Contents 2025 issues

December

Copiapoa by Elizabeth and Norbert Sarnes

Reviewed by Graham Evans

A new book on this popular genus in habitat

First flowering of Cochemiea pondii

Laurie Poulson

An interesting and sometimes difficult to grow species

Alonso's Turbinicarpus and dried Mexican grass

Graham Evans

Two recently discovered turbinicarpi

A columnar coming of age

Paul Spracklin

The author's magnificent Trichocereus pasacana

Lewisia

Brian McDonough

An introduction to this attractive genus

Tephrocactus verschaffeltii

Phil Crewe

A Tephrocactus with stunning orange flowers

Sulcorebutia flowers

Kathy Flanagan

Some unusual flower colours in a collection of Sulcorebutia

Selected Mexican sedums

Colin C. Walker

Some of the many different sedums found in Mexico

Adventures in Mexico Part 2

Paul Spracklin

Continuing Paul's trip to Mexico to see its amazing succulents

September

The World Garden

Tom Hart Dyke

A fascinating introduction to this amazing garden

First impressions of Cremnocereus albipilosus

Ed Shaw

Growing this recent discovery from seed

Turkish gems

Ray Stephenson

Plants not often featured in succulent publications

Maihueniopsis hickenii

Phil Crewe

An attractive spiny opuntioid

Echinocactus platyacanthus

Ian Woolnough

A majestic Mexican cactus

Introducing Haemanthus

Colin C. Walker

A genus of attractive South African bulbs

The Echinocereus viridiflorus/chloranthus complex

Peter Berresford

A comprehensive introduction to this group of plants

Adventures in Mexico Part 1

Paul Spracklin

A trip to Mexico to see its amazing succulents

June

Two internet resources

Tony Mace and Joseph Shaw

Two useful reference sites for cactus lovers

Kadenicarpus

Graham Evans

An introduction to the genus which was once part of Turbinicarpus

Two special crassulas

Chris Rodgerson

Two small crassulas which really are special

Cumulopuntia chichensis

Phil Crewe

A plant grown mainly for its spines

Three caudiciforms

Ray Stephenson

Three interesting and not widely grown plants

The good, the bad and the ugly

Paul Spracklin

What happens when you plant some opuntias outside

Euphorbia canariensis

David Ilett

A trip to the Canary Islands to see this interesting euphorbia

Growing Echinopsis rapidly from seed

Ed Seeley

Seed growing techniques for early development and flowering of Echinopsis hybrids

The marginate agaves of section Heteracanthae – Part 2

Colin C. Walker

The second part of the comprehensive introduction to these agaves

Pfeiffera

Zsolt Varga

An introduction to this unique epiphytic genus

March

A new National Plant Collection

Tracey Coogan

A new National Plant Collection of Echeveria, Graptopetalum and Pachyphytum species, cultivars and hybrids including intergeneric hybrids

Punotia lagopus

Phil Crewe

An introduction to this enigmatic opuntia

Stapeliinae of Socotra

Alain Buffel

A glimpse of some little known plants

Turb blurb

Graham Evans

Two popular early flowering Turbinicarpus species

Louis C. C. Krieger, Botanical Artist

Joseph Shaw

Known for his paintings of opuntias

The marginate agaves of section Heteracanthae

Colin C. Walker

Part 1 of a two part article on these popular plants

Agave Diaries

Colin C. Walker

How to photograph agave inflorescences

Spring has sprung

Roger Ferryman

Flowers of the Chihuahuan desert

A visit to El Hierro

Mellie Lewis

Visiting one of the smallest and less well-known of the Canary Islands

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