This has been a week of repotting and bug spraying as the plants wake up from winter dormancy. I also have some of the Astropytums that are considered less collectable but I just love them all: Astrophytum capricorne cultivar
Astrophytum ornatum that I bought when it was a small seedling which is growing steadily in the greenhouse. When it's larger, it will go in a pot outside because they are easy to grow and it tolerates our weather.
There are more Euphorbia starting to flower although some flower continuously, not only at the end of winter. The first is Euphorbia clava, flowering for the first time. These do really well in the greenhouse heat but die outside if the weather turns cool and rainy
Euphorbia flanaganii grows happily outside, flowers all summer and shoots seeds all over the garden, I now have many little medusoids in various plant pots. They will be going on sale in a few months time at a succulent show I'll be attending as a seller.
Euphorbia globosa: I've managed to keep this plant alive for over 8 years and it's like an old friend now
Euphorbia trichadenia is a caudiciform native to the grasslands of my area. The cyathea on this plant seem a bit underdeveloped but maybe they are just early growth. There should be a white fringe around the edge
As many plants wake up, the conophytums are going to sleep, they have made new leaves inside the old and the covers will dry out forming a protective shell as they avoid the summer heat. They will return around February
I spent quite a bit this week at a whatsapp sale, buying stock for a succulent show in November, to add to my own seed-grown and propagated plants. I'll show that parcel when it arrives. I must also go and buy a lot of plastic pots and a large bag of succulent soil but I'm hopeful that I can make enough profit from the show to pay the some of costs of building the greenhouse. These are the justifications for buying so many plants in the first place.