by Jen Greene | Oct 27, 2021 | Cacti, Mesembs, Succulents, Tropical Plants
One of the best things about being part of the plant community is that there’s always something to learn and share with others who grow. Every grower has their own tricks and knowledge gleaned from their collection, and sharing that knowledge helps elevate us...
by Jen Greene | Sep 23, 2021 | Cacti, Mesembs, Succulents, Tropical Plants
Earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to be on the podcast If Plants Could Talk! I brought in a handful of my larger tropical plants, and we spent over an hour discussing plants, reptiles, shipping, and what it’s like slinging plants on the side. At the...
by Jen Greene | Jul 14, 2021 | Agaves, Aloes, Astrophytum, Cacti, Copiapoa, Echeveria, Ferocactus, Gymnocalycium, Mesembs, Notocactus, Pilosocereus, Succulents
I’ve been slacking a little lately in adding new species to the collection pages, as well as keeping my posting routine consistent – and there’s a good reason for that! For the last couple months, a massive chunk of my free time has been spent on...
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 | Apr 20, 2021 | Mesembs, Succulents
Originally printed in Volume 56, Number 04 of Espinas Y Flores – the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society Newsletter for April 2021. For many of us, the experience of first spotting a split rock is the same: walking through the nursery or garden center, and...
by Jen Greene | Mar 17, 2021 | Mesembs, Succulents
Caring for the Karoo Rose, or Lapidaria margaretae, is refreshingly easy and straightforward for a mesemb. Similar to Split Rocks, they are a fairly forgiving species that puts up with most novice mistakes. It’s the lone species in its genus, although it used to...
