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Care Diary: Pleiospilos nelii, the Split Rock Plant
Mesembs! My favorite plant group. I'll be talking about the humble Pleiospilos nelii in this post, a cute little plant that is the gateway drug into succulents for many people. Pleiospilos nelii, the split rock plant The common name for this particular plant is the...
Care Diary: Echeveria Tippy Korean Import vs Domestically Grown
Echeveria "Tippy" is in my top ten favorite hybrids, despite how common it tends to be. You can find Echeveria "Tippy" either as an imported hybrid or at your nearest big box store, with a corresponding price point. I've seen them available in clearance bins, as large...
The Difference Between US Grown vs. Imported Succulents
Succulent species and hybrids are wildly popular, and there are nearly infinite hybrids and crosses as well as cultivars available on the market for any collector to find. For those new to the hobby, or even those who have been around a while but are just exploring...
How to Grow Senecio rowleyanus, or String of Pearls succulent
String of Pearls, or Senecio rowleyanus, are one of the absolute most popular succulents out there. They're extremely distinct, and even people who aren't super familiar with succulents, houseplants, or greenand growing things in general would probably recognize...
Care Diary: Alocasia “Okinawa Silver” vs Variegated Alocasia odora
Alocasia "Okinawa Silver" is a beautiful form of variegated Alocasia odora. There are two distinct types of variegated Alocasia odora (at least, as far as I understand); a typical variegated plant with cream to white variegation, and the silver, which has white to...
Care Diary: Echeveria hortencia
Echeveria hortencia was a succulent I was very happy to stumble upon last year - I love the dark colored, almost purple hues of the leaves. It looks exceptional when contrasted against anything with a slate blue or powdery white color, such as my Agave "Black and...
Winter Succulent Care and Selection: Choosing Beautiful Winter Growers
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 continue to drink...
How to Care for Anthurium clarinervium
Anthurium Care is Definitely a Learning Curve Alternatively, "How I have almost killed my clarinervium, but it survived anyway" I love velvet-leaf Anthuriums. I love the velvety dark leaves, the striking contrast of the veins, the texture of the leaves, all of it. I...
Care Diary: Designer Aloe Hybrid “Krakatoa”
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 where I'm grabbing...
Care Diary: Designer Aloe Hybrid, “Sidewinder”
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 wholesale suppliers earlier this...