by Jen Greene | May 2, 2023 | Aloes, Succulents
I keep telling myself I have enough aloe hybrids, that I don’t need more, and where am I even going to put them, anyway? But then I see a new one at a local show or club meeting, and of course, it just has to come home with me. These are so easy to care for,...
by Jen Greene | Mar 14, 2023 | Succulents
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....
by Jen Greene | Nov 30, 2022 | Mesembs
My visit to Steve Hammer’s greenhouses included a number of amazing mesembs that weren’t the typical lithops or conophytums most people think of. Like Steve, I love these other mesembs! There’s so much to discover in the Aizoaceae family, which is...
by Jen Greene | Nov 25, 2022 | Mesembs
As I said earlier, I took hundreds of photos when I visited Steve’s, but I’ve cherry picked the best to post here. Steve was a wealth of knowledge, kind, friendly, and it was wonderful to visit. His assistant, Oakes, was also extremely kind and helpful in...
by Jen Greene | Nov 23, 2022 | Mesembs
These photos are of named species that I could identify, although I won’t claim any expertise in what’s what. I personally struggle to grow conophytums, or at least I have in years past. I think I tried too hard with them before; too much water in their...
by Jen Greene | Nov 21, 2022 | Mesembs
While there were oodles of Lithops at Steve’s place, what was truly special was the sheer quantity of amazing specimen Conophytum. They were all just starting to wake up for the winter growth season, and beginning to bloom. It was interesting to talk Conos with...
