Mini-Show Results May, 2024

Cactus of the Month: Eriosyce, Neoporteria, Neochilenia, Islaya.
Succulent of the Month: Crassula.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Eriosyce (=Neoporteria) recondita var. vexata
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Eriosyce heinrichiana (=Neochilenia occulta)
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Eriosyce (=Neoporteria) villosa
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Eriosyce senilis

Open Succulent

1st: Gary Duke – Crassula columella
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Crassula ‘Baby Necklace’
3rd: Phyllis De Crescenzo – Crassula perforata, Variegated
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Crassula ‘Blue Waves’

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Eriosyce subgibbosa
2nd: Terri Straub – Eriosyce villosa
3rd: Terri Straub – Eriosyce senilis

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Terri Straub – Crassula ovata ‘Gollum’
2nd: Mike Short – Crassula pubescens subsp. radicans
3rd: Terri Straub – Crassula perforata
3rd: Mike Short – Crassula multicava ‘Ngabara’

Novice Cactus

1st: Martin Dorsey – Eriosyce (=Neoporteria) aspillagae
2nd: Shane Mullen – Eriosyce jussieui (=Neochilenia heinrichiana var. setosiflora)
3rd: Martin Dorsey – Eriosyce (=Neoporteria) paucicostata

Novice Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Crassula montana subsp. quadrangularis
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Crassula alstonii
3rd: Martin Dorsey – Crassula tomentosa

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

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

• alstonii [al-STON-ee-eye]
  Named after Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston (1902-1958), pteridologist and collector.
• columella [kol-um-EL-luh]
  columnar.
• Crassula [KRASS-oo-la, KRASS-uh-la]
  Somewhat thickened foliage; diminutive of the Latin crassus (thick, fleshy).
• Eriosyce [er-ee-oh-SY-kee]
  From the Greek erion (woolly) and sykon (fig, fruit).
• jussieui [ZHOO-syoo-eye]
  Named for Bernard, Joseph, Antoine-Laurent and Adrien-Laurent-Henri de Jussieu, a family of 18th and 19th century French botanists.
• multicava [mul-tee-KAH-vuh, mul-tee-KAV-uh]
  Many pits.
• occulta [ock-ULL-tuh]
  Secret.
• ovata [oh-VAY-tuh]
  Ovate in shape.
• paucicostata [paw-ke-ko-STAY-tuh]
  Few ribs.
• perforata [per-for-AY-tuh]
  Perforated, punctured.
• pubescens [pew-BES-senz, pub-ess-ens]
  Downy, short haired.
• radicans [RAD-ee-kans]
  Plant roots from its stem.
• recondita [rek-on–DY-tuh, rek-on–DEE-tuh]
  From the Latin recondere, meaning hidden, concealed, or stored away.
• senilis [SEE-nil-is]
  Of an old man.
• subgibbosa [sub-gib-BOH-suh]
  Having a small or slightly swollen hump.
• tomentosa [toh-men-TOH-suh]
  Covered with fine, matted hairs.
• villosa [vil-OH-suh]
  Covered with soft hairs.