Mini-Show Results November, 2019

Cactus of the Month: . Succulent of the Month: .

Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Jim Tanner

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Oreocereus trollii
2nd: Gary Duke – Coleocephalocereus aureus
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Espostoa melanostele

Open Succulent

1st: Gary Duke – Tylecodon buchulzianus
2nd: Jim Hanna – Sarcocaulon vanderietiae
2nd: Jim Hanna – Sarcocaulon herrei
2nd: Laurel Woodley – Tylecodon bucholzianus
3rd: Gary Duke – Tylecodon stenocaulis
3rd: Jim Hanna – Peniculinum

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Anita Caplan – Espostoa melanostele
2nd: Mike Short – Espostoa lanata
3rd: Jade Neely – Cleistocactus colademononis

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Jade Neely – Pelargonium alt______
2nd: Jade Neely – Pelargonium mirabilis
3rd: Anita Caplan – Pelargonium crithmifolium
3rd: Coni Nettles – Pelargonium laxum

Novice Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Oreocereus trollii
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Eulychnia castanea spiralis
3rd: Terri Straub – Oreocereus trollii

Novice Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Tylecodon striatus
2nd: Martha Bjerke – Pelargonium

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

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

• aureus [AW-re-us]
  Golden flower.
• castanea [kas-TAN-nee-uh]
  The Latin name for chestnut.
• Cleistocactus [Kly-stoh-KAK-tus]
  From the Greek kleist�s (closed) and cactus, referring to the closed perianth.
• colademononis [koh-luh-dee-mon-OH-nis]
  From the Spanish vernacular name Cola de Mono (meaning monkey’s tail).
• Coleocephalocereus [koh-lee-oh-sef-uh-loh-KER-ee-us, koh-lee-oh-kef-uh-loh-SER-ee-us]
  From the Greek koleos (sheath), kephale (head) and cereus (cactus).
• crithmifolium [krith-mih-FOH-lee-um]
  Having leaves like Crithmum (Sea Samphire genus).
• Espostoa [es-POS-toh-uh]
  Named for Nicolas E. Esposto, a botanist from Lima (Peru).
• Eulychnia [yoo-LIK-nee-uh]
  Greek eu (well, fine) and lychnos (lamp).
• herrei [HER-ray-eye]
  Named for Dr. Hans Herre, 20th century botanist and expert on South African succulents.
• lanata [la-NA-tuh]
  Woolly.
• laxum [LAX-um]
  Slack, loose.
• mirabilis [mih-RAB-ih-liss]
  Wonderful.
• Oreocereus [or-ee-oh-KER-ee-us, or-ee-oh-SER-ee-us]
  From the Greek oreo (mountain) and cereus (candle).
• Pelargonium [pe-lar-GO-nee-um]
  From the Greek for Stork referring to the seed heads.
• Sarcocaulon [sar-koh-KAW-lon]
  From the Greek sarkos (flesh) and caule (stem).
• spiralis [spir-AH-liss]
  Spiralled.
• striatus [stree-AH-tus]
  Striped or fluted.
• trollii [TROL-lee-eye]
  Named for Wilhelm Troll, 20th century Professor of Botany at Munich.
• Tylecodon [ty-lee-KOD-on]
  An anagram of Cotyledon (a closely-related genus).