... Okay, it appears as though my little mamillaria cactus is shrinking. Remember how big it'd gotten from one of the pictures I shared? (You can view the entry to see them again.)

Well, apparently it looks as though it's shrunk back down to it's original size or just a teeeeeensy bit taller.

... Is this normal? There aren't any odd colorations going ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm going to try my hand at a Moon or two in a couple weeks (PROVIDED MY WALLET DECIDES TO COME BACK TO ME), and I was wondering if there were any notes that I need to pay special attention to. I've had a Moon before, but for whatever reason the Moon died off and I had just the stock left (which is still growing totally crazy, will ( Read more... )

 So it's finally warm enough for my Hoya to come outside and now it's all spotty and the leaves are falling off!! It grows so slowly, I hate to see it deteriorate like this. Can you help me?( My pictures. )

I got my paddle plant last summer and have never had one before. When I Google, I can't really find the answer I am looking for ( Read more... )

Well, I bring you lovely gardening and plant lovers several pictures of a few cacti for identification!

( Follow the fake cut! )

I figure that the link is easier than posting 8 images, either linked to them or embedded under a cut.

... Yes, I was being lazy (-_-;)

But I did get my numbering on them right this time!! :o I went through them twice to fix ( Read more... )

MY "BARREL" CACTUS IS FLOWERING. *Dances around wildly.* It's got three little purpley-pink flower buds on it so far! :D  A fourth one is trying to grow and I think I saw a fourth possible spot, if not a fourth AND fifth!! *Dances excitedly.* I'll be posting pictures of it later :3 I need to figure out where the hell my battery charger went (-3-)  ( Read more... )

Hi there! My boss sometimes asks me to maintain her cacti garden, and asked me to remove an invasive species from several of the pots. She said I could take one home if I like, so I took the youngest one and it's been growing very speedily on my window sill. Problem is, I don't know what species it is.

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So I'm needing  a check to make sure that the two cacti I have living together is a good idea...

The first is a picture of the "configuration" of the two, then close pictures to tell what kind they are (since I don't know their specific latin names) so people can scream at me "OMFGDON'TDOTHAT!!" if they so wish to :3

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Ok. So, after a rough winter last year (bad light and a drafty apartment) and two different moves, I have a motley collection of aging succulents, and a few new acquisitions to replace my losses... I live in Vancouver, BC (not sure of the zone #). I don't claim to be an expert, but I am a passionate enthusiast. I tend to refer to them as male, and ( Read more... )

Could anyone suggest an on-line store for cactuses and succulents. Or better yet, offline one in New York city. I want some plants I dont seem to find in any regular plant stores, nurseries or botanical garden's store.
Thank you in advance.