Mini-Show Succulent May 2017: Euphorbia (African, not from Madagascar)
One of the largest genera of succulents, and one of the weirdest.
Mini-Show Cactus May 2017: Mammillaria (clumping)
One of the larger genera in the Cactus family, and one of the most variable.
Mini-Show Cactus March 2017: 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 March 2017: Agave
There are around 200 species in the genus, most from Mexico, some from the southern United States and into South America.
Mini-Show Succulent February 2017: Haworthia & Astroloba
Both genera are from South Africa and are closely related.
Mini-Show Cactus February 2017: Melocactus
Melocactus are recognizable by the large cephalium that develops on mature plants. They are native from Brazil to Southern Mexico, including the Caribbean.
Mini-Show Cactus January 2017: Parodia / Notocactus
Parodia is a genus of cactus native to the uplands of Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay. There are about 50 species, many of which have been transferred from Eriocactus, Notocactus and Wigginsia.
Mini-Show Succulent January 2017: Aloe
Aloe, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe".