This and that, early September 2026
A new month, a new This and that post. Yep, it’s September, folks! Where has the year gone? CACTUS OBSERVATIONS Not a lot of cactus flowers at this time of year, but there are still some: Dudleya pulverulenta (I’m happy that I’ve managed to keep it looking so good) next Echinopsis ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Sometimes a side view of a cactus flower is as pretty as the top-down view. Echinopsis ‘Sex on the Beach’ Ferocactus herrerae . I love everything about this barrel cactus... ...but I’m worried gravity might win out in the end even though there is a large rock propping it up Closeup of Opuntia cochenillifera ‘Sunburst’ Here’s the entire plant. I started with one pad a friend had given me. FLUSHING COONTIE My coontie is flushing. I’ve been wanting to say this for a long time. Unless you’re from Florida you probably have no clue what that means. The coontie ( Zamia integrifolia ) is a small cycad native to Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Like virtually all cycads, it’s a very slow...