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Contents 2023 issues
December
Orbea hardyi
An interesting large-flowered orbea
My first succulent plant book
Free with a packet of seeds from Woolworths
Haemanthus coccineus
A beautiful red flower
Floral development in Siccobaccatus dolichospermaticus
A flower opens in the plant's cephalium
Begonia amphioxus
A true succulent begonia
Mexican giants
Identifying some spectacular cacti in Mexico
Some succulent senecios
Ten plants which are well worth cultivating
Some survivors Part 2
More plants that have been with the author for many years
Kruger to Springbok
More travels by a tourist in South Africa
Cacti in the Patagonian landscape
Beautiful scenery and amazing cacti in Patagonia
Marvellous Mammillarias Part 3
Continuing our review of the genus Mammillaria
September
Some white-flowered Echinopsis
But are they Echinopsis?
Ceropegia armandii
A remarkable dimorphic Madagascan endemic
More interesting euphorbias
Plants from Ethiopia and Tanzania
Some survivors
Plants that have been with the author for many years
My attempts at Stapeliads
Growing these amazing plants
Flowering day or night – Aridaria
A short introduction to an unusual mesemb
Finding Echeveria 'Crispate Beauty'
Searching for a beautiful cultivar
The genus Oroya in habitat and cultivation
A genus of cacti from high altitudes
Marvellous Mammillarias Part 2
Continuing our review of the genus Mammillaria
June
Mangaves
An introduction to these attractive plants
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum
Majestic columnar cacti in habitat
Brasiliopuntia
The second in our series on smaller Opuntiod genera
Adromischus maximus
In habitat and cultivation and a surprising hybrid
Return to Chile
A possible new Copiapoa, or is it?
An adventure in Gran Canaria
A visit to see aeonium species and hybrids
A little more information about some cacti
Ranging from Blossfeldia to Notocactus
Introducing Echeveria Part 2
More members of this popular genus
Gardening experiences
Exotic gardening in northern England
Marvellous Mammillarias Part 1
An introduction to plants in subgenus Mammillaria
March
Book Reviews
Reviews of three new books
The genius of Georg Ehret
The most renowned 18th century botanical artist
When is a flower not a flower
When it's a pseudanthium
Quiabentia
A small opuntiod genus
A quick look at seeds
A simplified explanation of seed structure
Stapelia hirsuta
An interesting stapeliad with a hairy flower
Red-flowered Gymnocalyciums
Two red-flowered species and their varieties
Pachypodium namaquanum
The strangest South African succulent
Gethyllis and their cultivation
An introduction to these attractive South African bulbs
Superlatives are compulsory today
Cacti with attractive spines and flowers
When things were simple
The taxonomy of the Crassulaceae
The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix
Some of the most popular cacti in the garden
The Tatacoa Desert
A visit to an amazing arid area in Colombia
