Mini-Show Results March 2020
Mini Show results with photos of winning plants.
Mini-Show Succulent March 2020: Agave, Manfreda, (inc. x Mangave)
Most of these are from Mexico, although they occur in the southern United States and into South America.
Mini-Show Cactus March 2020: Echinocactus
From Mexico and Southern US. Usually having heavy spination and relatively small flowers, the fruits are copiously woolly. Includes the "Golden Barrel Cactus".
Mini-Show Succulent February 2020: Haworthia, Astroloba
Two related genera native to South Africa that grow in a Mediterranean like environment with winter-rainfall; similar to that of Southern California.
Mini-Show Cactus February 2020: Epiphytic Cactus
Epiphytic cacti do not live in soil like other cacti but in places like rain forests they inhabit the forks or large branches of trees, their roots clinging tightly to their host. Epiphytes have specially designed stomata (leaf openings), that help absorb moisture from the open air.
Mini-Show Succulent January 2020: Aloe
A genus native to Africa containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants.
Mini-Show Cactus January 2020: Mammillaria straight spine (clumping)
One of the larger genera in the Cactus family, and one of the most variable. This month we will show off our collections of Mammillaria straight spined clusters.