Mini-Show Results January, 2026

Cactus of the Month: Mammillaria – straight spine (clumping).
Succulent of the Month: Haworthia, Haworthiopsis, Astroloba, Tulista,.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Mammillaria spinosissima
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Mammillaria spinosissima
2nd: Jim Gardner – Mammillaria haageana
3rd: Gary Duke – Mammillaria crucigera subsp. tlalocii
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Mammillaria elongata

Open Succulent

1st: Jim Gardner – Haworthiopsis coarctata
2nd: Gary Duke – Tulista pumila
2nd: Gary Duke – Haworthia retusa
3rd: Gary Duke – Haworthiopsis venosa
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Haworthiopsis limifolia

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Vincent Darmali – Mammillaria geminispina
2nd: Anita Caplan – Mammillaria vetula
3rd: Vincent Darmali – Mammillaria sp.

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Vincent Darmali – Haworthia sp.
2nd: Lemono Lott – Haworthia truncata var. maughanii
3rd: Lemono Lott – Haworthia truncata var. maughanii

Novice Cactus

Novice Succulent

1st: Martha Bjerke – Haworthiopsis fasciata
2nd: Liz Ying – Haworthia sp.
3rd: Martha Bjerke – Haworthiopsis fasciata

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

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

• coarctata [koh-ARK-tay-tuh]
  Crowded.
• crucigera [kru-SEE-ger-a]
  Cross-bearer.
• elongata [ee-long-GAH-tuh]
  Elongated.
• fasciata [fash-ee-AY-tuh, fas-kee-AY-tuh]
  Bound together.
• geminispina [jem-in-ih-SPIN-uh]
  Having twin or many spines.
• haageana [hag-ee-AH-nuh]
  Named for J.N. Haage, 19th century German plant collector and seedsman.
• Haworthia [ha-WORTH-ee-a]
  Named for Adrian Hardy Haworth, 19th century British botanist.
• limifolia [lim-ih-FOH-lee-uh]
  From the Latin limes (file), referring to the acicular or linear leaves.
• Mammillaria [mam-mil-AR-ee-uh]
  Nipple- or teat-like.
• maughanii [maw-GAHN-ee-eye]
  Named for Dr. H. Maughan Brown.
• pumila [POO-mil-uh]
  Small, dwarf.
• retusa [re-TOO-suh]
  Rounded and notched tip.
• spinosissima [spin-oh-SIS-ee-muh]
  Most spiny, spiniest.
• truncata [trunk-AH-tuh]
  Cut off.
• venosa [ven-OH-suh]
  With veins.
• vetula [VET-uh-luh]
  From the Latin, meaning old or elderly.