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Bob loves succulents
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Succulent and cactus gardener. Also, a fan of art, science, democracy, retirement and my dog.📍 Bay Area
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This is a "Medusa's head" cactus my wife learned about while listening to a talk by a local seller. It's been grafted onto a cactus root stock for faster growth. Astrophytum caput-meducae 'variegata'🌵

#Cactus #Astrophytum #plantsky
A "Medusas head" cactus. It has several thin curved stems that are green, yellow and orange. It has been grafted to a small green cactus. It's in a small round pot.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Some tiny white flowers on this "String of buttons" (Crassula perforata) for #MacroMonday 🌱

#succulents #gardeningfeed #plantsky
A String of Buttons still showing its summer color. There are several tiny white flowers open. Very small lime green stems are emerging around the bases
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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One of my favorite "string" succulents - String of Watermelons. 🌱

#Succulent #plantsky #gardensky
A Senecio herreianus (String of Warermelons) in white pot. It has long flowing stems with a dense number of plump oval shaped green leaves.
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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A few succulents from around the garden this week. 🌱

#Succulents #gardening #plants #flowers
Baby toes planted in a shallow oval pot. They're light green and there are three large yellow and white flowers. A Tiger Jaws with thick green leaves and little teeth on the margins. A large yellow flower is open. A Euphorbia royleana 'boiss' with new leaf growth on top. There are several tall thin green stems with yellow markings in an organized pattern. A young Agave mediopicta alba planted in a new garden project. It has multiple curved leaves that are light green with a crème stripe running down the center. A large pup is growing at the base.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I love this red maple tree (October Glory) I planted a few years ago. It takes a bit longer here in the Bay Area to turn red than in colder climates, but soon it will be a shock of red. 🍁

#MapleTree #RedWed #FallColor
A close up of a young maple tree that is starting to turn red. The leaves in front are mostly bright red and the leaves in back are still mostly green.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A few months ago, I was given this free cutting of a Cereus peruvianis 'Monstrose' cactus. It took a long time to fully root, but the new growth on top started long before then. 🌱

#Cactus #gardensky #plants
A cutting of a Cereus peruvianis in monstrose form. It has a random growing pattern that causes abnormal, but very interesting shapes. It's light green with deep ridges. There's new growth on top that's much more blue in color.
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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New growth on a Crassula perforata 'Variegata' (String of buttons). 🌱

#MacroMonday #plantsky #gardening
A variegated String of buttons coming out of summer dormancy with new growth on the tips of four stems. The small leaves are in a geometric square shape with yellow and green coloration.
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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The mother plant. She's cresting later in life.
November 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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This is a crested Echeveria that started as a small branch growing on my large Echeveria hybrid. After repotting, it's taken less than a year for the stem to change into this cool fan shape. 🌱

#Echeveria #Succulent #gardening
A young cutting of an Echeveria, hybrid growing into a fully crested shape. It has leaves growing along the top including some in a rosette pattern. The rest are growing more randomly as crested specimens do.
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A pair of lithops in full bloom. They are notoriously difficult to grow, so having them flower is very exciting. 👍😎🌱

#Lithops #succulents #plantsky
A pair of lithops with large white flowers. The body is tan with brown markings on top.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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A few succulents from around the garden this week. 🌱

#Succulents #gardening #plantsky
The tiny white flowers on a red stalk on a Crassula capitela. A flower bud emerges on an Aloe compressa. Closeup of a cutting growing after being removed from a large mangave "Pineapple Express." It has thin green leaves with large brown spots. An unidentified Echeveria hybrid with red and green color. It has several flower stalks but no flowers.
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Not only is this resilient Echeveria "Sahara" bouncing back from its first full-sun summer in the garden, it's having pups. 🌱

#Echeveria #succulent #plantsky #gardensky
An Echeveria "Sahara" in a rock garden. It has blue leaves with pink on the leaf margins. It has three very blue tiny pups at the base which are protected from the sun.
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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This is a unique purple variegated form of a Monadenium schubei my wife found. Paired with a pot made by her talented friend. 🌱

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A small Monadenium schubei in a colorful pot. It's about 5" tall with a dense growth of pointed tubercles.
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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On a hike yesterday, I saw this attractive Pampas grass growing on the edge of a lake.

#Nature #photography
A group of Pampas grass on the edge of a lake. It's growing on thin stalks and has a feathery inflorescence that is whitish yellow.
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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This is a young Adenium obesum "Golden Carrot." Adeniums are prized for their large and sculptural caudex (trunk) and large roots. They're also known for their flowers. This cultivar has bright orange flowers. 🌱

#Adenium #Succulents #plantsky
A 3-4 year old Adenium obesum in a nautilus shaped pot. It has a thick light colored caudex and small roots that are above soil. The branches were grafted to an adenium root stock to achieve this cultivar.
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The top of a Euphorbia obesa (Baseball plant). This one is around six years old. It hasn't flowered yet, so am hoping it happens this year. 🌱

#Euphorbia #succulent #plantsky
A small, round Euphorbia obesa with a geometric ridge pattern. There are eight ridges with shallow grooves. The body is a grayish color and the grooves are light green.
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Found some orange day lilies on my walk today. They were in front of my hometown's VFW building and really brightened up the garden.

#flowers #bloomscrolling
A large group of bright orange day lilies in front of a VFW building.
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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This Echeveria is a survivor. I planted it a few years ago in the hottest part of my yard. It struggled for a couple of years, but never gave up. Now it's looking better than ever after another long hot summer. 🌱

#Echeveria #plantsky #gardening
A group of small and round Echeveria florets. Possibly a hybrid of an E. secunda. It is blue green inside and orange on the outer leaves from the sun.
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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I just noticed the first tiny yellow flower popped up on my Astridia velutina. It's doing well after three seasons in the front garden and am hoping for a lot for more flowers this year. 🌱

#MacroMonday #succulents #gardensky
An Astridia Velutina planted in a garden. It has tiny angular leaves that are thick with stored water. There's a single yellow flower that's slightly larger than the leaves around it.
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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I got it at Home Depot and it's been a prolific bloomer. Highly recommend.
October 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A flower in late October? This four year old Echinopsis "torch cactus" is full of surprises.

#Cactus #succulent #gardeningfeed #plantsky
A Echinopsis "torch cactus" hybrid growing in a succulent garden. It's been in the ground almost three years and has developed a large main stem and 10 smaller stems.
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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A "Black Rose" Aeonium waking up from summer dormancy. I love the red color this time of year. 🌱

#Aeonium #Succulents #gardensky
A small group of Black Rose aeoniums starting to open with cooler fall temps. They have round florets with reddish purple leaves. They're on tall white stalks. A large blue green Agave americana is in the background.
October 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Here's another mature and impressive succulent from the private garden tour. A six foot tall Aloe ferox with its older leaves left intact to protect the stem from the sun. 🌱

#Alie #succulent #desertgarden
A large Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) in a private garden. It has large and thick branches pointing upward. The lower, older leaves are pointing down as they age.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM