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Contents 2022 issues
December
Lophophora jourdaniana
A unique Lophophora
An odd Sempervivum from Bulgaria
An interesting recent discovery
The history and flowering of Agave xleopoldii
An attractive Agave hybrid
Termite mounds, homes for succulents
What may be growing on these amazing structures
MacDougall's flower
An introduction to Ortegocactus
Mammillaria mainiae
An interesting Mammillaria which some growers find difficult
Some exotics – more or less succulent genera
Some little known succulent plants
Sulcorebutias in my collection – Part 2
The second in our series on these popular plants
Aeonium and Sempervivum and a possible link between them
Some hybrids between these genera
The sky's the limit – one year on
Paul's new succulent garden, one year later
Tucson cactus rescue
A project to rescue cacti and other plants threatened by development
September
Some erroneous plant names
Some succulent plants with misleading names
Queen of the Night
A flowering Selenicereus grandiflorus
Looking at Lobivias
An introduction to some of these attractive plants
A few cunning strategies for times of drought
Ways in which East African aloes respond to drought
Rhipsalis pilocarpa
An unusual Rhipsalis
Looking back
Looking back at some earlier flowering cacti
Adeniums
A comprehensive introduction to these interesting plants
Managing Mexican miniatures
Choice cacti from Mexico
Down by the sea
A visit to Baja California with Echinocereus and more
June
Two new ways to germinate Lithops
Certainly unusual, and not really recommended
Weberocereus frohningiorum
Includes some information on the original description
Echeveria cuspidata
An attractive and interesting Echeveria
Growing Tillandsia
An introduction to the genus and how to grow them
Blossfeldia liliputana
This must be the most unusual cactus of them all
More interesting Euphorbias - South Africa
Two more euphorbias from South Africa
Sowing seeds
Some hints on growing from seed and some easily grown plants
Rhipsalis ewaldiana
An introduction to a comparatively recent discovery
Dracaena cinnabari and other notable succulent plants of Socotra
An introduction to the island and some of its unique flora
A succulent garden in Kenya
Sue's magnificent garden with many unusual succulent plants
March
Succulent plants in fiction
Cacti and succulents where you would not expect to find them
Aloe duckeri
An unexpected plant growing in a garden in Kenya
Crassula confusion
A variable plant which is often misnamed in collections
Mila – a reluctant flowerer
An interesting and attractive cactus
Growing Mexican sedums
A look at some of these attractive and variable plants
Sinningias
An introduction to these fascinating plants
Introducing Echeverias
With plenty of growing advice for this popular genus
First flowers
Early flowering cacti with beautiful flowers
Sulcorebutias in my collection
The first in a series of articles on these popular plants