by Jen Greene | Jun 7, 2021 | Aloes, Astrophytum, Cacti, Gymnocalycium, Mesembs, Pilosocereus
Growing cacti and succulents from seed is an exciting idea. For many growers, growing from seed may be the most inexpensive way to get a highly coveted species. In some cases, it can be an ideal way to get extremely rare or hard to grow species (very common for mesemb... 
by Jen Greene | May 26, 2021 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrids are a little harder to find information for in regards to care, particularly when you compare them to a specific species (which usually has locale data associated). When you find an ambiguously labeled “star aloe hybrid”, what should you do... 
by Jen Greene | Apr 16, 2021 | Aloes, Succulents
With spring in full swing in San Diego, many plants are starting to wake up. I’ll do a quick tour of my aloe hybrids in this post, which are beginning to really expand their growth or produce regular bloom stalks. I’ve been doing some intentional... 
by Jen Greene | Dec 23, 2020 | Aloes, Echeveria, Succulents
Ah, winter. The cacti all go to sleep, and the succulents start to put on a show. While cactus care in winter is pretty cut and dry – literally – succulents are a much more mixed bag. Some species go dormant and stop growing, while others happily... 
by Jen Greene | Dec 11, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Krakatoa” – designer aloe cultivar These are funky, fun looking hybrids. The word Krakatoa is Indonesian-ish in origin (people who study word etymology could probably give you a more detailed answer on that, but I present Wikipedia as... 
by Jen Greene | Dec 9, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Sidewinder” – designer aloe cultivar I’ve been slowly accumulating aloe hybrids along with true aloe species, as there’s plenty to enjoy about either. This hybrid, Sidewinder, was briefly available at one of my regular... 