Mini-Show Results November 13, 2022

Cactus of the Month: South American columnar cactus (Espostoa, Oreocereus, Cleistocactus, etc.).
Succulent of the Month: Pelargonium, Sarcocaulon. Tylecodon.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Jim Gardner – Oreocereus trollii
2nd: Jim Gardner – Espostoa lanata
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Espostoa sp.
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Oreocereus trollii
3rd: Gary Duke – Oreocereus trollii

Open Succulent

1st: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Pelargonium, white
2nd: Gary Duke – Tylecodon paniculatus
2nd: Jim Gardner – Tylecodon schaeferianus
3rd: Gary Duke – Tylecodon stenocaulis
3rd: Jim Gardner – Tylecodon striatus

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Mike Short – Oreocereus trollii
2nd: Mike Short – Espostoa lanata
3rd: Bernard Johnson – Oreocereus pseudofossulatus
3rd: Bernard Johnson – Oreocereus trollii

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Bernard Johnson – Pelargonium carnosum (=P. ferulaceum)
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Pelargonium carnosum (=P. ferulaceum)

Novice Cactus

1st: Braulio Mena – Cleistocactus strausii ‘Silver Torch’
2nd: Braulio Mena – Trichocereus spachianus
3rd: Gloria Diaz – Espostoa lanata
3rd: Gloria Diaz – Cereus repandus (=C. peruvianus) f. monstruosus

Novice Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Tylecodon cacalioides
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Sarcocaulon herrei
3rd: Martin Dorsey – Pelargonium appendiculatum
3rd: Braulio Mena – Sarcocaulon vanderietiae

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

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

• appendiculatum [ap-pen-dik-yoo-LAY-tum]
  Having small appendages.
• cacalioides [ka-kal-ee-OY-deez]
  Resembling Cacalia.
• carnosum [kar-NO-sum]
  Fleshy.
• Cereus [KER-ee-us, SER-ee-us]
  A wax candle, torch.
• Cleistocactus [Kly-stoh-KAK-tus]
  From the Greek kleistos (closed) and cactus, referring to the closed perianth.
• Espostoa [es-POS-toh-uh]
  Named for Nicolas E. Esposto, a botanist from Lima (Peru).
• herrei [HER-ray-eye]
  Named for Dr. Hans Herre, 20th century botanist and expert on South African succulents.
• lanata [la-NA-tuh]
  Woolly.
• monstruosus [mon-stru-OH-sus]
  Strange, wonderful; monstrous; also spelled monstrosus.
• Oreocereus [or-ee-oh-KER-ee-us, or-ee-oh-SER-ee-us]
  From the Greek oreo (mountain) and cereus (candle).
• paniculatus [pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus, pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tus]
  Referring to the flower clusters (panicles).
• Pelargonium [pe-lar-GO-nee-um]
  From the Greek for Stork referring to the seed heads.
• repandus [REP-an-dus]
  Has wavy edges, wavy leaf margins.
• Sarcocaulon [sar-koh-KAW-lon]
  From the Greek sarkos (flesh) and caule (stem).
• spachianus [spak-ee-AY-nus]
  Named for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist.
• striatus [stree-AH-tus]
  Striped or fluted.
• Trichocereus [try-koh-KER-ee-us, trihk-uh-SIH-re-uhs]
  From the Greek trichos (hair) and cereus (cactus), referring to the hairy floral tube.
• 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).