Mini-Show Results March, 2019

Cactus of the Month: Thelocactus. Succulent of the Month: Aeonium and Greenovia.

Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Jim Tanner

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Thelocactus bicolor v. kolunsis
2nd: Gary Duke – Thelocactus rinconensis
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Thelocactus macdowellii

Open Succulent

1st: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Aeonium ‘Kiwi’
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Aeonium ‘Sunburst’
2nd: Jim Hanna – Aeonium sedifolium
3rd: Jim Gardner – Aeonium spathulatum
3rd: William Wilk – Aeonium glandulosum

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Coni Nettles – Thelocactus conothelos
2nd: Coni Nettles – Thelocactus macdowellii
3rd: Coni Nettles – Thelocactus hexaedrophorus

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Jade Neely – Aeonium ‘Mardi Gras’
2nd: Sally Fasteau – Aeonium leucoblepharum
3rd: Bernard Johnson – Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’
3rd: Coni Nettles – Aeonium hybrid

Novice Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Thelocactus bicolor
2nd: Terri Straub – Thelocactus bicolor

Novice Succulent

1st: Ted Johnson – Aeonium ‘Sunburst’
2nd: Ted Johnson – Aeonium
2nd: Terri Straub – Aeonium ‘Kiwi’
3rd: Ted Johnson – Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’

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

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

• Aeonium [ee-OH-nee-um]
  An ancient name used by Dioscorides for one of the species in the genus.
• bicolor [BY-kul-ur]
  Of two colors.
• conothelos [kon-oh-THEL-os]
  From the Greek konos (cone) and thele (nipple).
• glandulosum [glan-doo-LOW-sum]
  Provided with glands.
• hybrid [HY-brid]
  A cross between two plants resulting in a plant that differs in one or more genes from the parent plants; sometimes Latinized to hybridus, -a, or -um.
• leucoblepharum [loo-koh-BLEF-ah-rum]
  From the Greek leukos (white) and blepharis (eyelash); for the thin white leaf margins.
• sedifolium [sed-ih-FOH-lee-um]
  With fleshy foliage.
• spathulatum [spath-yoo-LAY-tum]
  With a small spathe.
• Thelocactus [thel-oh-KAK-tus]
  From the Greek theles (nipple) and cactus.