by Jen Greene | Apr 4, 2023 | Cacti, Gymnocalycium
This cute little cactus is one of the first Gymnocalycium species I ever took home – excluding the ubiquitous Moon Cactus, of course. It was my first foray into less common cactus species, and I was enamored with the deep red-pink color of the body. Little did...
by Jen Greene | Mar 21, 2023 | Cacti, Rebutia
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...
by Jen Greene | Mar 7, 2023 | Astrophytum, Cacti
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...
by Jen Greene | Feb 28, 2023 | Astrophytum, Cacti
These small little cacti are extremely popular for how small they stay and their complete lack of spines. They grow in a single, small globe shape, with their growing and blooming season in summer. Grown well, they are rarely more than 3” tall, and can get as wide...
by Jen Greene | Feb 21, 2023 | Cacti, Ferocactus
This little cactus has the dubious distinction of having a ridiculous number of genera ascribed to it. I recently entered mine in our winter cactus club show & sale, since as a winter bloomer, it’s a fantastic little cactus to show. Deciding on the category...
by Jen Greene | Dec 14, 2022 | Cacti, Gymnocalycium
I am, of course, obsessed with the Gymnocalycium genus. As a part of that, I have a habit of picking up pairs of species I haven’t seen before any time I spot them. Gymnocalycium andreae is no exception. I spotted these as small plants at Grigsby’s cactus...
