Mini-Show Results July, 2024

Cactus of the Month: Ferocactus, Leuchtenbergia.
Succulent of the Month: Kalanchoe.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Ferocactus wislizeni
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Ferocactus latispinus
3rd: Gary Duke – Leuchtenbergia principis

Open Succulent

1st: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Kalanchoe tomentosa
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Kalanchoe beharensis
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Kalanchoe rhombopilosa

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Bernard Johnson – Leuchtenbergia principis
2nd: Terri Straub – Ferocactus tiburonensis
3rd: Terri Straub – Ferocactus alamosanus
3rd: Terri Straub – Ferocactus pottsii

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Mike Short – Kalanchoe marmorata
2nd: Mike Short – Kalanchoe orgyalis
3rd: Terri Straub – Kalanchoe ‘Katapifa’, Tarantula

Novice Cactus

1st: Vince Darmali – Ferocactus hamatacanthus
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Leuchtenbergia principis
3rd: Vince Darmali – × Ferobergia (Ferocactus × Leuchtenbergia principis)

Novice Succulent

1st: Vince Darmali – Kalanchoe longiflora
2nd: Martha Bjerke – Kalanchoe orgyalis

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

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

• alamosanus [al-uh-moh-SAY-nus, al-uh-moh-SAH-nus]
  Of or from Los Alamos and the Alamos Mountains in Sonora Mexico.
• beharensis [be-HAIR-en-sis]
  Of or from Behara, South Madagascar.
• Ferocactus [fer-oh-KAK-tus]
  From the Latin ferus, (fierce) and cactus, referring to its heavy spines.
• hamatacanthus [ham-at-uh-KAN-thus]
  From the Greek hamatus (hooked) and �kantha (thorn or spine).
• Kalanchoe [kal-un-KOH-ee]
  From the Chinese name for one of the species.
• latispinus [la-TYE-spin-uss]
  Broad spines.
• Leuchtenbergia [lewk-ten-BER-gee-uh, lewk-ten-BER-jee-uh]
  Named for 19th century Prince Maximillian Eug�ne de Beauharnais, who was then Duke of Leuchtenberg, Ober-Pfalz (Germany).
• longiflora [lon-jee-FLO-ruh]
  Long flower.
• marmorata [mar-mor-RAY-tuh]
  Marbled.
• orgyalis [or-gee-AY-liss, or-jee-AY-liss]
  From the Greek orgya, a classical measure of the distance between the tips of the fingers when the arms are extended, approximately 6 feet.
• pottsii [POT-see-eye]
  Named for John Potts, 19th century gardener and collecctor in China and Bengal for the Horticultural Society of London.
• principis [PRIN-sip-iss]
  Distinguished, noble.
• tiburonensis [tib-ur-oh-NEN-sis]
  Of or from the Isla Tibur�n, just off of the Gulf of California in Baja California.
• tomentosa [toh-men-TOH-suh]
  Covered with fine, matted hairs.
• wislizeni [wis-LIZ-en-ee]
  Named for Frederick Adolf Wislizenus, 19th century German physician and amateur botanist who collected in the southwestern U.S..