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Photo shows a Thanksgiving cactus with red/white blooms in a black pot sitting in front of a large window.

This holiday cactus is over 25 years old. It was passed down to me from my Mémère, and 12 years ago I drove it across country from Vermont to California. It blooms its heart out every fall/winter.

Dyckia “grape jelly” growing in gravel with a bluish grey foggy sky in the background.

A desert bromeliad (Dyckia) on a foggy day in my garden.

Lovely! I love having these blooms in the cold months.

Yup, that’s right! I’ve had this one many years. It’s over 20 years old at this point. I drove across country with it 12 years ago.

’Tis the season!

This is my first one this year. My others were kept in different conditions and are behind schedule.

Red and white Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera) bloom with stacked petals and exposed stamens, held gently for scale.

First holiday cactus flower of the season

A terracotta pot filled with a dense cluster of very slender, upright green leaves belonging to Aloe bellatula. Dozens of thin flower stalks rise far above the foliage, each tipped with coral-orange tubular blooms. The plant is outdoors on a sunny day with a bright blue sky and soft white clouds in the background.

Aloe bellatula showing off under the Bluesky.

This one’s from Madagascar, and I love how slender the leaves are on this species.

Not a beginner mushroom 😂

Time will tell!

I thought so too!

A close-up of a Phalaenopsis orchid root tip that has split into two rounded points. The upper part of the root is pale silver and textured, while the two tips are reddish-brown with a gloss look.

I spotted this Phalaenopsis orchid root growing with two tips—kind of looks like a little hoof.

Out with the old, in with the new!

Paphiopedilum orchid. This is what it will look like when it opens.

Close up photo of a flower bud of a Paphiopedilum orchid with a hand used as backdrop

Fuzzy bud

Lovely texture

deeply textured green foliage

Pilea involucrata 'Moon Valley' 🌱🪴

#Houseplants #PlantSky #GreenSat #EastCoastKin

Close up of an orchid flower. Gomesa Jiaho Queen ‘Jai Ho’

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Not this one. I saw these in a local garden.

These were planted but I’m sure they grow like this somewhere!

Have you ever seen cacti growing out of a palm tree?

Wowzer. That Gymno is going crazy!

I’m bad with record keeping 😂 2 years I believe.

Close up of bright yellow flower with another yellow flower in the background.

Cephalophyllum diversiphyllum. I grew these from seeds that were sent to me from South Africa. #PlantSky #BloomScrolling #Succulents

Gerbera daisy. Nice colors on this one.

Progress report: taller than I can reach. Still climbing.

A small, brightly colored dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius sits on a textured piece of reddish-brown wood. The frog has turquoise blue legs with dark spots, a cream-colored side with black blotches, and a bold black-and-cream striped pattern along its head and back. Its skin appears smooth and slightly reflective.

The frog sits quiet, yet the whole pond listens.

A tall glass terrarium filled with a lush mix of epiphytic bromeliads and air plants. The largest plants have long, arched leaves in shades of bright green with soft pink highlights. Several spiky gray-green Tillandsia cluster around driftwood pieces, clinging naturally. Below them, jewel orchids with dark leaves and fine red-gold veining grow in the shaded lower layer. The tank is positioned on a dark wood stand, and warm lighting from above gives the display a tropical, humid atmosphere.

A densely planted terrarium with colorful bromeliads, air plants, and jewel orchids arranged vertically on wood and moss under warm grow lighting.

A little rainforest corner.

A top-down view of a double-headed Mammillaria cactus growing in gravel. The two rounded heads are covered in dense white radial spines with longer yellowish spines around the tips. The two heads sit closely together, giving the appearance of a pair of owl-like eyes. The surrounding ground is coarse tan gravel.

🦉 Mammillaria parkinsonii

Close-up of a young Oreocereus trollii cactus, also known as Old Man of the Andes. The cactus has a ribbed green body covered in long white hairlike spines and orange central spines, glowing in warm reddish sunlight against coarse desert gravel. The spines create a halo effect, giving it an aged, wispy appearance despite its small size.

Oreocereus trollii, also known as Old Man of the Andes cactus. This old man is still fairly young.