by Jen Greene | Jan 24, 2024 | Ariocarpus, Cacti
Ariocarpus is a wild genus. With the rise of plant popularity during COVID, these went from a relatively niche cactus, popular among experienced growers but almost unheard of otherwise, to incredibly in demand and fetching insane prices. Unlike the tropical plants...
by Jen Greene | Jan 17, 2024 | Cacti
This article first appeared in the SDCSS monthly newsletter, and references the local club meeting. Coryphantha! A genus you may or may not have heard of – they’re native to Mexico and even up into the Southwest US. In recent years, some species have become...
by Jen Greene | Jan 3, 2024 | Cacti, Succulents
As you begin to sink further and further into the addiction – sorry, the hobby – of cactus and succulent collecting, you’ll encounter the phrase “hard grown”. What does it mean? Why do people like (or dislike) it? Should you be doing it?...
by Jen Greene | Sep 9, 2023 | Cacti, Copiapoa
I’ll preface this right away with the caveat that I have only been growing my ‘poas for the last 3 or 4 years. Compared to the venerated growers who have had some of their plants for decades, I am still a novice copiapoa grower myself. Having said that...
by Jen Greene | Jul 4, 2023 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants
Apologies to anyone who typically visits my blog each week, eager to see a new post about a new plant, or an update to existing specimens. The last couple months have had a lot of chaos happening for me personally, and I needed to take a step back from writing so I...
by Jen Greene | May 16, 2023 | Cacti, Echinocereus
I originally picked these up intending purely to resell all of them, but was so enchanted by the flowers when they bloomed before I could list them that I ended up keeping two. They’re attractive even without the blooms, and a small enough size that...
