Mini-Show Results March, 2023

Cactus of the Month: Echinocactus/Kroenleinia
Succulent of the Month: Agave, Manfreda, (inc. × Mangave)

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Jim Gardner – Kroenleinia (=Echinocactus) grusonii var. inermis
2nd: Jim Gardner – Kroenleinia (=Echinocactus) grusonii
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Kroenleinia (=Echinocactus) grusonii var. albispinus

Open Succulent

1st: Jim Gardner – Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Agave americana f. medio-picta alba
3rd: Gary Duke – Agave albopilosa

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Echinocactus horizonthalonius
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Kroenleinia (=Echinocactus) grusonii
3rd: Terri Straub – Echinocactus texensis

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Terri Straub – Agave horrida
2nd: Jackie Johnson – Agave Hybrid (‘Bloodspot’ × potatorum)
3rd: Mike Short – Agave ‘Joe Hoak’

Novice Cactus

No Entries.

Novice Succulent

1st: John Nisewaner – Agave victoriae-reginae
2nd: Martha Bjerke – Agave applanata
3rd: Barbara Smiley – Mangave

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

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

• Agave [a-GAH-vee]
  Noble, handsome.
• albispinus [al-bih-SPY-nus, al-bih-SPIN-us]
  White spined.
• albopilosa [al-bow-pil-OH-suh]
  White hairs.
• americana [a-mer-ih-KAY-na, a-mer-ih-KAH-na]
  Of the Americas.
• applanata [ap-plan-AY-tuh]
  Flattened.
• Echinocactus [ek-in-oh-KAK-tus]
  From the Greek echinos (porcupine, hedgehog) and cactus, referring to its spines.
• grusonii [groo-SON-ee-eye]
  Named for Hermann Gruson, 19th century German collector, nurseryman in Magdeburg.
• horrida [HOR-id-uh, hor-ID-uh]
  Prickly, bristly.
• inermis [IN-er-mis]
  Not spiny, unarmed.
• texensis [teck-SEN-sis]
  Of or from Texas (U.S.).