

Meet the Peruvian Old Man Cactus. Espostoa Lanata. This cactus makes a wonderful house plant. It is very slow growing and rarely needs watering. Continue reading


Meet the Peruvian Old Man Cactus. Espostoa Lanata. This cactus makes a wonderful house plant. It is very slow growing and rarely needs watering. Continue reading

Niguel Botanical Preserve is only nine miles from our house, but we had never heard of it until two weeks ago. Last Saturday we took a scooter ride to have a look. Continue reading

This Fishbone Cactus was given to me by my neighbor. It is a stem cutting and already had a bud when I planted it in dry well drained soil. Continue reading

I added a Haworthia fasciata, sometimes called a Zebra Plant to my succulent collection back in 2017. Continue reading

It’s almost Thanksgiving, and my Thanksgiving Cactus is blooming right on schedule. Last year I purchased several plants that were labeled Holiday Cactus. That started me researching the difference between a Thanksgiving Cactus and a Christmas Cactus. If you would like to learn the difference, you can read about it in my posts from last year.

Here is a second photo of the same plant. It has many blossoms opening. I have several other Thanksgiving Cacti that are beginning to flower and I will post them as the blossoms open.