Mini-Show Results August 2022

Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

1st: Gary Duke – Aztekium ritteri
2nd: Gary Duke – Epithelantha bokei
3rd: Gary Duke – Epithelantha micromeris

1st: Maria Capaldo – Dyckia ‘White Whiskers’ Hybrid
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Dyckia Hybrid
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Dyckia Hybrid

1st: Bernard Johnson – Dyckia Hybrid
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Hechtia epigyna
3rd: Bernard Johnson – Dyckia ‘Bill Baker’ Hybrid

1st: Terri Straub – Frailea angelesii
2nd: Terri Straub – Frailea pumila
3rd: Terri Straub – Frailea heliosa

1st: John Nisewaner – Dyckia Species
2nd: John Nisewaner – Dyckia fosteriana
3rd: John Nisewaner – Dyckia Species

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

angelesii [an-jel-ES-ee-eye]
For Mrs. Angeles G. Lopez de Kiesling, the former wife of Argentinian botanist Roberto Kiesling.
Aztekium [az-TEK-ee-um]
Latinized form of Aztec, referring to the plant’s grooves and wrinkles which appear similar to Aztec sculpture.
Dyckia [DY-kee-uh, DIK-ee-uh]
Named for Prince Joseph Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck, 19th century botanist and author of book on succulents.
epigyna [ep-ih-GY-na]
From the Greek epi (over) and gyne (ovary).
Epithelantha [ep-ith-el-LAN-tha]
From the Greek epi (upon), thele (nipple), and anthos (flower); nipple-like flowers.
fosteriana [fos-ter-ee-AY-nuh]
Named for Mulford Bateman Foster, 20th century American horticulturist who provided many specimens to the botanist Lymen B. Smith.
Frailea [FRAY-lee-uh]
Named for Manuel Fraile, 19th century Spanish gardener, responsible for the cactus collection of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Hechtia [HEK-tee-uh]
Named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht, 19th century counsellor to the King of Prussia.
pumila [POO-mil-uh]
Small, dwarf.
ritteri [RIT-ter-ee]
Named for Friedrich Ritter, early 20th century German cactus collector.