Along with columns, club updates and other material, some issues of the Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society Digest includes “Plant of the Month” articles on members’ favorite cacti and succulents. The articles typically include photos and facts on the plants’ origins, distribution and growing conditions, as well as care and cultivation tips. Plants featured in this month’s digest are listed below. If no plants are shown, access previous POM articles from the pulldown menus to right.
By Bob Williams – If you ask most people to describe cactus, they first say they’re spiny. Then they’re succulents. Next would be that they’re leafless. This description is basically correct, except for 17 species of the genus Pereskia. Although Pereskia does not resemble other cacti in its overall morphology, close examination shows spines developing from areoles, and the distinctive floral cup of the cactus family. Unlike the great majority …