by Jen Greene | Dec 30, 2020 | Echeveria, Succulents
Echeveria hortencia was a succulent I was very happy to stumble upon last year – I love the dark colored, almost purple hues of the leaves. It looks exceptional when contrasted against anything with a slate blue or powdery white color, such as my Agave...
by Jen Greene | Dec 23, 2020 | Aloes, Echeveria, Succulents
Ah, winter. The cacti all go to sleep, and the succulents start to put on a show. While cactus care in winter is pretty cut and dry – literally – succulents are a much more mixed bag. Some species go dormant and stop growing, while others happily...
by Jen Greene | Dec 16, 2020 | Tropical Plants
Anthurium Care is Definitely a Learning Curve Alternatively, “How I have almost killed my clarinervium, but it survived anyway” I love velvet-leaf Anthuriums. I love the velvety dark leaves, the striking contrast of the veins, the texture of the leaves,...
by Jen Greene | Dec 11, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Krakatoa” – designer aloe cultivar These are funky, fun looking hybrids. The word Krakatoa is Indonesian-ish in origin (people who study word etymology could probably give you a more detailed answer on that, but I present Wikipedia as...
by Jen Greene | Dec 9, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Sidewinder” – designer aloe cultivar I’ve been slowly accumulating aloe hybrids along with true aloe species, as there’s plenty to enjoy about either. This hybrid, Sidewinder, was briefly available at one of my regular...
