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Plants Repotted Part 2…

Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well and had a great 4th of July. This is part two of Plants Repotted. If you missed part one, click HERE.

I know I’m behind posting about repotting the plants on the front porch, but I’ve been fairly busy and I wasn’t sure if it would be of interest. But, what the heck. Better late than never… So, this post is about plants repotted on June 5.

I always had a problem finding good pots for the plants until Thursday when I went to Mast’s Greenhouse. I hadn’t paid much attention to their garden center in the past because I was more interested in their plants. I was very glad to find they have a good selection of high quality plastic pots so I brought home a few.

I went to four of the five local greenhouses on Thursday looking for a couple of plants my sister wanted. Unfortunately, none were to be found. I kind of figured that would be the case since it is July… Of course, I am using my sister as an excuse to go to the greenhouses. While most of the greenhouses were pretty much out of plants, two still had A LOT. They keep buying more at an auction for some reason…  I found a planter of Rose Moss at Wildwood Greenhouse I thought would look good on the front porch.

Alocasia ‘Calidora’, ‘Mayan Mask’, and ‘Portora’ on July 5.

I have been keeping the Alocasia on the back porch during the summer for the past several years, but I had to do something different with three litters of kittens there. I put the Alocasia along the south side of the house at first, but on July 5 I brought them to the front of the house. All the offsets need to be put in their own pots so I can take them to a couple of greenhouses.

I bought a couple of bags of Miracle Grow Cactus Mix which should be better than their regular potting mix for cactus and succulents (even though I usually add a little extra perlite and chicken grit). I know, I know, if you are a cactus and succulent pro you make your own mix or use something besides Miracle Grow, but in my neck of the woods, our choices are limited. I have used pumice in the past, but I ran out. I guess I could sift it out of the old potting soil, but that’s a lot of trouble…

June 5…

Aloe x ‘Cha Cha’ on 6-5-25 before being repotted, #1053-1.

The Aloe x ‘Cha Cha’ is the last survivor of the plants I received from Succulent Market in 2020. It has been a great plant and has produced flowers consistently. It has been in the same pot since it arrived, so I thought it was high time it had a new one.

Aloe x ‘Cha Cha’ root system on 6-5-25, #1053-2.

Well, that’s a pretty good root system…

Aloe x ‘Cha Cha’ in a larger 4 1/2″ tall x 5 1/2″ diameter pot on 6-5-25, #1053-3.

After giving it a makeover (removing dead leaves), I decided to put it in a 4 1/2″ tall x 5 1/2″ diameter pot.

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Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve’s Needle) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-4.

This Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve’s Needle, ETC.) has grown a lot since I brought it home from Wagler’s Greenhouse in November of 2019. It was only a few inches tall when I brought it home and within a few months it sent up its first offset. As weird as it may sound, it has been repotted several times to put it back in the center of the pot. I always wondered how it moves, not to mention why…

Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve’s Needle) root system on 6-5-25, #1053-5.

Well, that’s a pretty good root system in only a year…

Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve’s Needle) in a new 5″ tall x 5″ diameter pot on 6-5-25, #1053-6.

After removing most of the old potting mix from its roots, I found a larger 5″ tall x 5″ diameter pot that seemed suitable. The plant is now 8 3/4″ tall…

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Gymnocalycium saglionis (Giant Chin Cactus) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-7.

I started repotting the cactus and succulents, so on 6-5-25 I decided it was time to repot this cactus. I hadn’t put it in a new pot since 2021 and the upper rim around the top of the pot had broke off.

Gymnocalycium saglionis (Giant Chin Cactus) roots on 6-5-25, #1053-8.

Yep, judging from its roots, it definitely needed a larger pot…

Gymnocalycium saglionis (Giant Chin Cactus) in a larger 5″ tall x 6 1/2″ wide pot on 6-5-25, #1053-9.

So, I put it in a larger 5″ tall x 6 1/2″ wide pot with Miracle Grow Cactus mix with a little extra perlite and chicken grit. I really like this cactus, so hopefully it will like its new pot and fresh mix…

Gymnocalycium saglionis (Giant Chin Cactus), 3 3/4″ tall x 3 3/8″ wide on 7-6-25, #1070-1.

AH HA! I caught it! July 6 was a rainy day and I noticed something weird with this cactus! Its spines were RED! Then I remembered taking its photo on 10-28-21 (#853-9) and it had red spines in the photo when I uploaded them on the computer. I went out and looked at it, and its spines were gray. It was the last day before moving the plants inside and it had been raining… It’s spines must turn red when it gets wet…

Not only that, it looked larger than when I last measured it at 2 1/2″ tall x 3 1/2″ wide on 10-15-25. I measured it on July 7 and it was 3 3/4″ tall x 3 3/8″ wide. So, watering does make them swell. Case closed! OH, I don’t include the spines in my measurements…

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Mammillaria hahniana (Old Lady Cactus) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-10.

I think I put the Mammillaria hahniana (Old Lady Cactus) in this pot in 2021, but that doesn’t mean it needs a larger one.

Mammillaria hahniana (Old Lady Cactus) root system on 6-5-25, #1053-11.

It had a very good root system, but I decided to just clean it up a little. You know, loosen it up and remove some of the dead roots and potting mix

Mammillaria hahniana (Old Lady Cactus) in the same 4 1/2″ tall x 5 1/2″ wide pot on 6-5-25, #1053-12.

I put it back in the same 4 1/2″ tall x 5 1/2″ wide pot using Miracle Grow Cactus Mix with a little extra perlite and chicken grit.

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Mammillaria karwinskiana (Silver Arrows) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-13.

The Mammillaria karwinskiana (Silver Arrows) has always been a great cactus, well they have all been for the most part. I brought it home in 2018, so I have had it for quite some time. It had been in this pot since 2021 and I thought it might need one. Mammillaria karwinskiana is one of only a few Mammillaria species commonly referred to as “Owl Eye Cactus” known for their dichotomous branching. This means the plant (stem) divides into two parts. Then the two become 4 and so on…

Mammillaria karwinskiana (Silver Arrows) root system on 6-5-25, #1053-14.

I removed the plant from the pot and saw a really good root system. NICE!

Mammillaria karwinskiana (Silver Arrows) in a larger 4 1/2″ tall x 5 3/4″ wide pot on 6-5-25, #1053-15.

After loosening the roots a bit, I put it in a larger 4 1/2″ tall x 5 3/4″ wide pot.

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Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii (Golden Pincushion) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-16.

The Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii (Golden Pincushion) is a really neat cactus, but it needs straightened up once in a while. That’s quite common even if they seem to have a good root system. Once it gets anchored good, roots and all lean. The whole plant has fallen out of the pot more than once…  There is usually a rock (or two) in the pot for it to lean on. It was put in a larger pot in 2020 and 2023, so I didn’t think it needed another one.

Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii (Golden Pincushion) root system on 6-5-25, #1053-17.

I removed it from its pot to have a look and saw it had a pretty good root system. The long white roots around the edge is crab grass coming up in the pot. Normally, the cactus are on the back deck and various seeds would land in the pots and germinate. It’s kind of a pain to remove grass from pots of cactus in more way than one…

Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii (Golden Pincushion) hot glue on 6-5-25, #1053-18.

It’s weird, but the hot glue that was on the plant when I brought it home in 2018 is still stuck to the plant. I checked to see if it would come off, but it is still stuck pretty firm so I left it alone. It’s funny how low it is on the plant now compared to 2018.

Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii (Golden Pincushion) in the same 4 1/2″ tall x 5 1/2″ wide pot on 6-5-25, #1053-19.

After removing most of the old potting mix and trimming the roots a little, I returned the Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii to its same pot with a few friends for support.

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Mammillaria mystax before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-20.

The Mammillaria mystax has always been a fun cactus with its dark green color and perfect shape. It has been in the same pot since 2021, so I thought I better have a look.

Mammillaria mystax root system on 6-5-25, #1053-21.

I removed the plant from its pot to have a look and found a well developed root system. I think it could fill a larger pot in no time.

Mammillaria mystax in a larger 5 1/2″ tall x 7″ tall pot on 6-5-25, #1053-22.

After removing most of old potting mix and trimming off the dead roots, I put it in a larger 5 1/2″ tall x 7″ diameter pot with Miracle Grow Cactus Mix with a little more perlite and chicken grit. Now, we’ll see how it does.

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Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-23.

The Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) always makes me smile with its squatty shape and sunk-in center. It had a flower and several buds when I brought it home last May, but hasn’t done anything yet this year. Sometimes you don’t know when plants actually bloom that come from a greenhouse environment in some other state. Plus, living here with me isn’t anything like their natural environment. Well, how would they know since they were likely grown from seed in a greenhouse? Hmmm…

This plant needed a new pot for a while, like right after I brought it home. It nearly filled the whole pot and there are slits (for handles) around the rim of the pot. I think most of the water just ran out…

Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) roots on 6-5-25, #1053-24.

