Mini-Show Results September 11, 2022

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

Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Coleocephalocereus aureus
2nd: Gary Duke – Ferocactus wislizenii
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Gymnocalycium ‘Redcap’
3rd: Gary Duke – Mammillaria hahniana
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Opuntia monacantha

Open Succulent

1st: Jim Gardner – Agave ‘Snow Glow’
2nd: Jim Gardner – Euphorbia lactea
2nd: Gary Duke – Euphorbia lactea cristata
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Aloe nobilis
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Agave potatorum
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Aloe brevifolia

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Bernard Johnson – Opuntia

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Bernard Johnson – Agave applanata ‘Cream Spike’
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Agave lophantha quadricolor
3rd: Bernard Johnson – Crassula perforata

Novice Cactus

1st: Vincent Darmali – Myrtillocactus geometrizans cristatus
2nd: Braulio Mena – Neobuxbaumia polylopha
3rd: Vincent Darmali – Echinopsis chamaecereus variegata

Novice Succulent

1st: Martha Bjerke – Agave americana var. medio-picta ‘Alba’
2nd: Diane Cottrell – Euphorbia lactea
3rd: Gloria Diaz – Euphorbia ammak

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.
• Aloe [AL-oh]
  From the Arabic Alloeh.
• americana [a-mer-ih-KAY-na, a-mer-ih-KAH-na]
  Of the Americas.
• ammak [AM-mak]
  A local Arabian vernacular name for the Euphorbia species.
• applanata [ap-plan-AY-tuh]
  Flattened.
• aureus [AW-re-us]
  Golden flower.
• brevifolia [brev-ee-FOH-lee-uh]
  Short leaves.
• chamaecereus [kam-ay-KER-ee-us, kam-ay-SER-ee-us]
  From the Greek chamai (ground) and cereus (wax candle, torch).
• 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).
• Crassula [KRASS-oo-la, KRASS-uh-la]
  Somewhat thickened foliage; diminutive of the Latin crassus (thick, fleshy).
• cristata [kris-TAY-tuh]
  Crested.
• cristatus [kris-TAY-tus]
  Crested.
• Echinopsis [ek-in-OP-sis]
  From the Greek echinos (sea urchin or hedgehog) and opsis (like), referring to the plant’s resemblance to sea urchins.
• Euphorbia [yoo-FOR-bee-uh]
  Named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II, King of Mauretania.
• Ferocactus [fer-oh-KAK-tus]
  From the Latin ferus, (fierce) and cactus, referring to its heavy spines.
• geometrizans [jee-oh-MET-rih-zans]
  Geometric; having markings in a formal pattern.
• Gymnocalycium [jim-no-kal-LISS-ee-um]
  From the Greek gymnos (naked) and kalyx (covering; calyx); the flower buds are naked.
• hahniana [hahn-ee-AY-na, hahn-ee-AH-na]
  Named for Hahn; the specific honoree is unknown.
• lactea [lak-TAY-uh]
  Milky.
• lophantha [low-FAN-tha]
  Crested flower.
• Mammillaria [mam-mil-AR-ee-uh]
  Nipple- or teat-like.
• medio [MED-ee-oh]
  Centre, middle.
• monacantha [mon-ah-KANTH-uh]
  From the Greek monos (one, only) and akantha (thorn, spine).
• Myrtillocactus [mir-til-oh-KAK-tus]
  From the Greek myrtillus (small myrtle) and cactus; referring to the myrtle-like fruits.
• Neobuxbaumia [nee-oh-buks-BAWM-ee-uh]
  Named for Franz Buxbaum, 20th century Austrian botanist; neo (new) to differentiate it from the Buxbaumia genus discovered by Johann Christian Buxbaum in the 1700s.
• nobilis [NO-bil-iss, no-BIL-iss]
  1. Notable, showy.
  2. Named for David Noble, who discovered Wollemia nobilis.
• Opuntia [op-UN-shee-a, op-UN-tee-a]
  Named after Opus (Greece), an area where other cactus-like plants were grown.
• perforata [per-for-AY-tuh]
  Perforated, punctured.
• picta [PIK-tuh]
  Painted, variegated.
• polylopha [pol-ee-LOH-fuh]
  Many-crested.
• potatorum [poh-tuh-TOR-um]
  Of drinkers; referring to a plant’s use in brewing beer.
• quadricolor [KWAD-ri-kol-or]
  Four colored.
• variegata [var-ee-GAY-tuh]
  Variegated.
• wislizenii [wis-liz-EN-ee-eye]
  Named for Frederick Adolf Wislizenus, 19th century German physician and amateur botanist who collected in the southwestern U.S..