I don't know what it is. but it looks as much like Equisetum (Horse Tail) as Euphorbia!

What does the Fafard cactus mix contain?

I know the mega pixels are over kill, but as you say, they are much preferable to the old film slides on-screen. I think it is a bells and whistles thing with me, if you offer me a choice of cars, I will generally take the one with more power...Zoom zoom!

Harriet - (for me) the O. ellisiana a good idea. My ex (in Georgia) has several growing. MJPpapay sent me a pad 2 yrs ago & Jane (ex) sent me more last Summer. It's a "borderline" Zone 7a plant, so I hadn't tried to get it in the ground yet. And wasn't sure of it's moisture tolerance....

Staring at slow growing cacti and succulents is a sure sign of impending (if not already present) addiction. Say 'hello' for me! (To the plants, AND the adiction )

IF there is enough light there, O. humifusa would be an alternative. I have all of mine planted in containers though, because it is not very upright, and tends to sprawl all over the place, which is not much fun to weed. (Weeding cacti and other prickly plants is a BIG problem in Florida!) A better ...

Aloe Vera Here is a combination of many Aloe, Agave, grasses, cacti and stapeliads in a similar situation.

Scary isn't it? I think it will heal over and branch out from the edges of the healed area.

The weather up your way has been pretty miserable. I hope your plants can handle it! In the meantime, snow on agaves is always worth seeing!

My guess is a very nice Harrisia. That's as close as I can get...

Yes, they can be both healthy and long lived. Amazing roots/caudex is just what they do! It also makes the plants interesting even when they aren't in bloom.

I switched from perlite to NAPA 8822, doesn't float to the top and works as well or better.

I keep coming back to admire these photos, the cactus shots are wonderful of course, but my favorite is the one of what you did to your car!!!!

Tlaloc, you are going to love the plant. All those branches will be covered with flowers soon. I find that my adeniums drop leaves at times. I think they do that when the weather changes, they go into a dormant period, or for some other reason I haven't figured out yet. They always come back with be...

This might be a very silly question from a newbie #-o but how does one identify a real desert rose (Adenium) from the rest of so called "bonsai" plants? '"bonsai" plants' can be identified in the same manner as any other plant. Bonsai is what is done to a plant, not what the pla...