A Different Ariocarpus
My newest ariocarpus is Ariocarpus fissuratus Godzilla,a new variety most likely from Japan. The Japanese are real fans of ariocarpus and adeniums and have done some amazing things developing new varieties of both. Godzilla is a very green plant with nubby skin on its...
Holiday Treasures and the Thunderstorm
I had been looking forward to the Holiday Treasures vendor weekend, especially during October getting things ready to go. So Friday, October 31, plants, books, and pecans were all organized and ready to go. We loaded up and proceeded to set up at the Bailey County...
Flowers at Night?
I had been watching my Ariocarpus bravoanus for several days anxiously waiting for it to bloom. Then on Tuesday (October 22), there it was! You can see some of the plant in this picture. The next day the Ariocarpus agavoides next to the bravoanus also opened. You have...
A Fort Worth Weekend
I traveled to Fort Worth last weekend for the annual Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies (TACSS) fall seminar and wound up also enjoying the Fort Worth Botanical Garden, the private garden of Ross and Karen Floyd, and had a glimpse of how the big boys...
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