Roots were coming out of the bottom, but they weren’t from this years growth and were easily removed. Obviously, I forgot to take a photo of its roots once I removed it from the pot… GEEZ!

Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) in a larger 4″ tall x 4 1/2″ wide pot on 6-5-25, #1053-25.

We shall see how it does in a larger 4″ tall x 4 1/2″ diameter pot… I need to finish its page…

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Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Spine Cactus) before repotting on 6-5-25, #1053-26.

I had been avoiding repotting the Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Spine Cactus) for a few reasons and they didn’t have anything to do with spines. I knew from the last time it didn’t have much of a root system and it could easily fall apart. Plus, you have to be careful the segments don’t break off… I have had this cactus since 2016 (rescued it as a piece that had fallen off on a shelf at Walmart) and it has been in this same pot since 2018.

Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Spine Cactus) root system on 6-5-25, #1053-27.

I gently removed the cluster from the pot, and from the above photo you can see there just isn’t much there. The potting mix below the roots just fell off…

Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Spine Cactus) in a larger 5″ tall x 6 1/2″ wide pot on 6-5-25, #1053-28.

I definitely thought it needed a wider pot, but not a deeper one. Well, the problem was I didn’t have a satisfactory pot that was wider and not so deep. So, I decided to go ahead and put it in a 5″ tall x 6 1/2″ diameter pot. If I run across a shallow and wide pot at some point, I may repot it again. I may have to get one online…

Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Spine Cactus) segments on 6-5-25, #1053-29.

Fortunately, the cluster stayed together without too much difficulty. There were three segments that weren’t in the soil, but now are.

I think nine plants on this post is enough, but part 3 will be ready shortly.

Until next time, be safe, stay positive, be well, always be thankful and GET DIRTY!

New Plants Update

Aegopodium podagraria (Snow In The Mountain/Goutweed) on 7-5-24, #1000-1.

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you well. I thought I would write a post about the new plants I brought home in 2024. Some of the new plants complained because I didn’t write a new post when I brought them home, so this is an apology to them. A few are grouping together and are still snubbing me. GEEZ!

Some plants listed are replacements and already have a page (highlighted in green) but most are new and have no page YET. In alphabetical order…

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I remembered my grandma Miller having plants along the back of their house that were green and white variegated. I didn’t know what they were called and couldn’t find any locally. I saw a house on Main Street that had A LOT next to their house but I didn’t want to stop and ask for a start…

Finally, I found a few at Wagler’s Greenhouse on May 25. Well, of course, I had to grab one. I really knew nothing about their behavior, or even their name, until I drug a photo onto iNaturalist… I think drug is an appropriate word for drag and drop. Anyway, Aegopodium podagraria is the scientific name for this plant that, according to information online, will soon become “plants” as it is a spreader. The common name is Goutweed while the variegated form is usually called Snow-In-The-Mountain… Umm, a different species is called Snow On The Mountain so we don’t want to get confused. Time will tell if I actually want it in the north bed but I can’t hesitate if I choose to relocate it. I read it can be hard to get rid of…

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Aloe x ‘Amethyst’ on 7-5-24, #1000-2.

I really like Aloe, so when I find a new one of interest I have to bring it home. This Aloe x ‘Amethyst’ caught my eye at Lowe’s on May 9 so I brought it home. Its leaves are definitely unique with all the lumps and strangely toothed margins.

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Aloe x ‘Pink Blush’ on 7-5-24, #1000-3.

Then on May 10, I ran across this Aloe x ‘Pink Blush’. I had one before, in 2014, that I guessed was ‘Pink Blush’ although it was unlabeled. This time it had a label. Well, I brought it home…

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Aloe humilis (Hedgehog Aloe) on 7-5-24, #1000-4.

Then there was this really spiny Aloe at Walmart on May 6 I put in my cart (not alone). This one was unlabeled and I had a heck of a time deciding what it was. I put photos on a couple of Facebook Groups and it seemed, at first, one of the suggestions for Aloe x spinosissima could have been correct. But, when I looked up information online, I hoped it wasn’t. Then, while adding captions to the photos I remembered putting the photo on the SucculentGuide Forum. I checked the post I made and several members posted suggestions that didn’t match this plant. One, however, suggested Aloe humilis (Hedgehog Cactus). I happily changed the caption because I like it much better. I’m certainly hoping it is an Aloe humilis…

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Amaranthus cruentus ‘Red Spike’ (Red Amaranthus) on 7-5-24, #1000-5.

