Mini-Show Results August 13, 2017

Cactus of the Month: Ariocarpus. Succulent of the Month: Sedum, Pachyphytum, Sempervivum.

Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Jim Tanner

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Ariocarpus fissuratus
2nd: Gary Duke – Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus
2nd: Gary Duke – Ariocarpus agavoides
3rd: Jim Gardner – Ariocarpus fissuratus
3rd: Laurel Woodley – Ariocarpus retusus var. furfuraceus

Open Succulent

1st: Jim Gardner – Sedum frutescens
2nd: Laurel Woodley – Sedum dendroideum ‘Colossus’
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Sedum rubrotinctum
3rd: Jim Gardner – Sedum hernandezii

Intermediate Cactus

1st: William Wilk – Ariocarpus trigonus
2nd: William Wilk – Ariocarpus fissuratus
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Ariocarpus fissuratus

Intermediate Succulent

1st: William Wilk – Sedum oxypetalum
2nd: Mike Short – Sempervivum arachnoideum
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Sempervivum tectorum ‘Greenii’
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Sedum morganianum

Novice Cactus

1st: Bernard Johnson – Ariocarpus fissuratus
2nd: Sally Fasteau – Ariocarpus fissuratus
3rd: Jim Tanner – Ariocarpus trigonus

Novice Succulent

1st: Sally Fasteau – Pachyphytum compactum

LATIN LOOKUP – Loquerisne Latine (Do you speak Latin)?

The meanings of latin plant names on this page – from http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/

• agavoides [ah-gav-OH-id-eez, ah-gav-OY-deez]
  Like the genus Agave.
• arachnoideum [a-rak-NOY-dee-um]
  Spider’s web.
• Ariocarpus [ar-ree-oh-KAR-pus]
  From the Greek aria (sorb) and karpos (fruit), referring to the similarity to the fruit of the Ario genus.
• compactum [kom-PAK-tum]
  Compact.
• dendroideum [den-DROY-dee-um]
  Tree-like.
• fissuratus [fis-zhur-RAY-tus]
  From the Latin fissura, to split or crack.
• frutescens [froo-TESS-enz]
  Becoming shrubby; see also frutescans.
• furfuraceus [fur-fur-AH-see-us]
  With a meal or scurf.
• hernandezii [her-nan-DEZ-ee-eye]
  Named for Fernando Hernandez, 16th century plant collector in what is now Mexico.
• kotschoubeyanus [ ]
  Named for Prince Kotschoubey, Russian prince and patron of horticulture.
• morganianum [mor-gan-ee-AY-num]
  Named for Dr. Meredith Morgan, who first grew the species.
• oxypetalum [oks-ee-PET-al-um]
  Sharp petals.
• Pachyphytum [pak-ee-FY-tum]
  Thick plant.
• retusus [re-TOO-sus]
  Rounded and notched tip.
• rubrotinctum [roo-broh-TINK-tum]
  Red-dyed, because the leaves turn red in full sun.
• Sedum [SEE-dum]
  Sedentary, to sit.
• tectorum [tek-TOR-um, TEK-tor-um]
  Referring to roof.
• trigonus [try-GOH-nus]
  Three-cornered, triangular.