Mini-Show Results July, 2025

Cactus of the Month: Matucana, Oroya.
Succulent of the Month: Echeveria.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Maria Capaldo – Matucana intertexta
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Matucana haynii subsp. hystrix

Open Succulent

1st: Phyllis_DeCrescenzo – Echeveria agavoides
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Echeveria agavoides ‘Maria’
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Echeveria agavoides

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Mike Short – Echeveria cante

Novice Cactus

1st: Vincent Darmali – Matucana aurantiaca subsp. polzii

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

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

• agavoides [ah-gav-OH-id-eez, ah-gav-OY-deez]
  Like the genus Agave.
• aurantiaca [aw-ran-ti-AYE-kuh]
  Orange-red colored.
• Echeveria [ech-eh-VER-ee-a, ech-eh-ver-EE-a]
  Named for Anastasio Echeverria y Godoy, 18th century Spanish botanist.
• hystrix [HIS-triks]
  From the Greek word for hedgehog; bristly.
• intertexta [in-ter-TEKS-tuh]
  Intertwined.
• Matucana [mat-oo-KAN-uh]
  Named for the Pervuian city of the same name.