by Jen Greene | Feb 15, 2026 | Mesembs, Succulents
Conophytums are one of those mesembs that can really grab your attention, your interest, and your obsession – but then also be enormously challenging to grow and keep alive. In fact, I’d argue that they’re up there as one of *the* most challenging...
by Jen Greene | Oct 11, 2025 | Succulents
You, like me, may have seen the flowers for these stapeliads online somewhere and thought to yourself “I’m good at growing plants. I could totally grow these. I would love to see the flowers!” I too had those thoughts. I too thought it would be...
by Jen Greene | Jul 13, 2025 | Mesembs
When it comes to growing Lithops, the color, pattern, texture, and number of heads that the species tend to develop are all potential factors into the choice of which species to grow. Do you like a lot of deep, bright colors? Do you want your specimens to produce many...
by Jen Greene | Apr 26, 2025 | Mesembs, Succulents
When you’re growing a plant that is a seasonal grower – one that only produces new growth once a year – it can be extremely hard to figure out how to correct weird growth that is less than “perfect”. In Lithops, this is most often...
by Jen Greene | Nov 9, 2024 | Mesembs, Succulents
I’ve been growing many of my lithops for several years now, and I’m far overdue for some detailed posts about the specific species in my collection! I’ll start off with the popular and enormously easy to grow Lithops lesliei – a distinctive...
by Jen Greene | Oct 23, 2024 | Aloes, Succulents
Ahhh, aloe mites. The bane of most aloe growers’ existence. If you’ve been diligently collecting your aloes for years, growing several in the ground for those giant trees, the last thing you want to see is one of those little cancerous looking lumps. While...
