by Jen Greene | Sep 15, 2024 | Cacti, Succulents
Fair warning for anyone who’s a regular reader: This isn’t an image-heavy post, and is a long read. I’m finally home from our monthly cactus club meeting, and I’m fired up – this month’s talk was a fantastic lecture from Kal...
by Jen Greene | Jul 2, 2024 | Aloes, Cacti, Succulents
Read the Previous Recaps: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Alright, we’re finally wrapping up the summer show & sale! Before I started, I thought this would be a nice little 2 post series to show some of the coolest stuff that I thought to take pictures of… but...
by Jen Greene | Jun 28, 2024 | Cacti
See the previous posts… Part 1 Part 2 Continuing the discussion on cacti from the last post about the show highlights, we’ll continue through the rest of the cactus category. Compared to the intensely popular Ariocarpus and Astrophytum, these categories...
by Jen Greene | Jun 26, 2024 | Cacti
Part 1 can be seen here! And now…My favorites! I am deeply partial to cacti over succulents, in part because they hold up so well to my benign neglect. I also enjoy the shape they grow in, and for my favorite species, the spines are attractive as well. Most of...
by Jen Greene | Jan 17, 2024 | Cacti
This article first appeared in the SDCSS monthly newsletter, and references the local club meeting. Coryphantha! A genus you may or may not have heard of – they’re native to Mexico and even up into the Southwest US. In recent years, some species have become...
