Echeveria 'Morning Light'

Getting back on topic, the following are photos of Echeveria 'Morning Light'. These are wonderful plants and I think Lynn-Marie caught the essence of these plants with these photos.

 

These are certainly at the other end of the spectrum from E. 'Mauna Loa' and 'Etna' (which illustrate a different kind of beauty), but are just as impressive. Lynn-Marie is the artist in the family and she takes special care in growing these beauties.

Portland's Roosevelt High School Thespians

This is a wee bit off topic, but I can't help but share this about my high school alma mater, Roosevelt High School here in Portland. A few years ago they didn't even have a theatre group, but this year they made it all the way to the Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. It's quite an honor for them.

The review of the play they produced is located here.

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

We got up this morning to discover an overwhelming, sweet aroma in the main greenhouse. Lynn-Marie had checked it out the night before with the flashlight but hadn't seen it. But this morning, there it was. One of our Epiphyllum oxypetalum plants was blooming, the first such bloom of the season. I'm sure there will be more to come, but for now, what a way to begin the day.

This also means I've got a job ahead of me finding places to hang them outside the greenhouses. I always put of this task until later than I should, but it gets done eventually. They do so much better outside under the trees at this time of year.

There's a very nice time-lapse video of one of these flowers opening here.

Aloe 'Cha Cha'

This is a nice small-growing hybrid Aloe with a complex ancestry. It's a hybrid of hybrids: (Aloe jucunda x Aloe descoingsii) x  (Aloe parvula x Aloe boiteaui). It remains quite small but makes nice compact clumps.

Sale Pictures

No photo from me tonight, but there's some nice pictures from the sale posted at the DangerGarden Blog . Check it out. You might even get a distant shot of me there. It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun. And the one in July should be even better. Plan for it now: July 15, 16 & 17 at the Portland nursery at 5050 SE Stark St. in Portland. Hope to see some of you there.

In the meantime, check out some of those other cactus & succulent blogs from around the world. I'll be adding more to my blog roll soon.

Sulcorebutia canigueralii (Syn. Rebutia canigueralii)

Wow! The bi-colored flowers of Sulcorebutia canigueralii are amazing. At least I think so. Earlier in the winter I posted a pic of the plant (without flowers). Now it's Summer, and in addition to a nice, compact, non-hazardous cactus plant, we also get these flamboyant flowers. The warmth of summer may not have arrived yet, but these flowers make up for it. Well, at least a little bit...

Mammillaria huitzilopochtli

When I first saw this plant many years ago I was immediately attracted to the amazing symmetry of the spination; it's a very striking plant. This is a close-up, of course.

They still impress me.

Enjoy your plants!

Hoya compacta 'regalis'

This isn't the first time I've posted this flower, and if it seems like I keep repeating myself, it's because it keeps flowering so often. It just hangs there above our kitchen sink (except when it goes outside as it will soon) and keeps on flowering and flowering.

And yes, I'm back from the succulent society sale. The weather was better this year than last year and it was good to see some of you there. It didn't seem like it would be very successful at first, but it did pick up and I think the club will get a decent return. (Thanks to Lynn-Marie for the photo.)