I spotted several Amaranthus cruentus ‘Red Spike’ (Red Amaranthus) at Wagler’s Greenhouse on June 11. At first, I just looked at them as I passed by but then turned around and picked one up. Hmmm… I haven’t grown any Amaranthus since 2012. It has grown A LOT!

Amaranthus cruentus ‘Red Spike’ (Red Amaranthus) on 7-5-24, #1000-6.

Now it has a bud…

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Coleus ? on 7-5-24, #1000-7.

I haven’t grown any Coleus (Coleus) for several years because I couldn’t find any suitable. I found this one at Wagler’s on May 20 that looked similar to one of the Kong Series so I brought it home. It has done quite well but the flowers need to be removed… I have grown some nice Coleus, and this one is proving itself quite well.

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Euphorbia ferox (Pincushion Euphorbia/Thorn Noors) on 6-5-24, #1000-8.

You know I couldn’t pass this thorny guy up when I found it at Walmart on May 6. Euphorbia ferox is called Pincushion Euphorbia on many websites, but iNaturalist says its common name is Thorn Noors. Hmmm… I’m not sure what that means but the thorn part is quite evident. If you look closely, you can see small leaves. Yep, it is a Euphorbia… It isn’t fond of being touched…

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Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) on 7-5-24, #1000-9.

This Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) was the featured photo in the last post. It has had many buds, but it has been somewhat difficult to see them open. I watched every day and all I would see was buds about to open, then the next day they would be wilting like they had already opened. The few times I did see them, they would be fully open for several days. What the heck is that? Now there are three at once… I hope it doesn’t bloom itself to death.

*NOTE: Originally, I thought this cactus was Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Turk’s Head), but thanks to an anonymous reader, I changed the name. So, in alphabetical order, now it should be on the bottom…

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Geranium pratense ‘Boom Chocolatta’ on 7-5-24, #1000-10.

This Geranium pratense ‘Boom Chocolatta’ is from Muddy Creek Greenhouse that I brought home on May 10. It has very dark green leaves and now it has flowers. NICE!!! Muddy Creek usually sells out early, so I was fortunate this one was still there.

Geranium pratense ‘Boom Chocolatta’ on 7-5-24, #1000-11.

How’s that for a happy leaf? I put this plant between the steps on the north side of the house and an Achillea millefolium… The Achillea was taller, so the Geranium had to grow even taller to strut its stuff.

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Geranium pratense ‘Johnson’s Blue’ on 7-5-24, #1000-12.

I have wanted a Geranium pratense ‘Johnson’s Blue’ for many years and Wagler’s has several to choose from. I didn’t bring one home until May 28 because I didn’t know where I would put it. Finally, I brought one home anyway… On the third trip… It set in its original pot for so long that it started objecting about its roots getting cramped up. SO, I put it in the northeast corner bed next to the steps. Ummm, between the Amaranthus ‘Red Spike’ and Echinacea purpurea I put there previously…

Hmmm… I moved an Echinacea purpurea to this spot because it came up right next to the Phlomis ‘Edward Bowles’ in the southeast corner bed. Edward objected so I moved the Echinacea. When my sister was here plant shopping, when I first saw the Geranium ‘Johnson’t Blue’, I had a plan to give her the Echinacea so I could go back and get the Geranium. Well, it didn’t work… She wants this and that, but for some reason, she doesn’t want a Purple Coneflower…

Geranium pratense ‘Johnson’t Blue’ on 5-28-24, #994-3.

The above photo was taken of its flower when I brought it home on 5-28-24… NICE!

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Heuchera sanguinea ‘Coral Forest’ on 7-5-24, #1000-13.

OK, so Wagler’s had quite a few Heuchera but I was somewhat confused. There were plants with variegated leaves and some with plain green leaves all in the same flats. Some of each had the same label that said Heuchera sanguinea ‘Coral Forest’. I brought home one of each on May 25. A few days later, I went back and there were other flats farther down the greenhouse that were the same but with other labels… Some said Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ and others said Heuchera sanguinea ‘Firefly’. Hmmm…

Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ on 7-5-24, #1000-14.

