Cactus Blog 

Tephrocactus articulatus v. papyracanthus

Papery-spines w/glochids; 6″; Hardy to 25°F
  
The stems break off readily and go rolling around, then they root and presto! You’re cloning a new plant. Nice!
   

The whippet Jaxx is visiting. Come by the store to say hello!

Opuntia “Baby Rita”
 
Small pads, will grow 3 feet tall. Very spiny pads turn purple in winter.
 
Hardy to 15F 
  
Full Sun to Part Sun
 
Cactus Soil
 
Low Water

Mammilaria elongata

Mexico

Long stems, 1″ diameter, clumping; tight star-shape spines. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.

Hardy to 25F

Full Sun

Cactus Soil

Low Water

Malacothamnus palmeri

California Native
Evergreen Shrub

Sun: Full to Part Sun
Water: Low once established
Size: Bushy, erect stems to 6 feet

Vibrant green foliage year-round gives to small bright pink flowers throughout the summer. Coastal native (Big Sur Area). Butterfly plant. Hardy to 10F.

Epilobium canum hanging around in full bloom in Berkeley.

Keith, at the company party.

Tillandsia didisticha is a Brazilian epiphyte in the Bromeliad family. These branched inflorescences are what we in the trade call, “stunning”.

However I warn you that they’re too big to put in a small terrarium, as much as you want to.

We’ve got a bunch of new fancy mixed succulent planters at the nursery, but of these 3 below, only one of them so far has been popular. Can you guess which one?

Fenestraria in a Flip and Tumble pod planter.

Sedum in a Gleena Ceramics cup.

Mixed Succulents in a Hasami Porcelain bowl.

Angela has been very busy today putting together our biggest Tillandsia selection yet.

Airplants for everyone!

I see we’re growing some very colorful Echeveria Hybrids this time of year.

While it’s true they are very colorful, they’re not really this colorful. There may have been some filtering going on with these photos too.

But so nice…

Anne’s latest Cactus Terrarium us a custom job for a customer’s terrarium glass.

👑 🌵 💃

Opuntia linguiformis

Just off San Pablo Ave in Berkeley

Drosera binata – Forked Sundew
 
Native to Australia and New Zealand
Deciduous Carnivore (Evergreen if Grown Indoors)

Sun: Partial to Full Sun
Water: Daily, Distilled Water Best
Size: Draping, 12- 18″ leaves

Dew covered multi-forked leaves turning bright red in the sun. Sticky dew captures insects. It forms a large insect-catching bush. Best grown in 50/50 peat moss and sand. Also grows well in standing water. Hardy to 25F.
 
 

My San Pedro Macho second round of blooms from the other night

Zee EL Dee-two

Nice! That’s Echinopsis peruviana for those playing at home.

I see the Jewel Orchids are in spectacular little white blooms!

Haemaria discolor – Jewel Orchid

Terrestrial orchid, small white flowers, dark striped leaves and shade-tolerant!

I think they look like they’re made out of sugar. I’ll bet they’re too sweet to eat. Though you might want to try…

Let me know how it goes when you eat one. Send photos.
  

Cylindropuntia prolifera

Berkeley cactus garden.

Echeveria “Rosy Ghost”
 
Hybrid
 
We found this growing in a flat of E. subsessilis, and believe it is a new hybrid. Should grow to 6″ rosettes. Rosy edges in full sun, bluish-white leaves.
 
Hardy to 25F? 
  
Full Sun
 
Cactus Soil
 
Low Water

Hello!

Love your website, can hardly wait to come into store!

We are trying to figure out what the plants are called surrounding the trees in the attached picture!

Do you carry these plants?

Thanks a lot,

Danielle

Danielle,

Those are Agave “Blue Glow” and we do carry them and have them in stock in a number of sizes!

Peter

Aloe bakeri
 
Small, shrubby, spidery arms, shade tolerant
 
  Hardy to 40F 
  
  Full Sun to Part Shade
 
  Cactus Soil
 
  Low Water

Photo by the estimable Anne Smith of the Carnivore Jungle.

Western chorus frog on a Sarracenia flava hybrid in the carnivore greenhouse!

Clicken to Embiggen

Available in Berkeley!

Hello,
My husband built two handsome and modern bamboo planters to stage our yard when we put our Berkeley home on the market. They do not work in our new yard so we are selling them and wondered if you or anyone you know might be interested in buying them? The pots have never been used, other than for staging, and are:

• Handcrafted from Redwood that was sealed for exterior usage.
• Built with weather resistant, galvanized metal
• Designed for self-watering
• Lined with Pond Liner
• Built for bamboo but can also be used to plant vegetables, flowers or other plants
• Larger pot is: 115″ x 31 1/2″; 31 1/2 ” high
• Smaller pot is: 62″ x 31 1/2

Please see a photo attached.

Thank you!

Kellie

We don’t know anyone for those, but maybe you do our there in blog-landia. Let us know if you do!

Buddleia davidii “Buzz Sky Blue”
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 purplish-blue inflorescence. Great for patios and smaller gardens. Hardy to below 0F.

4th Street, Berkeley

Aloe nobilis blooms and a Nopalea cochenilifera too!

This is actually in our front bed at the store. Nice!

Carole sends along a birds nest for cactus.

Wise use of a cactus. cg

Nice!