by Jen Greene | Jun 16, 2021 | Agaves
Agave warrelliana is an extremely uncommon, if not quite rare, species of agave that is very challenging to find information about. I picked up mine from a friend who had his original plant from Rancho Soledad nursery – very likely from a decade or more ago, if...
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 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 | 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 | 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...
