Sulcorebutia arenacea – Beautiful Bloomers

Sulcorebutia arenacea – Beautiful Bloomers

These cacti are attractive, dense little plants that produce large displays of vivid, orange-yellow blooms throughout spring and early summer. I picked one up in late 2021, and have been enamored with the attractive, dense growth since.  Distribution  These are native...
Growing the stapeliad Huernia pendurata

Growing the stapeliad Huernia pendurata

This funky looking plant is an easy to grow, fairly hardy stapeliad that produces unique flowers consistently through its blooming season. I’ve had mine just under a year, and absolutely adore it.  Origins This is a nursery hybrid between H. hystrix and H....
Care Diary: Astrophytum capricorne

Care Diary: Astrophytum capricorne

Many people love the Astrophytum myriostigma and its lack of spines (and many cultivars), but there’s a different cactus in the Astrophytum genus that holds my heart: Astrophytum capricorne. There are, as with the myriostigma, many cultivars and clones of this...