The Propagator: Altman Plants Blog
Aloes - Lilies of the Desert
When Aloes are mentioned, most think of Aloe vera. Actually, there are over three hundred species of Aloes inhabiting Arabia, Madagascar, and Africa. These plants belong to the Lily family...
Aloes - Lilies of the Desert
When Aloes are mentioned, most think of Aloe vera. Actually, there are over three hundred species of Aloes inhabiting Arabia, Madagascar, and Africa. These plants belong to the Lily family...
Rhipsalidopsis Easter Cacti or Spring Cacti
Rhipsalidopsis are commonly known as Easter Cacti or Spring Cacti as they typically flower during April and May. Often confused with Christmas Cacti or Schlumbergera, they are, in fact, similar...
Rhipsalidopsis Easter Cacti or Spring Cacti
Rhipsalidopsis are commonly known as Easter Cacti or Spring Cacti as they typically flower during April and May. Often confused with Christmas Cacti or Schlumbergera, they are, in fact, similar...
Opuntia - Icon of the Southwest
The genus Opuntia is comprised of many interesting shapes (morphologies). These can vary from ground-hugging miniatures spanning only inches in height, to arboreal giants of 20 feet or greater. Some...
Opuntia - Icon of the Southwest
The genus Opuntia is comprised of many interesting shapes (morphologies). These can vary from ground-hugging miniatures spanning only inches in height, to arboreal giants of 20 feet or greater. Some...
Zanted... What? Just Say "Calla"!
by Bob Reidmuller printed in Garden Compass magazine, March/April 2003 Used with permission. More often associated with demise and macabre circumstances, the Calla Lily is more a herald of rebirth,...
Zanted... What? Just Say "Calla"!
by Bob Reidmuller printed in Garden Compass magazine, March/April 2003 Used with permission. More often associated with demise and macabre circumstances, the Calla Lily is more a herald of rebirth,...
Echeverias in the Xeriscape
Plant enthusiasts are familiar with Echeverias as small, attractive rosettes that in time form the "Hen & Chick" clusters so well suited to window culture, and as container plants on...
Echeverias in the Xeriscape
Plant enthusiasts are familiar with Echeverias as small, attractive rosettes that in time form the "Hen & Chick" clusters so well suited to window culture, and as container plants on...
The Cool Weather Gang
by Bob Reidmuller printed in Garden Compass magazine, Nov/Dec 2002 Used with permission. The year is nearly gone when it seems to have just started, and we will soon be...
The Cool Weather Gang
by Bob Reidmuller printed in Garden Compass magazine, Nov/Dec 2002 Used with permission. The year is nearly gone when it seems to have just started, and we will soon be...