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.
Mini-Show Cactus January 2024: 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 November 2023: Crested and Monstrose
Crest and monstose are mutations of the cellular structure.
Mini-Show Cactus November 2023: Crested and Monstrose
Crest and monstose are mutations of the cellular structure.
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.
Mini-Show Cactus October 2023: Copiapoa
A genus of cacti from the dry coastal deserts, particularly the Atacama Desert, of northern Chile.
Mini-Show Cactus September 2023: 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 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.
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.
Mini-Show Cactus August 2023: Astrophytum
Astrophytum (Bishop's Hat) is a (mostly) star shaped cactus from north/central Mexico and southern Texas, USA.