Mini-Show Cactus January 2021: Mammillaria – Hooked Spines
Mammillaria is one of the larger genera in the Cactus family, and one of the most variable, but only some have hooked spines.
Mini-Show Succulent January 2021: Caudiciform (Beaucarnia, Calibanus, Dioscorea, Fockea, etc.)
Caudiciform plants, also known as ‘Fat Plants’, are a grouping of many totally unrelated plants all having a fat, short, swollen stem-trunk.
Mini-Show Succulent November 2020: Crested and Monstrose
Crest and monstose are mutations of the cellular structure.
Mini-Show Cactus November 2020: Crested and Monstrose
Crest and monstose are mutations of the cellular structure.
Mini-Show Cactus October 2020: Copiapoa
A genus of cacti from the dry coastal deserts, particularly the Atacama Desert, of northern Chile.
Mini-Show Succulent October 2020: Graptopetalum, Graptoveria, Pachyveria
These 3 genera produce rosettes with thick leaves. Graptopetalum is native to Mexico and Arizona. Graptoveria and Pachyveria are nursery hybrids.
Mini-Show Succulent September 2020: Adenium, Adenia
These 2 caudiciform genera, are unrelated except that they are both from Africa and Southeast Asia and are named after the country Aden.
Mini-Show Cactus September 2020: Ariocarpus, Obregonia
Ariocarpus is one of the treasures of the world of Cacti, from Central to Northern Mexico and Southern Texas. Obregonia, the artichoke cactus, is a genus of cacti with a single species, from Mexico.
Mini-Show Succulent August 2020: Sedum, Pachyphytum, Sempervivum
These 3 genera, in the Crassulaceae family, include plants from many parts of the world.