I did some research and found out that H. ‘Coral Forest’ has variegated leaves, H. ‘Firefly’ has green leaves, and the leaves of H. ‘Dales Strain’ start out green then they develop olive-green markings… At first, I thought I must have an H. ‘Coral Forest’ and an H. ‘Firefly’. The next thing I knew, ‘Firefly’ became ‘Dale’s Strain’. GEEZ!!!

Now, I have to back up a little. In the spring of 2023, I moved the Hosta and Heuchera from the shade bed to the bed along the north side of the house (the north bed). I had lost several and wanted them replaced. So, on May 6 I went to the Green Street Market (a garden center) in Clinton since they always have a good selection of Hosta.

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Hosta ‘Dancing Queen’ on 7-5-24, #1000-15.

At Green Street, I found a Hosta ‘Dancing Queen’ to replace the one that the deer destroyed in 2021. Only one leaf came up in 2022 then it fizzled out… The new one likes its new spot except for one thing. The Viola sororia are rather pushy…

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Hosta ‘Guacamole’ on 7-5-24, #1000-16.

The Hosta ‘Guacamole’ also didn’t return in 2024 so I was happy I found a good selection at Green Street. What would a Hosta collection be without this one? As you can see it is looking great and getting ready to flower.

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Hosta ‘Patriot’ on 7-5-24, #1000-18.

The Hosta ‘Patriot’ is a new one I decided to bring home from Green Street. It is doing well and it has already produced flowers. No page yet…

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Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’ on 7-5-24, #1000-17.

Then on May 10, I found a Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’ to replace the one that didn’t return in the shade bed in 2023. I had it since 2009… It is OK but seems a little bewildered by so much company… Ummm… Its color is a bit off, too.

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Kumara plicatilis (Fan Aloe) on 7-5-24, #1000-19.

For #17 is the Kumaria plicatilis (Fan Aloe) from Walmart on May 20. The label said it was Aloe plicatilis, but it was given a new name in 2013. Ummm… The genus name, Kumaria, was conserved and there are only two species in the genus. The other was renamed in 2014. I thought it was a neat plant but after reading about it I found out it can get quite large and tree-like. Hmmm… Perhaps the tag is totally wrong and it is the other species, Kumara haemanthifolia which is a low-growing species. Well, I guess time will tell…

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Orostachys malacophylla var. iwarenge (Chinese Dunce Cap) on 7-5-24, #1000-20.

Probably the weirdest plant I brought home this year is the Orostachys malacophylla var. iwarenge (Chinese Dunce Cap) I found at Wagler’s on May 28. It is native to Northern China Mongolia, and Japan and it is cold hardy in USDA Zones 5-10. Hmmm… It is a member of the plant family Crassulaceae and its growing habit is similar to Hens and Chicks. It is named for its “spires of silvery lavender cone-shaped rosettes.” As you can probably guess, it spreads from the runners. So far, it seems happy here, but time will tell. According to what I read about its “needs”, it should be repotted into a more suitable potting mixture…

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Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) on 7-5-24, #1000-21.

I found this Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) at Lowe’s on May 9. I brought this one home because it had several buds. The label said it was a Notocactus elegans, but there was no such accepted name in the Notocactus genus… Notocactus species were mostly moved to the Parodia genus some time back. I put photos on a couple of Facebook groups and the Cactiguide Forum. Several names were suggested which I checked out but none clicked. Finally, someone suggested Parodia ottonis which is a synonym of Parodia concinna. BINGO! It is a short, squatty fellow with a concaved apex which sets it apart from most members of the genus Parodia… There were a few other possibilities, but I am sticking with Parodia concinna.

Parodia concinna (Sun Cup) ? on 5-12-24, #990-2.

How’s that for a flower? It bloomed several times, once with two flowers at once. The above photo was taken on May 12…

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Pelargonium denticulatum (Tooth-Leaved Pelargonium) on 7-7-24, #1001-1.

Hmmm… I needed photos for the Pelargoniums, but when I was taking photos on July 5 they weren’t looking so hot. Well, I think they were hot and needed water. They looked much better after a good drink. Then on the 7th, they were in too much sun when I was working on the post, so I decided to take a nap. It was sprinkling when I woke up but I stood back under the roof and zoomed in a bit to get a couple of shots.

