs, please do! — Debra
L-R, top: unknown, Epiphyllum sp., Ferocactus wislizeni
L-R, middle: Opuntia sp. (cholla), Chamaelobivia ‘Rose Quartz’ (peanut cactus), Thelocactus nidulans
L-R, bottom: Trichocereus sp., unknown, Mammillaria sp.
Echeverias in Bloom
Echeverias, native to Mexico, have the most amazing blooms.
They remind me of little lanterns or candy corn. Continue Reading →
Grow this Succulent for its Flowers, Then Throw it Away
Prior to hosting the 2011 biennial convention of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America, a San Diego hotel replaced water-thirsty annuals in planters with succulents. After several months, hotel management discovered a surprising benefit: $4,000 in reduced water bills and labor costs. Continue Reading →
