Pink as Pepto-Bismol in the Cactus Garden

by | Jun 6, 2013 | Blooming Now

May is the month I always look forward to in terms of cactus flowers. My cold hardy cactus out in the big cactus garden traditionally start to bloom the second week in May. This year with the terrible weather and the late freezes, the echinocereus, commonly called...

Neoporteria

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Blooming Now

Neoporteria. I bought this cactus several years ago because I liked the white spines, but was very pleasantly surprised and pleased when it bloomed-and bloomed and bloomed! The flowers last four or five days, and it will bloom off and on all year. So I highly...

Mammillaria Echinocactus Echinopsis

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Blooming Now

  Mammillaria echinocactus echinopsis before blooming. The buds are becoming visible around the last ring of wooly aeroles. This picture was taken on January 20, 2013. This is the same plant on February 13, 2013.  The buds are beginning to open. On February...

Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana, Yellow

by | Feb 15, 2013 | Blooming Now

I have shared the red kalanchoe with you earlier, and it is blooming even more now- but here is the same plant in yellow. This kalanchoe will bloom off and on all year, so it is a nice additions to your collection. There is also a pink variety, but I don’t have that...

Aloe Variegata

by | Feb 13, 2013 | Blooming Now

Aloe variegata hybrid. I took these two pictures on February 2nd. A short eight days later, two more blooms appeared- Bless its heart! Just blooming its little head off! The plant itself is attractive; the blooms are fun. I highly recommend it for your...