Mini-Show Results January 8th, 2023

Cactus of the Month: Mammillaria straight spine (clumping). Succulent of the Month: Aloe.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Jim Gardner – Mammillaria parkinsonii
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Mammillaria pringlei
3rd: Jim Gardner – Mammillaria haageana

Open Succulent

1st: Maria Capaldo – Aloe ‘Wunderkind’
2nd: Jim Gardner – Aloe conifera
3rd: Sally Fasteau – Aloe ‘Wily Coyotee’

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Bernard Johnson – Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. nejapensis
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Mammillaria plumosa
3rd: Anita Caplan – Mammillaria gracilis

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Terri Straub – Aloe divaricata
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Aloe, Kelly Griffin hybrid
3rd: Jackie Johnson – Aloe ‘Christmas Sleigh’

Novice Cactus

1st: M. A. Bjarkman – Mammillaria plumosa
2nd: Shane Mullen – Mammillaria mystax
3rd: Shane Mullen – Mammillaria compressa

Novice Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Aloe suprafoliata
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Aloe fimbrialis
3rd: Martha Bjerke – Aloe ‘Kamikaze’

LATIN LOOKUP – Loquerisne Latine (Do you speak Latin)?

The meanings of latin plant names on this page – from https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/

• Aloe [AL-oh]
  From the Arabic Alloeh.
• compressa [kom-PRESS-uh]
  Compressed.
• conifera [koh-NIH-fer-uh]
  From the Latin, cone-bearing.
• divaricata [dy-vair-ih-KAY-tuh]
  Spreading, diverging.
• gracilis [GRASS-il-is]
  Graceful; slender.
• haageana [hag-ee-AH-nuh]
  Named for J.N. Haage, 19th century German plant collector and seedsman.
• karwinskiana [kar-winz-kee-AH-na, kar-vinz-kee-AY-na]
  Variant of karvinskiana; named for Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinsky von Karwin, 19th century German explorer.
• Mammillaria [mam-mil-AR-ee-uh]
  Nipple- or teat-like.
• mystax [MY-staks]
  From the Latin, meaning moustache.
• plumosa [plum-OH-suh]
  Has plume or feather.
• pringlei [PRING-lee-eye]
  Named for Cyrus Guernsey Pringle, 19th century American botanist, collector and plant breeder.
• suprafoliata [soo-pruh-foh-lee-AY-tuh]
  Leaves arranged one on top of the other.