The fenestrations on that deliciosa looks so good! It almost looks like the Brazil form. Or a cross between the Burle Marx Flame and a regular deliciosa

Creating a succulent shelf is a slippery slope that I am currently sliding on 😅 A little tough especially now that succulents are getting popular again and prices are rising!
I wanna get into aloes but the cute hybrids are a little hard to find in the Canadian Prairies :/

I did miss this! You’ve got yourself a new blog reader now ☺️

So.. your yard gets filled with the sweet smell of the orange blossoms in the spring, followed by that huge bougainvillea show?? I need your yard! 😅 or at least a visit to experience it 😫

Oh wowwww 🤩 Now THAT is a bougainvillea bush! Big props to late pops for brightening up the entire street 💚🤍

That was my experience with my echinopsis too! I left for mexico while it was in bud form, then came back a week later to a crispy, papery flower. I was devastated that I fully missed it. Thankfully it did flower once already last spring. Can’t wait to see it bloom again next year!

Great plan! I’d love to get an update in the spring when it has grown back in.
I did the same to my plant (P. ‘Santa Leopoldina’) this summer and now it has gotten huge 😳 I gave away the cuttings in my local FB plant share group 💚

🌱🍃🪴 #plantsky #gardening #flowers

I would cut and propagate. Then once rooted, pot the propagations back in with the main plant. This will make your plant look bushier!
Or just cut low on the main plant and allow it to branch out and get bushy by itself. You can also give away the cuttings instead of tossing them ☺️

I still make holes in my pots using both ways. I just find cutting through the plastic risks cracking and ruining the plastic container. Ended up buying a soldering iron from ali to reduce waste.

I wish I lived in a climate where I could grow massive bushes of these.
I’m imagining a branch of this grafted to a root stock together with a leaf-variegated variety, a hot-pink flower, and a cream flower. It would be like having a pre-made bouquet as a bush!

Cactus/succulent flowers are the best! How long did this one stay in bloom for you?

Thank you!!
I have been obsessed with the paraiso verde since I got it. This leaf definitely justifies that obsession.
So excited to see which plant you post for this coming Friday!

I’ve heard people having success with water propagation yes! I personally like to stick my propagations straight into soil, kept in a sealed container, under a bright light or on a windowsill, in a warm room.
This little guy was grown from a leaf cutting a year ago!

I know exactly what you mean! That dreaded petrichor scent after a dry spell almost ensures one of my plants are either gonna rot away or struggle for a while

Awesome! Glad to help out and talk about gardening anyway I can ☺️

Cutting it down to a third of its full size is recommended. It looks like you have a paniculata and theyre super hardy, I know gardeners who cut them all the way down every year and still get a huge, beautiful show—you do risk weaker stems and a floppy plant if you cut it all the way down though.

@shybiscus.bsky.social I would be more than happy to tuck this within my ornamental container garden. Look at that foliage colour!!! 🤩🤤 Plus we’d get a little treat afterwards hehe