Cactus Blog 

I want to share a picture of my Echinopsis Sub. I purchased (9/2013) from your store per a staff recommendation. Last year there was only one bloom. This spring it went crazy with blooms!

Cynthia

Nice big bloom stalk!

Agave flowers up close and personal

Aeonium urbicum “Rubrum”

A profusion of red-edged green rosettes, deeper red in full sun. Low growing – 18″ to 24″ tall, but very full.

• Hardy to 28F
• Full Sun to Part Sun
• Cactus Soil
• Low Water

Cindy and Gene sent along these blooming cactus photos.

Out by Pontotoc, TX. Exploring the wilds and spotted these cactus in bloom. Made us think of you.

Achillea millefolium “Sunrise” – Yarrow

Hybrid from California Native
Herbaceous Perennial

Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Low to Moderate
Size: Fern-like foliage to 2ft.

Golden yellow flowers with a touch of pink in Spring/Summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies. Hardy to below 0°F.

Here is our proposal for succulent baskets. Who is the proposal for? It’s a secret. But still, don’t you think we should get it? Of course you do. And we thank you for your support.

Achillea X lewisii ‘King Edward’

Hybrid
Herbaceous Perennial

Sun: Full to Part Sun
Water: Low to Moderate
Size: Dwarf, groundcover

Low growing, topped with pale yellow to creamy white flowers. Woolly green leaves. Can be used as a groundcover or in meadow gardens, and will do well between rocks as well. Blooms all summer long. Hardy below 0F.

Who designed them? Allison Cole.

Where can you get them? Cactus Jungle.

7th Street, Berkeley

In this clever photo I chose to hide the Agave behind a fence. I could have walked a few feet and taken the picture without the fence in the way, but then you wouldn’t have seen the scaffolding. So those were the choices and this is the result.

8th Street, Berkeley

Aeonium subplanum

Blooming? Check! … Cactus? You bet! … Species? No idea…. 🙁

They’re right up the street from us!!! And they came and visited and took pictures and blogged and everything.

So how did we find out about their product? Did we walk right up the street and take a look? No! We went to a trade show in New York and found them there. And then back home here.

What do you think of their stuff?

Found here: DIMENSÃO7

Rikki drove the 5 hours to go to the Huntington’s Spring Sale and got us some nifty pictures (some plants too…)

Looks like an Aloe peglerae in front. Probably not. Never mind.

Those are surely Echinocactus grusonii with some agressive Agaves too.

Ceiba speciosa! So big, so spiny.

Dyckia in front!

Parodia leninghausii

Opuntia santa-rita

Espostoa melanostele

Echinopsis leucantha

Those are nice.

Grayson St, Berkeley

Aloe plicatilis

Found this random photo of a garden planted in a re-up-cycled meter box. I wonder how many of these are now available since the advent of the smart meter?

The original artist is Andrew Manocheo from Chicago and the piece was featured in Sprout Home in case you don’t want to re-up-cycle one yourself.

Why, it’s Bone China of course.

That’s ridiculous. I mean, I suppose there’s a botanical theme to it and all…

I have 2 whippets. They are named Benjamin and Jason. These are their pictures that I share on Fridays.

Whippet

Whippet

Anne previously shared her Sarracenia collection with us before the large one was in full bloom, and now it is in full bloom!

Sarracenia x excellens

I have had this aloe in my backyard in Concord for almost 20 years. I have rarely watered it, because it was doing fine on its own. this winter after the big freeze, it was damaged. I have enclosed 2 pics. the plant is about 2.5 ft high, flowers almost 4 ft. What if anything should I do about its leaves? I trimmed some the dead tops off, is that the right thing to do? Would this plant survive being transplanted to a container? ( I know , no guarantees! ) its way in the back of my yard hidden behind a big rosemary bush.

Thanks for any advise!
Jeff

Jeff,

The Aloe looks fine overall. You can trim the ends if you want, but its not necessary – eventually they’ll take care of that themselves.

You might want to fertilize it this spring. We sell an organic fertilizer for succulents, Cactus Meal, or you can use a Kelp Meal too.

It should survive being transplanted, but it will take a hit since you’ll have to trim back the roots when digging it up. You might want to divide it when you get it out of the ground. Also, make sure to use a fast draining cactus soil.

Peter

San Pablo Ave, Berkeley

Rikki planted up a wobbly terrarium. Enjoy!

People ask us – is the Cactus Jungle open on Easter? Yes! And then they ask if we have blooming cactus? Yes we do!

Sweet.

Echinopsis pachanoi

This giant plant with 6 full size branches is now officially the 2nd most expensive cactus we’ve had out on the floor for sale, after the giant multi barrel Echinocactus grusonii that sold last year, but more than the previous San Pedro king that sold 7 years ago.

Come and check it out before it sells!

So tall!

Jones Street, Berkeley

Aloe nobilis, the Golden Tooth Aloe.