Osita & Ladybug in the snow

Ever since Osita was a puppy she's considered Ladybug to be her closest buddy. Tonight was no exception. Snow and ice, no matter, gotta go over and rub noses (or in Osita's case, lick noses). We had 3.25 inches (8.25 cm.) of snow and it's about 21F (-6.11C).
But, this is Oregon. Back to springtime next week, with warmer temperatures and rain.

Aloe 'Latte'

The color on the aloe hybrids is absolutely wonderful at this time of year.

Haworthia bolusii 'Odetteae' GM555

A seed-grown clump of one of my favorite haworthias (and there are many), they're all looking very nice right now. I need to spend more time out in the greenhouses right now but a couple of pests have been keeping me busy: a raccoon which likes to visit our pond and dine on the goldfish and a squirrel which is trying its best to chew its way into our attic. We're periodically successful, but they're persistent!

Epi bloom

Like I said yesterday, there are other signs of Spring in the greenhouse...

Rebutia crest flower

This crest ( we have a couple of them) is the first to flower for us every year, but this is even early for it. After all it's not even February yet and it's been flowering for a couple of weeks. It's our harbinger of Spring.
O yes, other signs of Spring are appearing too: the daffodils are sending up spikes of green and the snowdrops are ready to flower any day now. But those are expected at this time of year, in this area at least. But rebutia flowers this early.
I should add that one of our epicacti flowered this week too. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

Enjoy your plants.

The Jungle

Just a shot across the bow of the greenhouse...a miscellaneous collection of plants.

Pleiospilos nelii 'Royal Flush'

I love the color we get from these at this time of year.

Aloe nobilis variegate

Tonight's images are closeups of the aloe - Aloe nobilis variegate. This variegated succulent isn't terribly rare, but it's certainly impressive. It's one I would want in any collection.