I got the #PlantMail from this week potted up earlier this week. Hoping to keep the time inside in the warmth to a minimum so there’s not so much shock at being sent out into the freezing cold, especially as a couple came from the Gold Coast. I’m also pretty sure I’m coming down with something and didn’t want to risk not being up to it later in the week. These babies are too important.

- Myrtillocactus Gometrizans Fukurokuryuzinboku (Boobie Cactus): I’ve wanted one for ages and scored it from a seller’s closing down sale at a bargain price

- Echinocereus Rigidissimus (Rainbow Cactus): another one I’ve wanted for ages but others were higher on the wish list

- Echeveria Superbowl: I got at a discount, presumably because it’s not a perfect specimen, but it’s perfect to me

- Echeveria Cante x Laui: was just too petty to pass up

- Aloe Vera: I mentioned to a friend that I’d never actually seen it for sale so she dropped me off a piece

- Tacitus Bellus: has also been on my list for a while (the flowers are so beautiful) but had never come up in a sale when there was something else I wanted

- Echeveria Moulin Rouge: I just couldn’t pass up. She’s going to eventually get bumps and if you’ve followed me for a while you’ll know bumpies are my absolute favourite plants

#Succulents #SucculentsOfTheFediverse #SucculentsOfMastodon #Echeveria #Tacitus #Aloe #Echinocereus #Myrtillocactus #Boobies #BoobieCactus #Rainbow #RainbowCactus #Gardening #GardeningAustralia #GardeningAus

Echinocereus cactus flower one open once closed in the Arizona Cactus Garden on the Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto, California. The garden was put in before the Stanford family mansion was built (I guess rich folks want fully grown landscaping when they move in), But Stanford died and construction never began but the garden remains #cactus #Echinocereus #nature #photography #NaturePhotography #flower #garden #cactus #flora #flowers

Good morning, it’s #cold in the #Taunus mountains! I hope my #cacti in the unheated #greenhouse can take the -5 degrees that are in there at the moment. They have been dry since October and are all used to low degrees (#Echinocereus, #Sulcorebutia, #Escobaria, #Opuntia and the likes…) so should be fine.