Invite more plants to live with me...they are my friends

Rearrangement…
The smaller plants mixed in with the larger ones make for inequity.
The shorter ones don’t get enough light from my artificial grow lights.
So there has been a realignment
and a raising of the table…so to speak.

quite the population of Red Spider Mites

and whiteflies in here lately…

since they think my plants are their dinner
I have no choice but to fucking kill them…

I left my E Mail address with the head of operations.
With a wish list should they wish to thin their collection.
He contacted me a number of weeks ago and asked if I would be interested in coming up to get some plants.
The answer was obvious.
He offered me a Dorstenia Elata and I adopted the orphan…

He also gave me some cuttings and a few other plants…

An Alluadia

and a greenhouse hybrid Dorstenia

Are Ceraria Pygmea A & B
From a guy I’ve bought from in the past in Tucson Az.

I had a 10 year old one and it decided to die. :(
I didn’t allow a long enough dormancy period most likely…

invite this one…The only one of this species I’ve ever seen for sale…too rich for me…

What an awesome plant!...

Euphorbia capsaintemariensis is a really beautiful miniature Madagascan that originates near Cape Sainte Marie at the southern tip of the Island. Euphorbia capsaintemariensis has lots of silver grey branches coming from a basal caudex. The branches of Euphorbia capsaintemariensis carry reddish-green leaves with undulate edges.

This plant was nursery grown and must be at least 20 years old…because I have 3 and 4 year olds that are only inches across and this one is well over a foot…

in my house…which pictures would never do justice…in 6 weeks or so, many of them can migrate out to the deck for the summer…

the organization I belong to put on its annual Plant Show and Sale…

All day Friday was setup…followed by dinner and shopping…

And all day Saturday and Sunday was the event…I was present during all but 20 minutes or so…

Saw some old friends and met new ones…learned more about the plants I truly admire…TG and Tiger put in an appearance and enjoyed the atmosphere…

A picture of the room pre-sale…of course, my favorite tables were behind the camera and at the far side of the room…

I work setup for the 2009 Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society annual show and sale…once setup is complete, whatever I choose is 40% off

And then Saturday and Sunday I work the sales floor…

What a great hobby…

A small video one of my fellow members made from last years sale…he didn’t show any of my favorite tables though…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJK9QDwLLI8

some spider mites are trying to infest some of my plants…bring out the heavy artillery…I’ll be as menacing as this plant with them…