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Poppies

Posted June 1, 2023 4:47 pm & filed under California Native Plants.

Matilija Poppy

Romneya coulteri

Sempervivum

Posted May 24, 2023 1:16 pm & filed under Succulents.

Sempervivum with lots of summer color

Cactus Flowers

Posted May 17, 2023 1:39 pm & filed under Cactus, Photography.

Cactus flower season!

Echinopsis grandiflora hybrids in full bloom for your enjoyment.

Blooming Cactus

Posted May 16, 2023 12:42 pm & filed under Cactus, Photography.

It’s blooming cactus season right here at your friendly local Cactus Jungle

Rebutia marsoneri

Starburst

Posted May 13, 2023 1:46 pm & filed under Cactus Jungle, Succulents.

New hybrid, Aeonium “Starburst” with parent plant “Sunburst”

#cactusjungle #cactusjunglemarin
#aeonium #succulent

San Pedro Cactus

Posted May 12, 2023 10:57 am & filed under Cactus, Cactus Jungle.

It’s true! Our new crop of 1g San Pedros are in stock!

Foxtail Agave

Posted April 13, 2023 10:03 am & filed under Agaves, Berkeley Succulents.

Agave attenuata
Virginia Street, Berkeley

These seem to have come through our rough winter pretty nicely! Possibly because they’re up aginst a house, in a somewhat protected spot, under an eave. Good job!

Aeoniums, San Francisco

Posted March 22, 2023 6:57 pm & filed under San Francisco.

Aeoniums Schwartzkopf and arboreum, #2744, in the Sunset, near the beach, in San Francisco California!

Coneflower

Posted March 18, 2023 11:54 am & filed under Berkeley Gardens.

Leucadendron “Safari Goldstrike”

Cedar Street, Berkeley

Echinopsis “Big Bob”

Posted March 5, 2023 10:21 am & filed under Cactus, Cactus Jungle.

I have no idea if this is just something someone told us this was called, but we’ve been growing a few of these extra fat San Pedros and they are ready for sale. Echinopsis pachanoi “Big Bob”. Is this a real name? Did we just make this up? Don’t know! But since we are not currently cultivating them and since I can’t get a confirmation on the name, I’m not adding it to our online encyclopedia. Enjoy them while you can!

Port of San Francisco

Posted February 24, 2023 3:54 pm & filed under Agaves, San Francisco.

Agave attenuata at the Port of San Francisco. So many Agaves! 😀

Foxtail Agave

Posted February 22, 2023 2:28 pm & filed under Photography, San Francisco.

Agave attenuata blooms just starting out.

Main Street, San Francisco

Aeoniums, San Francisco

Posted February 21, 2023 11:33 am & filed under San Francisco.

Aeonium arboreum massing in wood planter boxes at the family friendly Spark Social food truck park in Mission Bay. Everything is delicious.

Aloe Safari Rose

Posted February 14, 2023 11:25 am & filed under Photography.

This one is Aloe “Safari Rose” which I almost like as much as the other Aloe Safaris. But my new macro lens does a pretty good job up close on those rosy flowers! Thanks, Dad.

Aloe Safari Orange

Posted February 13, 2023 9:36 am & filed under Bay Area Succulents, Photography.

I want you all to know that just because I write these blog posts in a first-person chatty style doesn’t mean that I’m a chatty AI bot, I’m a real person! I have real feelings and likes and dislikes too. And I like these Safari series Aloes. This one is Aloe “Safari Orange”.

Cactus!

Posted October 23, 2022 12:55 pm & filed under Cactus.

Leuchtenbergia principis really throws that whole artichoke discussion out the window. This one is the Agave Cactus. The Cactus Agave? The Artichoke Agave Cactus? I can’t keep it all straight anymore. These are small right now, but will grow big and fat. Like an articho… agav… …like a cactus.

Artichoke as Metaphor

Posted September 30, 2022 12:34 pm & filed under Berkeley Succulents, Photography, Succulents.

Obregonia denegrii looks enough like an artichoke that some people call it the Artichoke Cactus, not to be confused with Agave parryi truncata which is known as the Artichoke Agave. Maybe instead of comparing unrelated plants to artichokes, we should call the delicious and valuable artichoke the Pulque Vegetable.

Rusty Sedums

Posted September 28, 2022 2:59 pm & filed under Photography, Succulents.

Sedum “Firecracker” turns rusty red colors in the fall, any day now!

Red Echeveria

Posted September 27, 2022 1:42 pm & filed under Berkeley Succulents.

Echeveria “Red Baron” was only available at our Marin store. But now it’s in Berkeley too!

Buy now for local delivery? Yes!

4 inch Echeveria Red Baron

Crassula “Sunset”

Posted September 24, 2022 9:57 am & filed under Succulents.

Crassula ovata “Sunset” have had a bit of a rough month with the recent heat, but this one looks good!

Red Succulent Questions

Posted July 29, 2022 11:15 am & filed under Questions.

Hello
While visiting Santa Barbara Mission I came across this plant. Questions
Is it an agave? Is it always red or only because it’s outside and in direct sun ?
Or Is it red due to maturity?

Inquisitive minds want to know
Thanks
Emma (more…)

We Get Questions

Posted June 14, 2022 12:32 pm & filed under Questions.

Not sure where this question comes to us from, but the signs outside the window may provide a clue.

hey there, i just bought a thin tall cactus that i really wanna take good care of but none of the apps or interent helped me out in identifying it- Any reccomendations would be lovely, thanks a lot!

Have a great day,
Irem

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Succulents San Francisco

Posted April 24, 2022 5:58 pm & filed under Bay Area Gardens, San Francisco, Succulents.

Succulent garden

Lawton Street San Francisco

Aeoniums San Francisco

Posted April 10, 2022 1:30 pm & filed under San Francisco, Succulents.

Collection of street Aeoniums starting to bloom for summer, 39th St, Outer Richmond, San Francisco

Black Spot on my Cactus

Posted April 3, 2022 7:08 am & filed under Questions.

Hi Cactus Jungle,

May I ask, do you know why this cactus body is become black spot?
I just bought my plant last week. Yesterday I clean the brown patch (dead scale) from the cactus body.. However, the spot that I clean become black spot.. Today I tried to clean that again and scratch & wipe it using alcohol. However the wound is turn to black again.. Is it normal? Is it a disease and can it spread to next plant? Do I need to repot the plant?

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