Cactus Blog 

Lola on 9th St in Berkeley has little succulent pots hanging out at the side door.

Otaara “Hsu Shin”

Agave colorata

4 to 6 feet, very few pups. Broad and toothy. Hardy to 20F.

It’s November already? It must be time for Mixed Succulents, Terrariums, Hanging Wall Panels, and Succulent Wreaths. Yes it is.

And here we see the start of the November season with a fancy mixed pot. How fancy? I count 3 lovely little succulents in one locally made hypertufa pot. Is that a Sedum? yes it is! and there’s a Sedeveria and a Crassula too. So that’s good.

These are the blooms on one of our Nepenthes sanguinea, and it appears we have a female! Seeds, too?

First up we have an Aloe

A single tubular aloe bloom. How nice!

Aloe plicatilis
Fan Aloe

12ft (5ft. in Bay Area) large thick trunk, broad canopy

Hardy to 25F
Full Sun to Part Sun
Cactus Soil
Low Water

And this little pretty is from a hybrid Echeveria. You can’t really tell from the flower what the plant is in the case of these Echeveria Hybrids but this one is…

Echeveria “Baron Bold”

Click the link for pictures of the rosettes.

Broad, open, solitary rosette. Rust-red in full sun.

Hardy to 25F
Full Sun to Part Sun
Cactus Soil
Low Water

It begins. Succulent Wreath Season.

Rainy day

It’s my latest of an annual roundup of cactus costumes just in time for Halloween. Not in time for you to get any of these copied or bought to use yourself, though. It’s too late for that.

So enjoy!

Dancing Cactus with Backup Dancers

It’s a Cactus costume that doubles as a fancy top hat for the rest of the year. Nice!

Katy Perry Cowboy Birthday Party

Robyn, Katy Perry, and Jeremy Scott at Katy’s Wild West Ho Down Throwdown birthday party.
Photo: The Cobrasnake

Cactus Man Halloween Costume

And the clear winner is this one. It looks like it took a lot of work. No slipping a plastic costume on here.

Jones Street Berkeley
Aeonium clump, low growing, click to enlarge so you can really see the whole thing.

@CactusJungle the fall blooms on my Saguaro in high desert. Enjoy pic.twitter.com/YDP4PZuvaV

— AC Guy (@hunnybunny0420) October 19, 2014

Seventh Street, Berkeley
Aloe arborescens in bloom

Parker Street, Berkeley
Mixed Succulents in a Barrel

The Rare Barrel brews beers, especially sour beers, which seems to be the latest craze. But here we see they put some succulents in a barrel instead. Delicious!

Do we have some Opuntias for you! Today we feature Beavertails and Prickly Pears..

Opuntia “Baby Rita”

Opuntia basilaris v caudata

Opuntia “Burbank Spineless”

That’s done delicious looking fruit!

Mammillaria parkinsonii
Owl’s eye pincushion

Slow branching; to 6″ cylindrical; woolly between spines. Hardy to 25F

8th Street Berkeley

Aloe plicatilis, Kalanchoe thyrsifolia and Oscularia deltoides. Nice!

Any idea what this might be ….?

None of the owners seems to know; it’s been a pass-along plant among neighbors. Sadly, I’m not a neighbor or I’d snag one.

Cheers,
Walt

Walt,

We don’t know the species but we think it’s some type of Kalanchoe.

Peter

9th Street Berkeley
Graptoveria “Dusty”

Grayson Street, Berkeley

Agave Attenuata, showing a little bit of damage from the recent heat wave. Drought!

 
Dudleya brittonii
Baja California
 
18″ rosettes on single stems with chalky leaves. Looks best if dry through the summer months – avoid overhead watering.
 
Hardy to 20F 
Full Sun to Part Sun
Cactus Soil
Low Water

Haworthia resendeana
1-1/2″rosettes elongate to 6″l.; pups at base; shade tolerant
 
Hardy to 30F 
Part Sun to Part Shade
Cactus Soil
Low Water

 
Crassula capitella

South Africa
 
Mat-forming, branching from base. Bright red in sun.
 
Hardy to 28F 
Full Sun to Part Shade
Cactus Soil
Low Water

Buddleia davidii “Buzz Purple”
Dwarf Butterfly Bush
 
Asian Hybrid
Semi-Evergreen Perennial

Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water: Moderate
Size: 2 to 3ft.

Beautiful compact plant only 24″ tall in container. Stunning purple inflorescence. Great for patios and smaller gardens. Hardy to below 0F.

Idria columnaris

Baja California Native. Thick base, dormant in summer; Slow to 50ft. 50ft? Wow. Very slow. So so slow…

Hardy to 20F.

Euphorbia “Ruby Glow”
 
 
European Hybrid
Evergreen Perennial

Sun: Full to Moderate Sun
Water: Drought Tolernat
Size: 18″

Foliage changes color throughout the year: Bright red in spring fading to almost black by late summer. Lime-green bloom sprays spring/summer. Deer-resistant. Hardy to below 0F.