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...
by Jen Greene | Dec 7, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Purple People Eater” – designer aloe cultivar This hybrid was what sealed it for me to try and start collecting more designer hybrids. At the nursery, these had a glowing look to them, and were distinctly unlike any hybrid I’d ever...
by Jen Greene | Nov 11, 2020 | Mesembs, Succulents
Growing Lithops in Cultivation Poor, poor lithops. An extremely popular plant, in large part because it looks like you are growing a pot of butts, but one that is often poorly cared for and dies a slow, sad death at the hands of beginner succulent keepers worldwide....
by Jen Greene | Oct 28, 2020 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants
New in the collection as of October Because I have what some people might consider “a problem”, I tend to add anywhere from a handful to a few dozen new plants to the collection each month. Since they won’t have any care history or series of photos...
by Jen Greene | Oct 21, 2020 | Cacti, Succulents
If Everyone Says It, It Must Be True As you get deeper and deeper into the plant rabbit hole, a common piece of advice we’ve all received (or thought we’ve learned) is that you can’t water your plants when they’ll be exposed to direct sunlight....
