Blogs on cacti

Little stars or Christmas lights ...

Since many members think the flowers on my epiphytic cactus look Christmassy I thought I'd write a blog about it ... It...

1,2,3 ...

Parodia comarapana is a small cactus in my collection, which has bright orange flowers, and it has flowered this year … First...

Rhipsalis

Not all cacti grow in arid places. Some grow as epiphytes on the branches of trees in the tropical forests of mid and south...

Half a Century of Friendship ! (Part Two)

Part Two continued from previous blog ... a long story. A week before Christmas 1965, a man living up the road from us suddenly...

Resilient Cacti

My cacti and succulents had to manage without any attention at all from August until the end of October, because of circumstances...

Count down

Hello-I did get some shots this year and all eleven blooms flowered at the same time and that is a first-usually it flowers...

Jewels of the desert :)

Some of my cacti have small flowers, which look like jewels when they glisten in the sunshine, and they have given a good...

Gymnocalycium pflanzii

Gymnocalycium pflanzii is a cactus from Bolivia, Paraguay and North of Argentina. It grows in deep rich soil, in sunny rocky...

Exotic Desert Flowers

I started collecting cacti when I was a teenager, back in the 1960s. I initially became interested in their morphology-they...

Mighty cactus for Hywel

Snapped by no.2 son on his travels-sorry don't know where it is-somewhere in the Americas!

Flowering Cacti

Here are some photos of my cacti that have flowered this year ... There are many ! . 1-Species that grow in north and central...

A wonderful display !

This cactus has produced the most wonderful show of flowers this year. It's never been so good ! It had 7 blooms all open...

Cactus berries

Last year I had some lovely flowers on my cactus Neochilenia crispa. Maybe some of you will remember them, from the photos...

Tropical Forest Cacti

Here are some examples of cacti that don't live in deserts. They grow in tropical forests, as epiphytes on trees and in rock...

Cactus Care Blog

! ! Long blog-only for those interested in the care of cacti. .......................................................................................................... Several...

Cactus country for Hywel --Part1

Around Phoenix Arizona. I have collected these pictures from our visit to Arizona this year. Some are from the present visit...

The Teddy Bear's Ears

Once upon a time there was a cold frame ... .... and in the cold frame lived lots of cacti. One day, one of the cacti,...

Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona)

Perhaps three of the ugliest plants we have. Most of the year our trio just sit in the corner of the conservatory, but in...

cacti colour change

Had a panic attack yesterday when mealy bugs set up home on a couple of my cactus...one cactus had to go in the bin and the...

What a Find

I think this is the find of the century, £5.00 plus postage, off e bay, all the way from Poland. 30 of the little baby Cactus. And...

Cactus or not cactus ... that is the question

I've noticed when I buy succulent plants, they are often labelled 'cactus' even when they are not. And I also notice many...

My First Plant,A Cactus

Hi, I am really new to gardening and I bought a cactus! I do not know what type it is, I'll show a picture of it.

Cactus

After looking at Hywel's blog on her cacti I had to share this with you, by the way Hywel I thought your cacti were amazing! This...

Especially for Hywel...An afternoon at St Andrews Botanic Gardens

Yesterday a friend and I visited St Andrews Botanic Garden. I haven't been for...must be 10 years anyway. So, firstly we...

HELP CACTI

Wondered if anyone can give the instructions on how to look after these(do not know the name off them) and what do with all...

Cactus Corner Complete (Container cactus)

Thanks to the inspiration and helpful suggestions by some of the members, the cactus garden is complete. While I had a number...

"Is that all there is?"

I'm like Lily, there just aren't too many flowers to photograph lately, and you've seen my quince (japonica) white and red...

Repotting a large cactus (repeated from my old page)

Another repeated blog from my old deleted page :- I have some cacti that I got many years ago as a teenager. Some of them...

Colorado - Cactus

When we lived in Colorado it was in the San Luis Valley, which was a high alpine desert. Some of the most interesting plants...

Re-Potting My Old & New Cactis

May this Year i purchased my 1st 3 Cactis :) & Yesterday i Purchased 3 more different 1s! When i stood them all together...

cacti surprise

a gardening friend rang me ans said i have to come over immediately. when i arrived she showed me a cacti flower about to...

Keeping Cactus Happy

Seen some wonderful Cactus Photos here on GOY that Members Hywel, Sandra, Trees&Things, Mikec & Drfadin have loaded...

My Succulents and cacti shed

I spent the day facing up to the devistation the frost has done to my succulents and cacti. I run a small nursery specialising...