Golden barrel is rated hardy to zone 8. Of course thats bone dry with acclimation, etc.

Yucky!

Thanks Iann. I have to admit I'm extremely exited to be trying my hand with Lithops. What a fascinating plant! I may have to grow them on a south windowsill or possibly set them on the porch to protect from renegade thunderstorms. Notice I said "them". I already plan to get more. BTW my fr...

After more than 30 years of growing cacti and succulents, I am about to receive my very first Lithop! Just one, my friend is giving it to me as an early birthday gift. Can't remember the species but I'll know in a day or two because by then I'll have the plant. I've been reading all I can find about...

Or should I say violaceus?

I was wondering the same thing. Is it violacea?

I've always loved plants but cacti have always been special. My sister is 13 years older than me and when she was in high school she caught the fever. You couldn't pick up Copiapoas at Walmart back in those days so she made our mom call every lady she knew in town who grew plants to see if anyone ha...

My truncatas (Thanksgiving cactus) bloomed in November and they are blooming again now. Sometimes they bloom again in May!

But Daiv, what epi is it? A species?

Very nice. I really like those buds. Daiv I tried to send you a private message, or whatever yall call it on this board. Did you receive it?

Surrender to it Bill! Pokeys will always rule but succies are very nice too.

Me too! I'm going to buy some nice Stapeliads in a couple weeks, I'm getting up an order for Shoal Creek Succulents now. Right now I just have Stapelia scitula and a NOID Huernia. Can't wait!

Thats a pretty little Mamm Bill. I plan to expand my Mamm collestion quite a lot this year. I have never purchased a Mammillaria strictly for the bloom; the body has to appeal to me as well. The body is what you see 99 percent of the time, I consider the blooms icing on the cake! Not hard to do in t...

Bill I have pretty much the same situation. 70 degrees day before yesterday so I watered. Supposed to have violent thunderstorms tomorrow then back into the 50s. But you know what? My cacti (and their pots) were so dry they have already sucked all the water up and its dry again so I'm not worried. I...

I overwintered most of my cacti in an unheated room with bright light but little direct sun. They have been bone dry since November when I had to bring them in. At one point this winter this area dipped below freezing because my Crown of Thorns was nipped. It was 70 degrees today and I took them out...