Mini-Show Results February, 2026

Mini-Show Plants for February: Cactus of the Month: Epiphytic cactus
Succulent of the Month: Aloe, Kumara, Aristaloe, Aloiampelos, Aloidendron, and Gonialoe

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Lepismium cruciforme
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Hatiora salicornoides
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Epiphyllum

Open Succulent

1st: Terri Straub – Aloe ‘Sawtooth’
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Aloe dorotheae
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Aloe brevifolia, variegated
3rd: Terri Straub – Aloe marlothii

Intermediate Cactus

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Vincent Darmali – Aloe aculeata
2nd: Vincent Darmali – Aloe castilloniae
3rd: Vincent Darmali – Kumara plicatilis

Novice Cactus

1st: Debra Galliani – Rhipsalis pilocarpa
2nd: Gustavo and Denise Cardenas – Disocactus anguliger
3rd: Debra Galliani – Rhipsalis clavata

Novice Succulent

1st: Gustavo and Denise Cardenas – Aloe suprafoliata
2nd: Gustavo and Denise Cardenas – Kumara plicatilis
3rd: Gustavo and Denise Cardenas – Aristaloe aristata
3rd: Warren Woodrum – Aloe erinacea

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

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

• aculeata [ah-kew-lee-AY-tuh, a-kew-lee-AH-tuh]
  Prickly, thorny.
• Aloe [AL-oh]
  From the Arabic Alloeh.
• anguliger [an-GYOO-lih-ger]
  Bearing hooks.
• aristata [a-ris-TAH-tuh]
  1. Long bristle tip; beard.
  2. Bearing bristles.
• brevifolia [brev-ee-FOH-lee-uh]
  Short leaves.
• clavata [KLAV-ah-tuh]
  Club-shaped.
• Disocactus [dy-soh-KAK-tus]
  From the Greek dis (twice) isos (equal) and cactus; referring to the equal number of sepals and petals of the flower.
• dorotheae [dor-uh-THEE-ay]
  Named for Dr. Dorothea Christina van Huyssteen.
• Epiphyllum [ep-ih-FYE-lum]
  Upon the leaf, referring to the flowers appearing to bloom on the leaves.
• erinacea [er-in-uh-SEE-uh]
  Like a hedgehog.
• Hatiora [hat-ee-OR-uh]
  An anagram of Hariota, another genus, named for Thomas Hariot, 16th century British mathematician and cartographer in America.
• Lepismium [le-PIS-mee-um]
  From the Greek lepis (scale) or lepisma (peel); refers to the scales surrounding the areoles.
• marlothii [mar-LOTH-ee-eye]
  Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolph Marloth, 19th century German botanist and author in South Africa.
• pilocarpa [py-loh-KAR-puh]
  Hairy fruit.
• plicatilis [ply-KAY-til-iss]
  Folded or pleated.
• Rhipsalis [RIP-sa-lis]
  From the Greek rhips (wicker-work, plaiting) referring to the pliable branches.
• suprafoliata [soo-pruh-foh-lee-AY-tuh]
  Leaves arranged one on top of the other.