I found the above mislabeled plant at Wagler’s on May 28. The label said “Mosquito Plant” and said the name was Pelargonium citronellum. I could have easily called it that but the photo on the tag wasn’t the same as the plant I brought home. I had already figured out the above plant was Pelargonium denticulatum (Tooth-Leaved or Toothy Pelargonium) but I became stumped. I had a previous Pelargonium denticulatum in 2014 that looked completely different with more frilly leaves. Then I found a website belonging to a Pelargonium specialist from Greece. It is an awesome site and the Pelargonium denticulatum on her site had leaves like the one in the above photo. Well, she has a Facebook page, so I messaged her. I sent her photos of this plant and the one below. She, like me, said they were P. denticulatum and P. quercifolium like I thought. One thing led to another and I wound up sending photos of the Geraniums in the flower bed and the two native species…

OH, when I sent her a photo of the P. denticulatum from 2014, she replied that it looked like a cultivar called ‘Filicifolium’… Well… The caption under the photo and on its page says Pelargonium denticulatum ‘Filicifolium’… Before she had messaged me back, I had already looked it up online and had a good laugh. The cultivar has more frilly leaves. I wrote the page about it in 2014 which was transferred to this site in 2017. Ummm… That’s all I have to say about it…

If you want to learn more about Pelargoniums, go to Pelargonium Species World. If you have bought a Pelargonium, the name on the tag is likely incorrect like both of mine this year. Click HERE to go to the photo gallery and scroll all the way down for a chart with leaves. There you can click on a links to the various species that match the leaf shapes.

Pelargonium denticulatum (Tooth-Leaved Pelargonium) on 6-29-24, #999-4.

The above photo of the flowers of P. denticulatum was taken on June 29. Oh yeah, it has a caption…

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Pelargonium quercifolium (Oak-Leaved Geranium) on 7-7-24, #1001-2.

I brought this Pelargonium quercifolium (Oak-Leaved Geranium) home from Walmart on May 20. It had a dangly tag that said… Well, I’ll just show you a photo…

Hmmm…

The back of the tag says “Selection of Pelargonium Crispum or Quercefolia”… Well, it isn’t a P. crispum and P. quercifolium is spelled wrong. 🙂 As far as either one being a mosquito shocker… There are still mosquitos on the back porch. I didn’t buy them to repel mosquitos although they both smell very good.

Pelargonium quercifolium (Oak-Leaved Geranium) on 6-21-24, #997-2.

As the caption says, the above photo was taken on June 21.

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Peperomia graveolens (Ruby Peperomia/Ruby Glow) on 7-5-24, #1000-22.

When I went to Mast’s Greenhouse last year, I spotted a couple of Peperomia graveolens (Ruby Peperomia/Ruby Glow) in one of Mr. Mast’s daughter’s private collection. She reluctantly gave me a cutting which didn’t work out so well. This year, there were a few available for sale so, of course, I brought one home. It is doing fine so far but it seems to be a slow grower. Of course, it needs a better potting mixture since it is in commercial potting soil…

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Ptilotus exaltatus ‘Joey’ (Pink Mulla Mulla) on 7-5-24, #1000-23.

The strange flowers of this plant caught my eye when I was at Wagler’s on May 25. There was no label or tag so I used the drag-and-drop feature on iNaturalist. To my surprise, it came up with the name Ptilotus exaltatus (Pink Mulla Mulla). Then I checked online and came up with a cultivar called ‘Joey’. The species is an annual native to Australia… It has done OK, but I don’t think it likes as much rain as we have gotten lately.

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Selenicereus anthonyanus (Fish Bone Cactus/ Zig Zag Cactus) on 7-5-24, #1000-24.

On my fifth and final trip (so far) to Wagler’s on June 12, I found this Selenicereus anthonyanus (Fish Bone Cactus, Zig Zag Cactus). I asked Mrs. Wagler what it was, and she gave it to me. Well, I asked what it was not because I wanted it, but how could I refuse? According to the Wikipedia article, it was first discovered in 1946 and first flowered in captivity in 1950. It is a rarely collected and most plants in cultivation descend from the first collection. It is an epiphyte growing in trees whose stems are ascending or climbing, branching in clusters at intervals along the stem. The flowers in the photos are quite interesting, but it flowers at night and only for one night… Other common names include Rickrack Cactus and St. Anthony’s Rickrack. Hmmm…

I am finally finished with this post and I promise I will get another one ready soon. Probably about the garden.

Until next time, be safe, stay positive, be thankful, and GET DIRTY!