The Succulents and Pottery Compulsion

My daughter Noe got me interested in succulents in early 2016 and ever since we've been on a quest!!! Naturally with so many new plants around, we needed pots to put all of them into. The typical pots you can buy from the big box stores just don't have character that suits these incredibly interesting plants. So we've both been making our own pottery. And now we're branching out into other plants - Aeroids, Orchids and Citrus!!! Check out what our green thumbs have been doing!!!

Friday, September 21, 2018

Dragon Fruit Cactus Flowering

Not the first time I've posted this -

But I can never get enough of this flower!!!

September 2018 CSSH Meeting

Astrophytums were the topic.

Angel gave me a 10 year old bonsai'ed Moringa olifera.

And Randy brought in his Alula

Awesome meeting!!!

Monday, September 10, 2018

Euphorbia platyclada Update September 9, 2018

I recently repotted these plants into slight larger accommodations. I am totally intrigued by the coloration. It seems to be getting stronger with direct sunlight.

Cyphostemma sp Madagascar Seedling Update

Here's an update on the Cyphostemma sp Madagascar seedling. The true leaves are starting to emerge from the central growth point. The cotyledons are now turning green.

I think it is safe to say this plant is doing well.

And here is the parent plant also doing rather nicely.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Ferocactus latispinus

I've been getting pretty picky with plants that I bring home now. After the Hurricane Lane preps and unpreps, I am in a mode of cutting back to the really uncommon or super unusual plants, compact plants, and plants that do not need a tremendous amount of care. This one fits the bill -

Sunday, September 2, 2018

What It Says...

Ha ha ha!!!