Mini-Show Succulent May 2024: Crassula The varied genus Crassula contains around 200 species and many cultivars. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent March 2024: Dudleya, Cotyledon Dudleya from North America, Cotyledon from South Africa to Arabia. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent February 2024: Gasteria and hybrids Gasteria is a genus of succulent plants, native to South Africa (and the far south-west corner of Namibia). Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent January 2024: 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. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent November 2023: Crested and Monstrose Crest and monstose are mutations of the cellular structure. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent October 2023: Graptopetalum, Graptoveria, Pachyveria These 3 genera produce rosettes with thick leaves. Graptopetalum is native to Mexico and Arizona. Graptoveria and Pachyveria are nursery hybrids. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent September 2023: 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. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent August 2020: Sedum (inc. Phedimus), Pachyphytum, Sempervivum These 4 genera, in the Crassulaceae family, include plants from many parts of the world. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent July 2023: Bromeliaceae (other than Tillandsia) The Bromeliads, like Cactaceae and Agavaceae are a New World family. Read More ...
Mini-Show Succulent June 2023: Cissus, Cyphostemma Cissus is one of the largest genera of succulents, and one of the weirdest. Cyphostemma is a member of the Vitaceae or grape family. Read More ...