Mini-Show Succulent February 2023: Haworthia, Haworthiopsis, Astroloba, Tulista
Four 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 2023: 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 2023: Aloe
A genus native to Africa containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants.
Mini-Show Cactus January 2023: 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.
Mini-Show Succulent November 2022: Pelargonium, Sarcocaulon. Tylecodon
Three related genera from Africa.
Mini-Show Cactus November 2022: South American columnar cactus (Espostoa, Oreocereus, Cleistocactus, etc.)
Columnar cacti are not a closely related set of genera, but a lumping together of all the cacti that are much longer than they are around.
